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Cellar Scribblings
Jeff Wrangler:
I never get enough sleep because I don't go to bed early enough. (Duh. ...)
There are reasons for this. One is that I'm so burned out and unhappy in my job that I can't stand the thought that so much of my day is devoted to working at a job I no longer like. So if I'm at my job seven hours a day (eight if you count lunch), I want to feel like I'm in control for at least a large part of my day (evening), so I stay up too late.
I guess the other reason is probably related to the first one. It's common for me to get so tired mid-evening (say, 8 p.m. or so) that I have to stretch out in my recliner before I fall down. So then, after I have a half-hour nap (even though I don't want to have one), at 11-12:00-ish, when I ought to be in bed, I'm not tired. Then the next afternoon I'm fighting to stay awake because I didn't get enough sleep the night before. It's a vicious cycle that I can't seem to break.
CellarDweller:
Hiya BetterMost friends.
I hope that everyone is doing well, and TGIF to you all!
Does anyone have any plans for the weekend?
I was getting little bursts of energy today, so in between working, I did my dishes, cleaned the kitchen, and cleaned my oven. I also noticed today that my shower curtain needs to be cleaned, so I'll take it down tomorrow and get that done.
I also managed to cut my knuckle when washing a salad container. I have plastic salad containers that look like this.
As you can see, the bottom has holes and slots in it to allow moisture to get out. They don't have sharp edges, but I somehow managed to knick my kunckle on one of the slots while cleaning it. Thought "ouch" and then went back to cleaning, and then saw some blood dripping down.
::)
I hate when I do something stupid like that.
brianr:
Not that this applies to you yet, Chuck. However you can look forward to ageing. I saw it with my mother and my sister (10 years older than me) now complains about it and I am finding the same. Especially while gardening, it is rare not to go an hour or so. without noticing blood on my hands. Sometimes it does not have to be sharp, just a knock. It depends how much blood whether I keep gardening or go in and get a bandaid.
CellarDweller:
Hiya BetterMost friends.
I hope that everyone is doing well!
It's been a quiet Saturday. I didn't do the cleaning for the shower curtain, as I'm keeping a band-aid on my finger for now, and rather than it keep getting wet, falling off, and replacing it, I'm just leaving one on and will deal with the shower curtain later in the week.
Normally I wouldn't even have bothered to put a band-aid on, but this small wound is on my thumb knuckle, and it seems I'm always touching it or tapping it on something, and getting the ointment I've put on all over things, so it's easier to just admit defeat and keep a band-aid on.
::) :laugh:
later today I plan a quick stop to a local CVS, I want to get some more sleep aids (MidNite), some Aleve pain meds, perhaps some band-aids, and a gift card for Father's Day.
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: brian on June 12, 2020, 05:26:17 pm ---Not that this applies to you yet, Chuck. However you can look forward to ageing. I saw it with my mother and my sister (10 years older than me) now complains about it and I am finding the same. Especially while gardening, it is rare not to go an hour or so. without noticing blood on my hands. Sometimes it does not have to be sharp, just a knock. It depends how much blood whether I keep gardening or go in and get a bandaid.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, that doesn't happen to me yet, but I can definitely see changes in my attitude, which my parents told me to expect.
I tend to be pretty laid back, and a few years ago, my parents told me "As you get older, you'll find you have less and less patience for people's shit, so prepare yourself, because you'll have to learn to hold your tongue and be nice instead of being rude with them.
I laughed it off, but I can DEFINITELY see a change in my attitude now. There are times I'll talk to people (usually work related) and they'll start to drone on about something, and I will think "My God, how long do I have to listen to this stupidity?"
I also find that I can't be bothered to know everyone at my office. Since there are about 150 people there, I really only associate with those who I have a connection to, job-wise. Also, the banking industry can sometimes be a revolving door, people come and go quickly.
When my coworker (Sacha) started, she would see someone walk by, and this conversation would start.
Sacha: Chuck, who's that?
Me (looking up): Don't know.
Sacha: What? Why don't you know?
Me: Don't care.
Sacha: What? Why don't you care?
Me: I don't work with them, we're just in the same space.
Sacha: Ok....what about that person there?
Me (looking over): Don't know, don't care.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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