If you're like me, when it's time to go on holiday, you're absolutely guaranteed to face a huge influx of work in the weeks leading up to it. As a self-employed solicitor, I am of course grateful and happy to receive work. Just… not right now! I usually end up turning work away the week before because I know I won't get through it all. And then trying to finish on time whilst also finding time to pack for a family of four feels like Indiana Jones sliding through the gap before the giant rock rolls and closes the entrance shut. Every year we end up setting off to Dorset a good two to four hours later than we'd planned, because I can't finish work on time, no matter how hard I try.