I really have to get a handle on myself…
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Day 1334
I got to bed at a reasonable hour last night… and tossed and turned for three hours. That is not the recipe for a good night sleep. I will cut out all caffeine after noon today and hope that does something to improve the cycle. For those of you who are going to suggest sleep aids like melatonin or whatever else, I did take a couple of melatonin gummies before bed. For those of you who are going to recommend something that might not be legal in all fifty states, know that I considered it… but I usually wake up not feeling great after that, and I wanted to be in top form for my class.
Have a great day folks.
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Day 1333
Yesterday was not as relaxing a day as it might have been, but it was a good day. I spent it with a friend and we had a great time. I was in bed and asleep by midnight (if not slightly earlier), and my fitness watch registered 8h20m of sleep, which should be amazing, right? So why, I ask, did it decide that my sleep score was a ‘fair’ 66? The portal reads: “You slept long enough, but not well enough to bring your stress levels down overnight. You might feel higher stress or fatigue today.” I am not going to lie, I have felt exhausted all day so it might just know of what it speaks. While I went out for a couple of errands, I spent most of the day relaxing at home. I should also mention that I woke up sneezing and couldn’t stop for a couple of hours (likely until the cocktail of allergy and cold meds kicked in) so while I had planned to take my son the younger for lunch, my ex-wife and I agreed that would be a bad idea.
I am going to have dinner and then a cigar before trying to get a good night sleep. Tomorrow I begin teaching again, and I want to be refreshed for it. Tomorrow I am also planning to begin cutting down my food intake and substituting meal-substitutes. I will play it by ear, but I am thinking for a few days I will have an omelette for breakfast followed by meal replacement snacks spread throughout the day as needed. I am trying these new ones and we will see how it goes.
Have a great day folks.
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Day 1332
I love what I do… but I cannot lie – I am relieved that I am now officially done with the overnight classes for the next little while. After a really weird Friday (which reminded me that there are some activities that I was really hoping I was done with) I got a luxuriant night sleep… which would have been slightly longer if I did not share my bed with a floof. It is my responsibility as a fur daddy to take her out when she asks nicely, and so I probably slept a little bit less than I would have. I will have another night to catch up tonight.
My new order of meal replacements arrived yesterday. I think Monday I am going to start a new routine with them. I am not sure what that will be, but I will think of something.
My plans for Saturday include seeing a friend in the afternoon. It will be a fun time.
Have a great day folks!
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Day 1330
I got a lot more sleep yesterday than I did the previous few days; that is to say I got as much as three hours of sleep in the afternoon, and then another 3.5 hours between 9:30pm and 1:00am.
Once again it looks like I got distracted and forgot to finish this article and then post it. Hmph.
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Day 1329
I am really looking forward to getting back to a normal wake-sleep schedule after Friday. I am just over this jet-lag-at-home situation. It is not making my life a whole lot easier, and it is killing my weight management process. Of course, the fact that I cannot get the meal replacements I need will have something to do with that.
Yes, starting Monday next week I have two straight weeks of classes in my own time zone! How glorious that will be!
I might have gotten three hours of sleep last night… but I doubt it.
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Day 1328
The seasons change. Yesterday was the first day that I took Her Floofness out for her morning walk (during my lunch break, from 6:00am-7:00am) and I was genuinely chilly. Today was the same, and I prepared this morning by putting a vest on under my blazer. I was not frozen, but I recognize that the summer is waning and autumn is nigh.
I slept yesterday afternoon! I am not sure, but I might have gotten as much as 5 hours of sleep. It was glorious. I was awake at 6:00pm, and stayed awake until midnight when I lay down for a nap. All this to say that I was pretty well rested for my class today, which is just about done.
When I get paid for a couple of engagements that I did in August I am going to place an order for some more of those meal replacements. I am not out of them, but my first order confirmed which I like better than the others. Some of them I enjoyed immensely, which some of them I am forcing myself to choke down.
Have a great day folks.
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Day 1327
The weekend was too short, but it allowed me to catch up on sleep. Friday night I clocked nearly eight hours of sleep; I woke up Saturday morning with a feeling that I did not need to be awake. I went about my morning, and then took a four hour nap. I then slept nearly seven hours Saturday night.
Of course, that streak came to an end today, as I am back at it for another week of working in the wrong time zone. I am now looking forward to Friday, when I can sleep properly again. Next week I will be working in the North American time zone, and I am truly looking forward to it.
Have a great day folks!
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Day 1326
Oops… again! (Which is funny, because I made a note to post yesterday after having forgotten the previous day)
