Exhaustion

At what point are you too tired to function?

I've been so tired lately and have been such a grouch.  I've been mean to my kids, my students, and my husband.  I know I'm supposed to be able to control my grouchiness, but I seem to have no control over it lately.  Everyone and everything annoys the crud out of me.

My favorite grouchy phrase to my students: "I'm going to kill you and eat your children."  Hopefully they know I'm just joking... (sort of)

When people ask me how I am, I tell them that I'm fine...just tired.  A typical response is, "Yeah, I'm tired, too."  Sometimes I want to scream at them that they have NO IDEA what tired feels like.  Other times, I just smile and say, "Well, I guess I don't have anything to complain about, then."  (Somewhat hoping that they'll catch the note of sarcasm in my voice.)

I want to sleep 24/7, and I think I could if given a chance.  Some days it's all I can do to roll out of bed at 5:30 in the morning.  I'm in bed by 8:00, and usually asleep by 8:30.  During the day I just want to sit and do nothing.  Even now, I'm finding it difficult to concentrate and I "zone out" quite often. 

My house is messy and I don't know what to do about it.  It's not pigsty messy, but the dishes are piling up, and by the time I get home, I'm too tired to stand, let alone do the dishes.  I hate that I have to ask Gordon to do everything...he's so busy with work, football and trying to find some time to sleep.

I need to find a way to get out of the funk.  I think that the antibiotics may be having some effect on my energy level, but I'm just not sure.  I just want to not be and look so tired all of the time. 

Boo-hoo! :)