I never thought I would feel happy with being idle (waiting on a call for work right now; not doing much else in case I'm needed for something else in short notice (which kinda sucks because it's beautiful weather out, and I want to go for a walk.)). After 3 weeks of non-stop working (cleaning houses and condos (and mostly carpets), and assisting with a few repairs for things that causes some problems that causes more (and additional) work (water leaks and such; potential mold and mildew (not fun work))), I'm back to my old, somewhat harder to predict schedule again now that the guy I was taking the place of (essentially an always on-call "2nd in command"-ish position) returned; they were on a 2-week vacation, and I was given a bit more work so they can readjust for one more week. Already feeling a bit more relaxed, even though I'm still waiting for a call from one of my jobs that's active today.
Sure, my income has reduced quite a bit (back to normal; was effectively making double income previously), but at least I'm not getting burned out every week (personally, I'm a job satisfaction > Income kind of guy. I prefer to enjoy my job, rather than make crap-tons of income at the cost of enjoyment; but if I can have both, then it's a bonus). Gotta say, it was a nice profitable couple weeks. At least I can pay my bills and get my car fixed, and maybe still have something in reserve leftover. So nice to have free time again, as well as my normal sleep schedule/rhythm again. I am so much not a morning person, and I had to wake up in the early morning (AKA- Regular work hours) for 3 weeks in a row. My body's still not used to it. Definitely sleeping in for the next few available days.
Oh, and welcome back Duke.