lol @ teaching.

Down here, they won't even look at you unless you've had 3-5 years of experience, and that's okay because everybody's getting laid off and experienced teachers are swarming the market.
I applied at lots of places, but was laughed out of most.
Thank goodness I got out of that racket.

Anyway, I don't take days off. I run my own business. If I'm sick, I take an hour and sleep in a chair in the back room (although it usually means I don't get to take off for lunch).