Well, I start week five of my new job tonight. I did two weeks of normal business hours, two weeks of days (0600-1400) and now I am starting nights (2200-0600). I am working Monday through Friday night this week. Next week I think I am on Sunday to Wednesday so I will only get one day off in between. Then I go to Saturday through Thursday nights for the foreseeable future.
I think that I will be working on Thanksgiving night but should still be able to enjoy the dinner prior to going to work. Since I will work Thanksgiving, I should get Christmas off. I do not know how long this schedule will be in place but I will deal with it in hopes of better things down the line.
Today is the tough day since it is my first night shift. I have been getting up reasonably early and today I was up at 0730. I will probably have been awake for nearly 24 hours by the time I get to sleep tomorrow morning. I feel confident that sleep will come easily. I never had much trouble sleeping during the day when I was shift working in the Navy. Of course I am 16 years older but….
I did get out and get a nice paddle in on Burke Lake and walk on the treadmill for about 35 minutes. I would like to get more walking in but am having problems with my left leg. What I believe is a pinched nerve or sciatica is causes alternating numbness and achiness when I stand up for too long and/or walk. Nonetheless it was a beautiful day albeit very windy and a bit chilly. Not chilly enough to keep me off the water though I did use my splash skirt.
