Today started off a little rocky. I’d been trying to retrain my body on a new schedule so that I’d go to bed a bit earlier, but then wake up earlier and get into the office before anyone else. I can’t stay late because there are no late buses, but I can get into the office as early as 7:00 am. And when I do that, I’ve got a chance to get organized, get a jump on the day etc. before my phone starts ringing and the chaos begins.
Well, that plan was a big failure. I’m a night owl. No matter how early I try to go to bed, and how early I get up, I can’t fall asleep before midnight and getting up before 6:30 am just seems inhumane! When I try to adjust this, all that ends up happening is I don’t get any sleep – and then I get sick.
So, last night I trashed the new schedule plan and didn’t set my alarm to go off until 7:00 am (into the office around 8:00 am.) Ahhh….yes, seven hours of blissful sleep.
Sometime around 5:00 am I woke up, had stomach cramps, and puked up whatever was in my tummy from the night before. Hmmm….maybe that flu shot with the headache etc. really wasn’t a good idea? Thank God I still had a bucket by my bed from the weekend when I was feeling iffy. There’s nothing worse than cleaning up your own vomit!
Oddly enough, I was able to go right back to sleep. But, when the alarm went off, and it was dark and rainy and the rain was making that soothing pitter patter on the window – it took every ounce of me to lift my sorry caucus out of bed. I took my temperature. Normal. Besides some joint pain, I felt okay, so I went to work.
As the day went on I felt better and better and right now am headache free. I hope it lasts! I do a feel a little worn out – but I think it’s stress. Work is getting a little crazy. Not as bad as this past spring, and I think everything will come together – it just seems like everything I do requires five phone calls and three e-mails. Groan! I wonder if sources have any idea how tortured a reporter is waiting for that one magical person to give up five minutes of their time. That one thing can make or break your entire day!
Well, that plan was a big failure. I’m a night owl. No matter how early I try to go to bed, and how early I get up, I can’t fall asleep before midnight and getting up before 6:30 am just seems inhumane! When I try to adjust this, all that ends up happening is I don’t get any sleep – and then I get sick.
So, last night I trashed the new schedule plan and didn’t set my alarm to go off until 7:00 am (into the office around 8:00 am.) Ahhh….yes, seven hours of blissful sleep.
Sometime around 5:00 am I woke up, had stomach cramps, and puked up whatever was in my tummy from the night before. Hmmm….maybe that flu shot with the headache etc. really wasn’t a good idea? Thank God I still had a bucket by my bed from the weekend when I was feeling iffy. There’s nothing worse than cleaning up your own vomit!
Oddly enough, I was able to go right back to sleep. But, when the alarm went off, and it was dark and rainy and the rain was making that soothing pitter patter on the window – it took every ounce of me to lift my sorry caucus out of bed. I took my temperature. Normal. Besides some joint pain, I felt okay, so I went to work.
As the day went on I felt better and better and right now am headache free. I hope it lasts! I do a feel a little worn out – but I think it’s stress. Work is getting a little crazy. Not as bad as this past spring, and I think everything will come together – it just seems like everything I do requires five phone calls and three e-mails. Groan! I wonder if sources have any idea how tortured a reporter is waiting for that one magical person to give up five minutes of their time. That one thing can make or break your entire day!
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