On my "sick day" @ the sunny gold coast, Australa.

Options:

• quit job
• work part time elsewhere
• ask to work less hours
• ask to have fridays off
• become a contractor
• work for myself
• work in a family business
• resign
• take a risk
• take the plunge
  

drop down to part time / contracting = some securty of income
have 1-2 days off for my own business ventures
call on SMB's - propose solutions, show cost benefits etc
Fill in spare time with contracting work onsite