I am writing quickly before going to work on Day 203. After days of heat, sleepless nights, chest infection and various niggling worries, I finally had some quality sleep. More like unconsciousness really, as I spent three hours in a chair dead to the world, even though Julia tried to wake me several times. On finally returning to life it seemed silly to wake myself up by writing so I went straight to bed.
That’s one of the keys to my current sleep pattern, and various other problems. I nap during the evening, wake around ten or eleven, use the computer, wake myself up and end up working until the early hours of the morning. This is bad for brains, blood pressure and weight. It’s not even particularly good for writing as I’m not sure I produce my best stuff at 2am. Mainly I hop from site to site, adding to my store of general knowledge and forgetting what I really mean to do.
This lack of focus is probably the thing I most need to get under control.
Work was warm and stuffy. Phone calls have picked up again – several times I had only just finished one when another came in. A day like that can really slow you down, because it takes longer than you think to adjust your thinking. I was listing a collection of enamel badges – advertising, civil defence, and Yogi Bear all came into the picture, but no sooner did I get into the zone for 1960s kid’s badges when the phone rings with someone wanting a valuation, or wanting to know if we open on Sundays.
Sometimes it can be very difficult to give a polite answer.
Teasel – temporary photo
Photos are just to add some colour, I will add new photos when I get home tonight.
Quality sleep is good medicine for many maladies. I hope you can get more of it, Quercus.
I will try. 🙂
You are probably hard to wake up because your body is demanding what it needs. Sleep is essential. And I SO get you about interruptions and switching gears being a time waster. Unfortunately, in retail, it’s all interruptions.
🙂 That is the conclusion we are coming to – I’m not sleeping, I’m closing down. 🙂
I like it when people interrupt me with banknotes in hand, less keen on the other ones. 🙂
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Those sleep patterns are not good at all. A new plan is definitely needed.
I am trying, but they just creep up on you and become the norm.
I can identify with that.
🙂
Glad you got some sleep!
Me too. I must plan some sleep every night as well as everything else I’m trying ti pack in. 🙂