sleepy
i've been driving while drowsy for months & i've known it's a problem for months but today i finally did something about it. this morning driving to work i could seriously barely keep my eyes open. so when i got to the office the first thing i did was go to my boss and tell him i need to switch my schedule two hours later, 10:30 - 7:00, and of course he was fine with it, and he had me write up a little note for him to sign in support, and i emailed it to the office manager and i told her i have sleep apnea and insomnia, and i think she had it approved before noon even...
so i'm starting that tomorrow and it feels kind of crazy and decadent. sleeping in until 8???? on a workday??? i don't have to wake up before even the sun comes up anymore???
i know i have delayed circadian rhythm, in high school i will stay up all night and then fall asleep during class constantly. in college i took an 8am class that met 3 days a week and it was a nightmare, i missed like half the classes because i kept sleeping straight through my alarm. i was unemployed for one (1) calendar year after college and in that time, my sleep cycle drifted so that i was pretty consistently going to sleep at like 4am and sleeping til 2pm. and i felt great! and well-rested!
the standard work week has been nothing but torment for me and all i had to do escape it was risk getting into a car crash every morning, 4 days a week, for like 6 months, until i could finally tell my work that i fear for my life.