Finding a balance

It’s been more than nine months since I started my permanent library job, and about six months since I was bumped from 32 to 40 hours a week. But I still find myself having a hard time adjusting. I have yet to find a good balance between work and play. I spend the entirety of every weekend playing: hiking, camping, traveling, whatever. I enjoy doing these things and I have a good time. But I don’t exactly feel rested come Monday morning. People say to me that I should take it easier on the weekend and not do so much. But I refuse to be one of those people who lets work get in the way of having a life. As a result, I’m kind of stuck. I’m feeling stretched a little thin these days. Summer is very short around here, so I’ve been playing hard while summer lasts. But I haven’t had very much down time to “recharge my batteries,” so to speak. I guess I need to find a way to strike a better balance between work and play, but I’m not sure how to do that since I’m reluctant to cut back on play time and I can’t back on work time.