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Post by Merge on Oct 20, 2014 1:49:18 GMT
Anyone else get the Sunday blahs? I am really struggling with facing another week of work and family responsibilities. I'm so tired of this hamster wheel we all run on with no end in sight.
Anyway, first world problems, I should be glad to have a job and a family and all that. I'm just so tired. Anyone else feel this way?
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Post by 0612 on Oct 20, 2014 1:55:14 GMT
Yes, I have been feeling this way all year. I'm glad I have a job and hope I can keep it till I retire, but really do not like what I'm doing. Used to love my job then my company I work for sold to another company, and I got to go with the new company but the job is just not the same.
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Post by janeliz on Oct 20, 2014 1:56:18 GMT
It's not as bad as it was when I was working full-time, but I definitely get the Sunday night blahs. We were out of school on Thursday and Friday, too, so I'm also coming down from an exhausting but fun weekend. I feel completely fried right now.
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Post by chaosisapony on Oct 20, 2014 1:58:00 GMT
Yep. I used to have a job where I had one weekday off and then Sunday. Now I have a job where I get a real weekend of Saturday and Sunday. It seems like when the two days off are together they just fly by and before I know it I am back at work on Monday morning. Couple that with the miniscule amount of vacation time I get (5 whole days to share between sick time and vacation time) and I'm feeling pretty burnt out.
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Post by scorpeao on Oct 20, 2014 1:59:40 GMT
I call them "pity party sundays." I thought I only had it because I was single, but I've found that most of my friends feel the same way about Sunday afternoon/evening. I didn't even think it could be because of going back to work.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Oct 20, 2014 2:01:06 GMT
OH yea. SO there with you!! I work full time. Mon-Friday. Back to the grind again tomorrow. I've been in a sort of funk for awhile. Both my dd's are now away at college, and home with just my dh, which actually has been quite good. But I miss my girls and talking to them, and just seeing them every day. Oldest dd was home on midterm this wkend, and youngest will be next wk, so that's been good.
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Post by salem on Oct 20, 2014 2:03:18 GMT
Yes, I was just thinking the same things. I really tried to keep this weekend free of the ridiculous running around that usually makes the two days fly by. I wanted to savor my days off and try to get a few things accomplished inside our home. It still flew by and I'm just not looking forward to the same old boring week ahead. Working, running kids here and there and then trying to fit all the normal laundry, cooking and cleaning that gets stuffed in between. Blah, blah, blah.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 2:06:14 GMT
Yep, was just telling my mom I'm ready for Monday (wash done, groceries bought for the week, etc) but I'l really like another two days off. I've been hanging on to my vacation days because sometimes I really need them for my own schoolwork. I'm looking forward to graduation so vacation can be used as *vacation* instead of shifting from work to other responsibilities I can't get squeezed into a week or month when there is a deadline due.
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Post by FLA SummerBaby on Oct 20, 2014 2:10:05 GMT
Yes, I was just thinking the same things. I really tried to keep this weekend free of the ridiculous running around that usually makes the two days fly by. I wanted to savor my days off and try to get a few things accomplished inside our home. It still flew by and I'm just not looking forward to the same old boring week ahead. Working, running kids here and there and then trying to fit all the normal laundry, cooking and cleaning that gets stuffed in between. Blah, blah, blah. Yep I feel the same way. I spend all the work week looking forward to Friday and the weekend ahead. Then the weekend arrives and just flies by -- between errands and "catching up" on all the things that don't get done during the week, no time to just relax and enjoy. Definitely get the blahs on Sunday night. Glad to know I am not the only one! |
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Post by myboysnme on Oct 20, 2014 2:12:44 GMT
I spend all week waiting for Sat. I always take the Fri before a Federal holiday off because then I can look forward to 4 days off, but it's a big dry spell between Feb and the end of May.
I should be going to sleep now but I just don't want to finish the weekend yet, only to finally fall asleep and wake up to another day of what to wear, what to take for lunch, how many hours until I can go home. The hamster wheel is a good analogy.
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Post by playingcinderella on Oct 20, 2014 2:22:17 GMT
Yep. Sunday blues - not looking to going to school tomorrow. I took Friday off to take care of some personal issues and now I return to whatever the sub left behind. Between the utter exhaustion and the stress . . . I'm looking for a different solution, just wish I had some clue.
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Post by sincity2003 on Oct 20, 2014 2:24:20 GMT
Yep same here. I used to love my job and that made it easier. I hate my job and wish it would end already (it's happening soon) so I can focus on everything that needs to be done at home  |
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Post by lightetc on Oct 20, 2014 2:29:45 GMT
Oh yeah. Woke up this morning (Monday) and seriously considered calling in sick just cause I couldn't face it all over again. But if I gave in this week, what would I do next week?
Maybe it's time for a day off mid week to regroup.
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Post by salem on Oct 20, 2014 2:32:56 GMT
Everyone is so worn out. I know I for one don't have nearly enough vacation time having only started 1 year ago at my job. One week was used this Summer but both of my girls had sports camp, so I spent the days running them back and forth. The other week, which is accrued, not just given all at once, needs to be used sparingly for snow days or unexpected days I need to take during the remainder of the year. The last several weeks has been birthday parties galore and the kids wanting to go here and there. We just don't get enough down time to really relax. Sunday nights are the worst.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 2:34:42 GMT
Hamster wheel is a great analogy. I like my job, but the constant go go go of the week Is wearing on me.
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Post by luvnlifelady on Oct 20, 2014 2:50:19 GMT
I hear ya. My kids are teens now and their schedule is so packed with band/school and DD prepping for (hopefully) college that it leaves little time for family stuff. Skipped apple picking last month and the pumpkin patch this weekend (their only free Saturday from now until Thanksgiving). We did make to Scream Zone with the flute section at least on Friday.
One week blends into the next and before you know it, months have passed with just routine tasks and nothing too exciting going on.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Oct 20, 2014 2:58:03 GMT
Our district has the day off tomorrow. It's odd how different I feel tonight than a typical Sunday night.
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Post by Nanner on Oct 20, 2014 3:00:12 GMT
yes, I get the Sunday evening blahs as well, and I love my job. My problem is that I have to get up by 5:10 a.m. I am fine with getting up at 5:30, but any earlier is really tough on me. So I start stressing about starting 5 days of getting up an hour that's really hard for me to do.
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Post by Nanner on Oct 20, 2014 3:01:20 GMT
Oh, I do get to sleep in a bit tomorrow because I have the day off. I ended up with several vacation days that I didn't take, so I have every Monday off, except for 2, until Christmas.
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Post by moodyblue on Oct 20, 2014 3:01:56 GMT
I hear you! I've been on fall break for the last two weeks and go back to school tomorrow. And to add to that, I was at a conference the last couple days of school before break, so it has been two-and-half weeks since I've been at school all day. Luckily, my Monday schedule allows for a slow start with my students since I have some time in the mornings set aside for teacher coaching. Hearing the alarm go off in the morning and getting up to work out is going to suck, and I like my job.
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Post by whipea on Oct 20, 2014 3:39:54 GMT
Hear you. Love the job but I go in around 10AM and do not see the free world until about 10:30PM. Long days and I get so tired by the weekend. At least I do not have to travel next week.
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Post by jesq on Oct 20, 2014 3:59:47 GMT
Sunday blahs here for sure. How can a workday go so slow and the weekends just whizz by?
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Post by alexa11 on Oct 20, 2014 5:43:31 GMT
I always hated Sunday nights before I retired, so I feel your pain. I used to always clean house on Sunday afternoons and now it's like I'll do it whenever. I love being retired, but I have gotten lazy...
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Post by pmk on Oct 20, 2014 6:11:49 GMT
Definitely felt it last night (it's 7am here) and slept appallingly as a result. We were on our mid term holiday last week and the back to school seems particularly difficult today.
I love my job but I'm dealing with a bully of a line manager who unfortunately is clever enough not to do or say anything that can be pinned on her by her superiors. They know what she's up to and how bad the situation is but at the moment is seems like nothing can be done. Definitely doesn't help my Sunday night depression!
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 20, 2014 6:33:33 GMT
I'm sorry you're feeling this way. I don't really have any words of wisdom, but I just wanted to let you know that you're not alone. Every so often I get that "Blah" feeling (not necessarily on a Sunday, but usually at night time) where it feels like I am doing nothing with my life except getting up in the morning, yelling at the kids to get ready, going to work, coming home to cook and clean then going to bed...... and the next day the cycle begins again.
I wish I had a strategy to deal with those feelings, but usually I just go to bed and sleep it off.
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Post by angie3dpea on Oct 20, 2014 6:42:20 GMT
Yep!!! And worse on the weekends that my kids come home from the ex's house!! Preparing for the week is bad enough. It's way worse when you add "reprogramming" the kids...
I have a standing joke with my friend - she gets worried if I don't send my "I effing hate Sundays" text to her. LOL
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Post by michellegb on Oct 20, 2014 8:55:21 GMT
All the time. It does seem like we're stuck in Groundhog Day...same thing over and over and over and not really getting anywhere. But I know things are cyclical in life and I'm hoping that there'll be a change in our circumstances soon that will help make Sunday nights not feel so full of dread for Monday mornings.
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Post by miss_lizzie on Oct 20, 2014 9:38:24 GMT
How can a workday go so slow and the weekends just whizz by? That's what I think! I'm convinced that days off go faster than workdays. |
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Oct 20, 2014 10:26:15 GMT
More of the same here. I love my job but it's just the relentless cycle of work/chores/sleep and repeat. I try to get outside and walk on Sundays. I guess it gets those endorphins (?) moving and lifts my mood some. I hate to reveal how shallow I am...but I can tolerate Sundays a little better if I'm looking forward to a good TV night (currently "Walking Dead")
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Post by eversograceful1 on Oct 20, 2014 11:04:03 GMT
Sunday's tend to be very rough around here. Everyone seems to be grumpy. Especially DH even though he has Monday's off.
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