I'll be working Monday. Simply because I've got a full week ahead and I have to do the job before the kids go back after the Easter break. When you're self employed (or equivalent) you're never fully away from work. For the work/life balance you have to set time aside and take it for yourself. Sure, there's times you have to work out of hours, over a weekend or on a holiday, but these can be your choice to do them. It's easy to think that X,Y,Z can't function without you being there. Truth is, they function the way they do because you're there. If you've more work than you can cope with then you're prices are too low. I found out a long time ago when I started on my own that being cheap isn't good. I got pulled about from pillar to post and once I put my rates up I got respect and the right sort of work. It's very tricky maintaining the balance, but the market is picking up very gradually and there's work out there to be had.