So Sleepy

I'm beginning to get a bit concerned about my seemingly incessant need to sleep. Virtually anytime I have a few free minutes, all I want to do is sleep. I don't feel bad, just tired. My guess is that it's a result of my combined double-course load and having to make/coordinate the repairs on the house. Even if that isn't wearing me out, I think my response sometimes to being overwhelmed is simply to shut down to the point of doing the bare minimum. It's too much to deal with, so I don't. Actually, I do, but I don't do anything else. I had intended to get some grading done for all of my classes today, but after my son and his girlfriend took me out for an early birthday lunch, I decided to lie down for a few minutes. Nearly two hours later, it was all I could do to make myself get up to let the dog out (and, of course, write my blog post). It's 6:30 in the evening; I doubt I'll do any grading tonight.

This week should tell the tale on what is really going on. If it is, in fact, overwhelm, I will have a lot less to deal with. The house will be mostly finished by the end of this week, and two of my classes will end by mid-October. I keep reminding myself that I can do anything when there's an end in sight. Maybe I'm just being lazy and am hiding from life. Whichever is the cause, I'll keep taking vitamins and probiotics, and get through it all the best I can. By this time next month, it will all be much better, and I'll know in the future not to take on so much . . .  maybe. I've done it before, but sometimes I forget.