Perpetual Ruminations

Saturday

new month, but the same old weather yet, cold, light snow, and windy. Wind chill readings tonight will top off at around a negative forty five degrees below zero. It's been like this all winter. We haven't gotten much for snow, just a little here and there, but with the wind, we have suffered quite a few blizzards with blowing, drifting, and white-out conditions. Hopefully this is the last stretch of better cold air, but who knows.

I worked today, up at three and off to work a little after four this morning. I got home and enjoyed a peaceful afternoon, but did not get much done. I was planning on getting some work done this afternoon, but it didn't pan out that way. I wanted to send both my end of week report and my end of month report off, make up the next schedule, and make and print off some papers and postings for work. But, my anti-spyware program came on and insisted that I run a system scan on my computer.

So, I figured it's been a while, why not. But, when I started the scan, it told me my definitions were out of date so I had to download them first. That took forever to finish, then the scan started, so I couldn't do much on here until that finished. Rhonda came home before it was done, so I visited with her for a while, then it was time for supper. While we ate we finished watching the movie we started last night, then fed the Bugoos (Hyko got nicknamed Mr. Bugoo, so now they are the Bugoos). Now, I'm in here getting this done, so I can start the month out right.

I posted yesterday, about starting a month long challenge in here, 750 Words. Well the first day is today, so I need to get it done. After I get past my 750 words I'll copy and past this over to writing dot com like I usually do. Then, I'll enjoy my beverage and watch something on Netflix. Oh, and we will enjoy some ice cream, while we watch television. After, it will be time for bed, and then up for work tomorrow. I don't have to get up at three again, and won't have to be to work until eight. Sundays are kind of nice that way, especially now that we have them divided into three four hour shifts instead of two six hour shifts. That means I get to sleep in tomorrow, and still get home early enough to get something done. Monday will be back to getting up at three, but then Tuesday and Wednesday are my days off.

My plan of action is to finish up my reports and work stuff tomorrow so I don't have to mess with anything on my days off. It shouldn't take too long to get my stuff done, and then I want to start editing something to post in here. If I don't get it done tomorrow, I will have time next week for working on it. Only, my brother will want to get out fishing, and I should make some time for that, too. Of course, I can get some of it done Monday afternoon, if I get to bed on time tomorrow and don't short myself on sleep.

That's my biggest problem right now, I tend to short myself on sleep and by the time I get home after work, I'm so tired I cannot function well. I can do some things, but writing and editing are kind of set off for a day when I can concentrate better. I just don't do well writing or editing when tired. That's my other goal, to start getting my routine down for getting to bed on time. It's getting better, but I still have a long way to go. It's tough since I tend to be a night owl. I'm not sure when the switch came, but it did. Most nights I should already be in bed by this time, but tired or not, it just doesn't want to work out. I could easily stay up till after midnight again.

It's funny, I can't stay awake in the afternoon, but I can't get to sleep at night. Like I said, it's getting better, and a little brandy will help out tonight. The problem comes if something or someone sabotages the plan and keeps me up late, than I feel like I'm starting all over again.

Well, enough, I need to start getting things ready for bed, and that means ending this entry.