I do, apparently.
With a big weekend of nice weather and no obligations coming up, amid much excitement and fanfare about spending time outside with other people...
... I slept.
More or less from 6:30 pm Friday until 12:15 pm Saturday, interrupted only by a small break for leftover Chinese food on Friday evening.
Ouch.
Sleeping hasn't been as difficult as I feared that it would be. I'm doing a good job (so far) staying active, getting out, and not spending a lot of time in my apartment; however, falling asleep at a good time has been a challenge.
For starters, there is no pressure to get in to work at an early hour. If I stroll in at 9:15 am as opposed to 8:30 am as opposed to 8:00 am, nobody cares. In fact, hardly anybody is at work before 9:00 am, so it seems to matter even less! Secondly, everybody else back in the US is awake and just finishing work when I want to be asleep. The temptation to talk, chat, video call, etc., takes a toll on falling asleep. Not that I would trade the time chatting with people for anything - - it's been phenomenal and I hope to continue hearing how everybody back home is doing! Lastly, Tony and Mike on ESPN's Pardon The Interruption starts at 4:30 pm central time, or 11:30 pm here. If I'm awake then -- and let's face it, I usually am -- I want to watch. Which means I don't turn off the iPad until 12:10 am or so. Which means I don't fall asleep until later. Which means I don't wake up as early. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Starting soon (probably not this week) I may institute a "no tech" policy after 10 or 11 pm. I don't mean to be shutting anyone out (see above: I still very much want to stay in touch and hear all the news from back in the States), but sleeping away an entire Friday evening and Saturday morning probably isn't a good pattern to continue in the future. Besides, getting to work earlier = leaving work earlier = more time to go out and explore and be active. So this is a good thing.
Now, if you'll excuse me ... I need to take a nap ;)
