Adjusting is hard, especially when it comes to new schedules. 3 days into my new routine, and it's not going so well.
I get home from my shift between 12:30-12:45 am, and on a good night, will be ready to sleep by 1 am. Then I sleep until 9, but am usually still so tired that I lay in bed "waking up" until 11 am. So by the time I get out of bed and downstairs, my mom and sister are usually getting lunch ready. I say hi to Jake, make lunch, talk about work the night before (if I can even remember anything), maybe catch up on a TV show that was DVRed, etc. By 2 - 2:30 pm, I need to shower and get ready for work. By 3:30, I'm ready to fly out the door. I manage to catch a glimpse of Jonny, say hi and bye, grab a snack and a water bottle, and I'm gone. I haven't seen my father since Sunday. Collectively I've exchanged one lonely hug and a few sentences with Jon over the course of 3 days. I haven't eaten a meal with my whole family in days. Somehow I managed to get out of bed by 10 today, a new personal best, and even made it to the gym for 45 minutes with my sister. (!!!)
This is my new life.
It's weird.
Thursday and Friday are my new Saturday and Sunday.
I'm going to need a little more time to let this sink in.
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ughhh, i know what you feel like. hearing you describe your schedule reminds me of when I waitressed closing shifts for a whole year. Somehow though, i got used to it. You will too :)
ReplyDeletei totally feel you about weird schedules. i go to bed at 7a and wake up at 2p. talk about messing up your body. eventually your body submits but it never feels normal.
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