Time for that 2a.m. post because I can't sleep like a normal person!
I arrived home on Friday evening, and even after a 4 hour nap in the car ride back I was still able to sleep a good 5 hours straight in my own bed on Friday night... since I had stayed up for 23 hours straight before leaving the rig.
I had a pretty easy last few days on the job because they had some problems downhole and we didn't go back to drilling until late last night -- when I was already home. But apparently my luck gave out when I reached dry land.
Today (or yesterday, rather since it was Saturday), I tried all the "right things" to get myself switched over to a normal schedule. I knew it was going to be tough, but I thought it would be fun -- and helpful -- if I did a 19 mile hike around a nearby lake. Exercise and sunlight are two of the highest recommended aids to resetting your circadian rythym, and I received a surfeit of both. Now I'm sunburned (just a little) and sore (all over) ... and I just woke up as if I'd planned on only taking a 3 hr nap. Sigh.
Now, I have a couple of great photos from my hike which I would LOVE to post, but I seem to have misplaced my camera cord sometime between Thanksgiving and now. Mom, Dad, is there by any chance a small black cord that mysteriously appeared at either of your houses? Yeah, it's really distinctive, I know.
I guess it's time to whip out a movie and do some crocheting. Enjoy your restfulness, all you slumbering readers, and be grateful for it.
P.s. Don't believe this website's timestamp, which they get from West Coast time -- just add 2 hrs and you'll have my ungodly hour.
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"Home is what you always keep in mind while you are away from home," wrote a Japanese poet.
Enjoy your time with your family.
Otohsn
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