Independent Filmmakers Can Take Sick Days Too!

I highly enjoy my job as a professional editor. I edit sports highlights for a living and as a die hard sports fan I’ll never complain…

Unless…

You know when you get that annoying “I’m going to be sick this week” feeling? Your throat starts to hurt, food loses it’s taste and every time you sneeze it takes 10 minutes to recover?

That was me. So even though I don’t like to do it… I called in sick.

It had to be done. I felt terrible. Not only that, I worked until 3am the previous night. Gross.

Normally, during my regular days off, I spend my time working on 17 West projects and other indie film related work.

By the time I felt good enough to get out of bed, all I wanted to do was eat and watch a movie.

So my computer stayed off.

No screenwriting. No blogging. No editing. No Photoshop. Nothing.

Indie Filmmakers need days off too!

You have to take a break every once in a while. It’s nice to have something to work on while you’re at home especially if it’s your passion but you need to recover.

So I watched Alpha Dog and The DaVinci Code. Strange picks but they passed the time nicely.

It wasn’t long before I started to get that welcoming “I’m going to be better soon” feeling.

Sick days.

I’ve never felt more unproductive in my life.

Bring on the sports and indie filmmaking.

TIP: This is why I always keep a few completed posts locked away. It helps to be ahead of the game. Post went up. Zero work for me.