The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #142047   Message #3271624
Posted By: Bettynh
10-Dec-11 - 02:26 PM
Thread Name: BS: I am fried, how 'bout you?
Subject: RE: BS: I am fried, how 'bout you?
"Working 2 jobs 55-65 hours per week. 1 1/2 hour round trip commute daily. Teenage son. Tending aging parent 300 miles away."

Been there, done that, and it ain't pretty. At the very least, you're sleep deprived. That puts you in real danger during that commute. Can you get 3-4 days off both jobs in the near future? During that time, make no plans except to sleep the whole first day. Yup, all day and night. It'll help, trust me. Then I'd take a friend or kid (it's amazing how a sullen teen can turn into an interesting companion away from home) and go for a whole-day adventure. It doesn't have to be far or expensive, but AWAY. A city, a museum, a show. Somewhere you've never been, and without any extensive plans. If restaurants are too expensive, supermarkets are everywhere. Libraries have free passes to lots of places. Those coupon books in rest areas have coupons for cheap motels, and they really are a deal. Stay overnight if you have to or want to, but come back home and SLEEP ANOTHER 12 HOURS OR MORE. If you have time before going back into the grind, scrape out the slimey lettuce and pay the bills. Make another pile BESIDE the bed of that "important" stuff. The laundry will get done eventually. Leaves on the lawn are fertilizer by next summer. Figure out when you can do this again in a couple months, and do it.

{{{{{Janie}}}}}} (that's a hug) please take care of yourself.