It seems as if this is going to be a constant reoccurrance as long as I am doing one day shift with my overnights. I tried to get to bed early one again tonight, and here I am, up after midnight, not sleeping and not being anywhere near tired.
I read an article this week about how to get better sleep. One of the things it said was to not try and think about how much sleep you need as that will cause you to stress and you will not get any sleep. It's true. And reading it hasn't helped at all, since now I know that it is happening and it's all I can think about. Such a vicsious cycle.
A few things have happened today that also do not help with the sleeping peace.
One. I didn't get the job that I had been hoping for, I found out today. They went with someone else. I am assuming it is for two reasons. The first being that their route is mainly in the West Side and since they pay for gas and upkeep of the company car, me living further then 10 miles out would put more miles then they would want. The second is that I was up front in my want to do auditions, and with me being the only employee they probably felt that it would be in their best interest to find someone who would be 100% dedicated to the job. They did send me a nice email saying that they like me and would hopefully have enough jobs in the future to hire me on as a second. Fine. Whatever.
Two. My friend Ash and her roommate came over today. I thought it was to hang, but they had walked there and were under the impression that I was going to walk back to their place with them to get some good exercise. Which I was glad to do as I had been watching movies all day. (You can't deny both Goonies and Empire Records on HDTV unedited, and in the case of Empire, with additional scenes!) But we hadn't gone more then a few blocks when my shin started getting horrifically painful! We are talking 10x worse then the week before. It was probably because I was trying not to look like a wussy fat guy and keep up pace with the fast people... but whatever it was I had to look like the waddling slob and turn around before we were even 1/4 of the way there. This doesn't help my ego or restless brain.
Those two things mixing well in my mind is why I am up now writing instead of in bed sleeping.
Happy New Year. Welcome 2008, you look like the same bastard that just left...
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One. Sorry to hear about the job, that happened to me last summer. sucks.
Two. Shin splints?
Did it hurt in a sore, itchy way? If so, that's a good sign you're burning fat. Well... At least that's what my mom always told me. Whatever you do, don't scratch it. It goes away if you keep moving. You need to pace yourself though or you'll never be able to complete what you started. I began this daily 3 mile walk with a coworker maybe half a year ago. In an effort to try to keep up with him I started getting cramps in my calves and horrible blisters from my feet sliding in my shoes whilst going downhill.
But over time the walk became easy peasy and now people can't keep uo with me. I hate jogging, but the walk is so easy now I jog for about a mile of it. So don't give up! Just remember to pace yourself! Don't overdo it.
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