The mid-watches are starting to catch up with me. I work 0600 – 1800, two on, two off, two on, two off, three on, and three off which isn’t really a bad schedule but it does take its toll. Life starts to revolve around just sleep and work. I force myself to get up as early as I can on my off days to have some semblance of a life but it is not easy.
For example, I got home about 0625 this morning, did the Sunday LA Times crossword puzzle and read for a while to wind down. I went to bed at about 0830 and tossed and turned for quite a bit before getting a mostly fitful sleep. I intended to get up at 1300 but no later than 1400. I got a “Restricted” call on my cell phone at 1303 that was a hang up so I decided to get up.
So here I am at 1345 on a Sunday afternoon with bacon in the pan, coffee in hand, George Thorogood on the stereo, and three days off in front of me. Bonus! On a side note, I am supposed to be promoted soon but it is not official. Once that happens, I will return to a more normal Mon – Fri schedule but will be on call. It is hard to decide if it is better to on the watch schedule where my off time is purely my own or on a normal schedule with on call duties….