Hiya Clowderpeeps! Happy Cinco de Meow-o!
I've got the burritos, jalapenos, salsa and shredded cheese in the fridge, a bag of tortillas, but unfortunately only about 1/3 bottle of tequila. Guess that will just have to do.
I've been contemplating myself, about just throwing in the towel and accepting my fate. Lately, being unemployed and now just recently getting on to disability, I've been trying to avoid the stigma of being the "lazy bum that sleeps all day". So I've been trying to keep what most people consider normal hours.
But I too have always been a night person. In fact the last 8-10 years of working have always been at least 2nd shift or some combination of odd hours that included evenings & weekends. Living behind a bar for 15+ years helps too, not from the access to alcohol but rather the not trying to be asleep during the nightly 2am to 4am-ish closing and cleanup fracas. Room darkening blinds and blackout curtains help too.
With this whole trying to be "normal" thing, I find myself falling asleep while at the computer or watching TV. I also seem to be building up quite the little sleep debt since I rarely sleep through the night. But now that I've successfully traversed all of the phone calls, doctor visits, paperwork, etc to get on disability maybe I can just say "screw what others think" and get back to a more normal (for me) type of schedule.
For years I got along just fine working til midnight, then gaming til 4am, watching a little TV in bed til about 6, then getting up at around 2pm. Thinking back now, it was only after I broke that routine that I started feeling tired all the time and putting on weight. Hrm...
I've got the burritos, jalapenos, salsa and shredded cheese in the fridge, a bag of tortillas, but unfortunately only about 1/3 bottle of tequila. Guess that will just have to do.
I'm just on my way to bed this time of day ... well, I have to stay up 'til 8am to make a phone call today, but normally I'm going to bed about 6am. Just always been a night owl, now that I'm not working, I figure why fight it? I function much better when I'm awake if I honor my circadian rhythm.
Have a great day .. don't eat too many enchiladas
I've been contemplating myself, about just throwing in the towel and accepting my fate. Lately, being unemployed and now just recently getting on to disability, I've been trying to avoid the stigma of being the "lazy bum that sleeps all day". So I've been trying to keep what most people consider normal hours.
But I too have always been a night person. In fact the last 8-10 years of working have always been at least 2nd shift or some combination of odd hours that included evenings & weekends. Living behind a bar for 15+ years helps too, not from the access to alcohol but rather the not trying to be asleep during the nightly 2am to 4am-ish closing and cleanup fracas. Room darkening blinds and blackout curtains help too.
With this whole trying to be "normal" thing, I find myself falling asleep while at the computer or watching TV. I also seem to be building up quite the little sleep debt since I rarely sleep through the night. But now that I've successfully traversed all of the phone calls, doctor visits, paperwork, etc to get on disability maybe I can just say "screw what others think" and get back to a more normal (for me) type of schedule.
For years I got along just fine working til midnight, then gaming til 4am, watching a little TV in bed til about 6, then getting up at around 2pm. Thinking back now, it was only after I broke that routine that I started feeling tired all the time and putting on weight. Hrm...
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