In Which I Make an Announcement... After fourteen years of working night shift, Im finally -- finally! -- switching to more normal hours. Ill be doing the exact same job and making the exact same pay -- Ill just be doing it at a different time of day. Before, I left for work around three or four in the afternoon and returned at about four in the morning. Normally, Id get to bed by six a.m. Now, Ill be starting work around eleven a.m/noon and returning home about ten-thirty at night. Are these hours ideal? No. But there are no ideal hours where I work. This *is* better, though. The night shift *thing* worked for us when the kids were very young. I would be home in the afternoon each day, allowing Mama to sneak in a nap if shed spent the night up with a nursing/cranky infant. That doesnt really happen now. At this point, were all ready to be on the same schedule each and every day. Ill be able to get up in the morning around eight oclock with the rest of the family. I wont have to stagger through the weekend feeling sleep-deprived because Im trying to change my sleep routine. I wont be falling-over-exhausted-tired from trying to exist on four or five hours of sleep a day. And I wont have to guzzle coffee and soda all day trying to get the necessary caffeine to ensure my van remains on the road for my commute home. ----To everything - turn, turn, turn ----There is a season - turn, turn, turn Im looking forward to it. As much as I think Im a good parent/partner, a lot of the time I wasnt. Id be grouchy, miserable, and depressed. I hated my schedule, hated that I wasnt home at night, and hated that I couldnt be more present for my family. I think this will change things. No -- it WILL change things. For the better. Now, I know youre thinking, how will this affect FYK? Short answer: I dont know. Before, I always did my writing/message answering in the afternoon and before bed. Everythings changing now. I dont yet know how Ill squeeze running this page into our new routine. But I will. Because Im not yet giving up on the dream of writing for a living. Ill still be here, but things may be a bit discombobulated at first. So, thats the big announcement. My family and I are looking forward to this. Its a new chapter in our lives. Turn the page...
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 23:39:33 +0000
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