To be too tired to do anything most evenings ?

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I honestly have no idea how people can go out for drinks a few nights a week or to different hobbies etc. Most nights after work.
I'm a teacher and the fact that I can't drive doesn't help. I wake up at 6am every day, leave at 6:30 and get to work just before 8. It takes me about 1h15 on public transport, it would be 25 minutes in a car. Sometimes I get a taxi in so I can sleep longer, but can't afford this every day.
I refuse to get up earlier than 6 so I leave with wet hair every morning, as I don't have time to blow dry it.
I usually get home at 6:15pm,sometimes 5:30 if I leave earlier. However I tutor 2 evenings a week which means I get home at about 7:15 ish.
Honestly i'm just shattered. Live on my own and don't really cook anything complicated, and I just want to crash in front of the TV.
I manage a 2k run one night im back early, but otherwise my exercise is done Friday-Sunday mainly, as well as my cleaning and anything else.
I catch up on sleep on the weekends and I just couldn't imagine having a relationship as i'm too tired and busy.
I know I don't have kids, and l'm only 28 so not sure it's normal to be so tired.
I need to pass my test as the quality of life would improve significantly if I had a car.
I live in a big city, yet buses tend to take longer routes and stop constantly. What takes 20 minutes in a car takes an hour on a bus here, it's just ridiculous.

How do other people get on ? Is this a normal feeling ?

I’m a hlta with 2 teens. I don’t go out often in the week but I am 20 years older. I’m not surprised you’re tired with your job , early starts, commute and a job on the side. Many,many people don’t do much in the week. Don’t berate yourself for it.

Get driving lessons or move closer
Which is cheaper easier option ?

I work Mon- Friday. I have 5 children and studying for a degree.

I don't even want to move when I get home. I haven't had any assignments to hand in since before Xmas and I still didn't want to go out after work.

I'm like this now but I'm a fair bit older than you. My tips to add to excellent advice:

• get iron checked and a supplement
• buy a bag of bananas on Monday morning / Sunday evening for snacks at work. Long lasting energy and fibre, quick to eat
• Super easy meals on a routine so you just know what you've got in the week, e.g. stir fry with those packs of veg and ready diced chicken; omelette and toast or supermarket pizza but with bagged salad to bring some veg in; jacket potato; ready meal for the busiest night of the week

I’ve been doing 1 hour driving lesson a week and it’s been fine, taken me about a year to be test ready and that’s with no way of practising in between lessons. I’d give it a go if I were you! Think it will make a work of difference to cut the commute down

Most older school staff like me really rate Redoxon Immune Support fizzy multivitamins. And Elderflower syrup for the inevitable lurgies that are constantly going round.

Other than that, kit your desk out with straighteners, have a bath and dry your hair the night before and it's a lot easier to sort out in a couple of minutes in the morning before the kids are onsite. I'd also suggest you stash a blazer and shoes, together with emergency dry shampoo, a brush and some makeup in there.

Get your vitamin D checked - you're indoors pretty much 99% of the day, unless you're stuck on lunch duty, and you're most likely all covered up in summer anyhow, thanks to the Professional Attire rules. If you've got a serious deficiency, you'll need prescription strength supplements and then the daily ones once your levels are back up.

Lay off the biscuits and sweet crap - so no eating the junk the canteen punts out - make a lunch the night before that consists of mostly veggies/salad and a protein source. Stick in a couple of halfway decent (ie, not 99% sugar) cereal/nut bars for when you're too busy or your energy drops. Drinks tons of water, rather than cold coffee.

Make sure you get decent sleep. Same advice as given to kids - no phone or computer for an hour before bed, in bed by ten and a sunrise clock makes a massive difference when you're up at five to sparrowfart every day.

Driving would really help. I can't (medical stuff) and I do wish I could when it takes 10 minutes to get to and from work by car, compared to leaving at pretty much the same time as you do, albeit the main reason I get into school around half an hour early is to guarantee I don't share public transport with the kids, rather than to do my hair. I'd say an intensive course is the way to do - and if you want to pass more quickly, automatics are a viable choice.

I just about manage to stop at the pub on a Friday evening for one drink and then limp the half mile home. To have the potential to run anywhere would be wonderful. Once the driving is sorted, perhaps you could consider shorter gym visits instead of one long run?

Completely appreciate how tired teaching makes you. On top of that the travel sounds awful.
A few things though:
You need to drive or relocate (job, or home). That amount of travel a day is not fun.
You could do one of those intensive driving courses in the summer holidays.
Energy begets energy...and a change is as good as a rest..are both true. Force yourself to do something social once a week to break out of the rut. You are living to work, right now, rather than the other way round.

Learning to drive would solve some of your problems.