I take a week in the summer (usually around the 4th of July) and the time between Christmas and New Year's.

I also take:
Thanksgiving and Black Friday
Friday and Monday for Memorial Day
Friday and Monday for Labor Day
Friday and Monday for Easter

I also "reserve" 5 personal days for what ever I need whenever I need them.


So in a nutshell:

2 week long vacations (12 days)
4 long holiday weekends (8 days)
5 personal unspecified days (5 days)
TOTAL 25 days off

I have closed on occasion on other days when needed and sometimes I've credited families and other times not. I guess it depends on how much notice I am giving.

I don't do it often (close outside of my scheduled days off) but I have done it when needed and most my families are pretty respectful about it since I am pretty reliable and open with communicating these days in advance.

I don't close when school does and I don't close for bad weather either.

As I get older though I can see adding in additional days/time off. Not so much because I need it but because I used to be able to get a lot of my trainings and paperwork done during the day but I have to say these kids now days are so darn needy and helpless at far older ages than in the past that I don't a chance to much of that during my work hours any longer so I can definitely see myself adding in a few "in-service" days.

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