Sad. Sunday night blues are kicking my butt. I don’t want to go to sleep because I don’t want to get up tomorrow. I just want another day to relax.

This is the first fall I’ve been able to enjoy my weekends in 15 years. Coaching debate took over half of every weekend, which left me trying to crunch grading, meal prep, chores, and fun into one day: Sunday. This year, my weekends are not as packed and they are so much more enjoyable. This weekend I graded a whole bunch and still had time to make some good food, hang out with my kids, take Annika and my niece to a craft day, do laundry, and even relax a little bit. I’m not caught up completely – who ever is? – but I’m feeling better and I didn’t have to spend my entire time off working.

Having a whole weekend in the autumn is amazing.