Most of the things I want to do I can’t do with my current lifestyle, location, or the weekends I have off. I’ve had two, 4 month sabbaticals, and my lifestyle during those is entirely different than what I would do in a weekend or even a week. It was very reassuring, because, like you, I can get very bored on the weekends. Especially because I have a stay at home wife with no kids, so it’s not like I spend my weekends cooking, cleaning, errands, laundry, etc..