So after a long good run at the golden morning shift, I’m switching back to nights in hopes of greener pastures which will lead me back to a more palatable schedule. I guess the change has reopened my eyes to career development path that I should be taking. Oh ambition, where art thou? The wife is studying hard, I guess I should be too. And there’s the bonus of having Edison grow up seeing his parents are setting a decent example.
Speaking of my son, I’ve had a lot more time to bond with him on the days which Dar goes to her classes. Sometimes, I wonder how she does it. It can be difficult playing the single parent, but it boils down to sticking to his schedule. Making sure he gets his naps and food and is changed ever couple hours. I sure freaked out this week. I had him try on a winter jacket at Sams Club and told him to go over to his mom. Well, that jacket restricted his movement and by movement, I mean balance. So there were roughly about 2 steps that were followed by a face plant. Crying ensued. I picked him up and tried calming him down only to discover he had a bloody mouth. All I could say is “he’s bleeding!” I felt terrible. He had split his lower lip and probably hurt his poor little teeth. We cleaned him up and he has since recovered 100%. To make it up to him, I picked up a cool zip-up hoody that’s fleeced inside, but is thin and has a +2 balance.
So I’m trying to figure out how to get back onto this schedule again. The only problem is my stomach. If it weren’t so set on lunch at noon I think I could sleep right up till 4pm, which would be perfect. I did get some blackout curtains from Target which will be tested out today. It says it has some energy-saving benefits to it, but that remains to be seen. Dar recommended I wake up normally on my first workday and take naps to get through the first day. I think I wil be staying up as long as I can and crashing. Maybe I need to sound-proof a room and crank out some karaoke since I will no longer be able to do that with friends on Saturday nights for a while. I did think about hitting the gym which would help me stay up and then help me crash as my body would be recovering. I will try out these ideas to see what works best. For the record, when I first had this 6pm to 6am shift, it always burned one day off (Sundays). My co-workers say they stay up for football. That one way I guess, but I was never a fan. Oh well. I’m going to start of with cleaning tonight. See how far I can evolve this Death Star of an office. Therefore, I must bid you adieu.
