I tell you, Monday is the longest day of the week in spite of only teaching one class. Monday is a matter of falling back into the rhythm of the working world after a weekend of doing not that. It is often made worse by allowing myself to fall behind on matters such as grading and generally caring about my work life. I do believe in weekends being about family and self and escape from the routine (though a weekend routine is still a routine). So that is why Monday strikes like a heavy staff against my back over and again. By 7 pm I’m drained of all that resembles energy and fully in the realizing that tomorrow is yet another day of work.
I believe this is why Date Night Wednesday is a double edged sword. On the one hand it is a great way to end the work week. On the other I pile up so much during those days that I don’t ever get a chance to think about the date night to come–I’m too buys getting through three days of classes and figuring out when to grade.