I've had a bit of a cold or something the whole time we've been up here by Lake Tahoe and yesterday, it kinda caught up with me. We put the kids down for a nap and I decided to lie down for just a bit. I told Rachel I was only going to rest for half an hour, but almost four hours later, Rachel had to wake me up.

Unfortunately, that meant I got nothing done all afternoon. I had planned to do some work and prepare for more fun with the kids and even clean up a bit, but none of that happened. Normally, when I'm on holiday, I use the time (when the kids are napping) to get some work done on some personal projects or do some writing. I keep going full blast just the same as when I'm at work.

Am I alone in this? Do others make use of vacation time as work time? I know a few people who just stay home during their time off and surf the internet or watch movies, and I know others who don't do any work while on holiday -- but they don't have kids and can get stuff done outside of work. But what about other parents? Do you keep burning the candle at both ends or is vacation a chance to snuff one out temporarily?