I find it hard to predict,
last year i was steady over oct/nov, really busy over december, and even busier over january!
Im normally quiet over the school holidays and this year i wasnt, and since the kids have gone back to school my diary is 80% full until the end of october.
Im planning on taking a couple days off at the end of october when the kids are off for half term and then a week off in november ahead of the christmas rush.
I do take time off over christmas as the other year, i totally put myself out and bent over backwards to accomodate clients, even working new years day, and i just ended up feeling lousy and missing time with my kids.
so this year i will do what i did last year and work up until a couple of days before christmas, work 2 days inbetween christmas and newyear and then go back to normal from 2nd Jan.
Ill encourage all my regular clients to book in on their normal dates, rather than wait until the last minute before christmas and realise they are too busy and cancel anyway!
I might not make as much money as i would if i worked flat out, but hopefully i wont make myself poorly, and still get to enjoy lots of family time.
Thats the plan anyway, hopefully ill stick to it!
Im mobile btw