Thank you Bright Sparks for sharing your 'life balance" difficulties. Your days are long and very busy and you need to take care of you honey so you can care for those important to you. It is good to hear you have a long stretch of time off. It will do you go to have the mental/physical break from work. Make sure you do special things for yourself...........l ike have a nap haha.

Though my days are not as long as yours and my daughter is a teen, I have been dragging my butt lately as well. I had the cold that seems to last for 10 days, I know I look like hell from it and I am so glad I have one more week of work before I'm off till 01/07.

Like I said, thanks for sharing. There is comfort in knowing you are not alone. Big hugs to you.