Thank Goodness for Autosave

I had planned to post last night, but I crashed early and went off to bed.  But I woke up at 5:30 this morning, for the first time in a long time.  It's good to be up early, to have my morning time again.  This is my me time, time for me to write down my thoughts before beginning my day.  I don't know why, but I do know that it is beneficial.  There is something about the process of writing that helps me to focus, and putting thoughts down on paper, albeit electronic paper, brings clarity and puts things in perspective.

I had been getting up just in time to get ready for work.  Working long hours started the trend, and being without meds for over two weeks exacerbated the problem.  One big problem was that I had trouble sleeping, both falling asleep and sleeping soundly.  I had trouble getting comfortable in bed.  It was hard to adjust my pillow for comfort, and when I rolled over, the sheets would feel out of sorts.  On more than one occasion, I would get up for a while after trying unsuccessfully to go to sleep for more than an hour.  I would also wake up during the night. 

Last night, on the other hand, I went to sleep easily and did not wake up until 5:30 this morning.  It was so good to wake up feeling rested.

My mood is improving as well.  I was not a happy camper.  Work did nothing to improve my mood as I was in filing hell.  I did nothing else but sort and file papers for about a week and a half.  The process began with carrying, sorting, and filing boxes of folders, which wasn't bad because hauling the boxes, sorting and filing the folders gave me a work-out.  But once the folders were in the filing cabinets, the process of sorting through mountains of papers began.  Somewhere between 7,000 and 10,000 pieces of paper had to be sorted and filed.  Then it became a matter of finding a place to sit while I organized papers.  When I had reached my limit, I asked the LCOM to transfer me to the field operations boat.  I could see that they needed help in the office, that they were drowning in paperwork.  We were going to talk about it on Friday, but the axe man came along on Friday morning and terminated the LCOM and the AMFO, so that was that.  At least the talk provided a safety valve for me, a relief from the thought of being in filing hell for the remainder of my term.  And, the census is a fluid process.  I opened up census forms and put them in boxes for shipping yesterday, so I got a break from filing.

Well, it's about time for me to close and get ready for the day.  All I can say is thank goodness for my meds.  And thank goodness for autosave.  I closed this window before I published.  Without autosave, it would have been gone.