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As a little sabbatical exercise, I started listing things I’ve done and endured in the last six years, and now I understand why I am so tired:

FOUR moves

Took half of the courses for a master’s degree in computer science (and maintained a respectable GPA), until I dropped out

While I was in school, I was also working in my Awesome Job (four and a half years; about 6 major projects)

Got engaged and married

MFH was promptly laid off after the honeymoon, and remained unemployed for ten months

Had two children; 18 months of being pregnant, and 32 months of breastfeeding so far

Paid off over $40,000 in student loans

Acquired about 80% of my/our possessions

Had to redo practically my whole wardrobe, because my pre-pregnancy body is not coming back anytime soon

Unloaded a significant amount of excess possessions, including my worn-out car

Numerous craft projects

Wrote and self-published a book

450 blog posts

Several deaths occurred in our respective families

A few health problems of our own

Kept a Subaru fixed up and running past the 260k mile mark; good car, except for being terribly expensive to maintain and repair

I’m not going to even try to guess how many books I’ve read in the past six years.