I love my job. I love who I work with and I love what I do.

But 40 hour weeks are a LOT and I am EXHAUSTED by the time Friday afternoon rolls around. I get home from work, have something for dinner, and literally climb right into bed for Netflix until I fall asleep from anywhere between 8:30 and 10 o'clock.

By the time the weekend rolls around, there are very little things that are going to bribe me out of the house; especially since part of my time over the weekend is spent lesson planning and preparing for the following week with my kids.

I might get talked into going shopping, but only for an hour because by then I'm ready to go back to bed.

I might get talked into going to lunch or dinner with a friend, but only because we don't ever get to see each other. Having opposite work schedules and going to different colleges can make it hard, so this is the time we have to see each other.

I might drag myself to the gym because my dad is going and I hardly went all week because (as this article has clearly stated), I'm exhausted.

The truth is, I want to spend my weekend very simply. I want to catch up on the shows I missed during the week. I want to sit on the back porch and read a good book. I want to take a nap in the middle of Saturday afternoon because I can. I want to sit in bed and lesson plan and figure out what my next week looks like with my kids - if you didn't already know, a teacher's job doesn't stop just because it's not a weekday anymore.

Like I said in the beginning, I love my job and I love what I do. It may take a lot of time out of my summer, but I wouldn't change a thing. The time I get to spend with friends and going out to adventures are just that much more fun and meaningful, despite the fact that it isn't several times a week.