My goal is to have it back to its author before Thanksgiving, and I am WELL ahead of that, but still

We've never raked leaves in our yard. Meanwhile our neighbor behind us has been out 4 times this week raking and mowing his yard

There's just more important things to spent time on instead of fighting with nature lol

Right? So much easier and nicer to wake up at 7am and have the sun come up while you're making breakfast

For sure. And the editor is just as nervous about working on your book as you are giving up control of it.