I am wondering if this is just life or is it my age, do I do too much, should I try and chill a bit more ?
So I’m in my late 40’s. Work full time in a very busy job. 2 teenagers who a few evenings a week need dropping /picking up from their activities. A dog who needs walking. An elderly mother and parents in law who I try and visit each at least weekly but feel guilty if that’s all I manage. I set my alarm at 5 am 3 times a week to go to the gym. If I didn’t do this I wouldn’t make it in the evening and exercise has always been important to me. I try and do an extra session at the weekend. Generally I naturally wake up by 6.30am anyway on days I’m not at gym. I seem to feel so tired all the time. I could happily go to bed before 9pm every day. It’s a struggle to stay awake past 10pm and I feel bad because I’m always in bed before the kids and often asleep before they come up. My smart watch tells me I average 7 and half hours sleep a night so I shouldn’t be so tired should I ? I’ve had bloods - all fine. Is this just life when you get to my age? Am I too old for leaping round the gym at 6am ? Does something need to give to stop this constant exhaustion or does everyone feel like this? It sometimes just hits me middle of my working day I could just curl up and sleep at my desk !