I’ve been so sick for the past week that if I was still working at the law office, I’d have been cashing in on some of that fabulous paid time off. Here at the home office, I’ve been trying to plug on. However, that great cliche of “business as usual” would be an understatement.

I’ve been super slow on one ongoing project (for which I’m hoping to make up time this weekend), and I’ve been writing blog posts a day ahead of time for another client (just in case). All personal projects (such as this blog) have gone by the wayside. I’ve been reading a few of my favorite blogs from my iphone while I’m lounging around in too much pain to work but too wired up to sleep.

As I’ve been in bed forcing myself to rest, I’ve been wondering how other freelancers handle things when they’re sick.

Do you outsource your work? Contact clients and ask for extensions on deadlines? Just try to keep going, even if your work product isn’t up to par?

What about those of you who have regular clients you work for on a daily basis? If you’re a blogger, for example, and you’re writing five posts a day for a client, how do you manage that sort of thing when you’re sick? Ask for time off? Write as many posts as you can in between trips to the toilet?

I’m seriously curious. How do you all handle freelancing through illness?