GoKawiilA big hello to all the new followers who just discovered Not-Ship. Happy to have you! This edition is a bit different; it's the last regularly scheduled newsletter for a few weeks. I'm taking a much-needed vacation, but I'll be back at the end of August. I hope some time off is coming up for you, too. Thanks for reading!
💙 Amanda
There's something insidious about creating your own thing: You think you can't take a break.
With Not-Ship, there's no one to tell me I've earned a vacation, and no one to pick up the slack when I'm away. This is all reinforced by a stream of so-called experts who say a short content hiatus will slow growth and erode audience trust.
But, I need a breather. And so I'm taking one.
I've said from the beginning that I'm building Not-Ship to be here for the long term. Achieving that kind of sustainability means protecting my one employee — hi! It's me!
So, I'll be pausing Not-Ship's weekly dispatch until the end of August. However, a lot of that time I'll still be working for you. A weekly publishing schedule doesn't leave much room for deeper investigations, long-term planning and website upgrades — that's what I'll use the next few weeks for.
Being self-employed means no legally mandated time off. If I worked for someone else, I'd be entitled to 28 paid vacation days since I live in the UK. Honestly, that's not bad. It's low for Europe, but it's great compared to where I used to work: Canada and the US.
Most countries provide between 20 and 40 paid days off
Statutory holidays for each country include paid public holidays and paid annual leave days.
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