New Routine

Second shift life has begun.  It has been an interesting couple of days.  While part of me is trying to remember how I structured my days for three years when I was on night shift before, I'm also in a different situation.  For these first two weeks, I don't have to be parent on duty for the full morning.  I get Selim off to the school bus, and then I have the rest of the morning to myself.  My goal is to figure out when to nap, eat, exercise -- so when school ends and I've got Selim until I leave for work, my routine will be set.

Monday, during the day, I didn't know what to do with myself.  I rested.  Did chores.  But I felt at loose ends.  It was so weird to be home in the morning all by myself.  My first day on the job went well.  I stayed awake until midnight and drove home safely.  Yesterday I felt woozy in the morning.  I dropped Selim off at the bus and then came back home to bed.  This morning I had a headache, but I put on my running gear before heading out to the bus stop.  After the Selim go on the bus, I ran the 3 mile loop.  That felt great.   I haven't run in over a week.  It was overcast and cool -- perfect temperature for exercising.  When I got home, I went out to the garden and picked kale and spinach for my green drink.  I added lime juice and I like that better than lemon.

So now, I need to pay bills, make something for dinner so that there is food for Mom and Selim tonight.  And I should see if I can rest.  I have these fantasies that I will quilt, garden, run errands and be totally productive.  I think I need to have some patience with my body and not expect that I can just go, go, go from 6:45am when I get Selim up to 12:17am the next day when I get home from work.  There has to be a balance somewhere in that time frame.