I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

It’s been more than 2 months since I switched from writing on my phone to a computer.  

First my laptop and now my very fast Mac.  

When I typed on my phone it was often in bed, on the couch, half asleep.  

It was impossible to edit, so I usually said fuck it and was embarrassed when I didn’t know the difference between there and their when I read the post over the next day.  

When I switched to the computer, first I was on the dining room table, but well over a month ago I switched to my office.  

And I realize something today.  

I was in the shower, this morning thinking that I wasn’t tired from not sleeping.  I was also not looking forward to sleeping for 12 hours tomorrow on my day off.  

And here’s what I’ve discovered.

For the first time, in decades I have a consistent schedule.

The alarm goes off at 11:30 a.m.  I snooze until 11:55.  

I get up shower, get dressed.

I’m in the car by 12:15.

I drive to work.

I spend from 1:03 to 4:00 doing admin work.

I spend from 4:00 to 4:50 setting up the restaurant, pre-shift, etc.

At 4:50 it’s showtime and I conduct service.  

Around 9:30 or so I sit at the chef’s table.  I sometimes, answer emails.  I sometimes just talk to chef.  I sometimes, text with my boyfriend.

Around 11:00 I count money, do the deposit, and wait for dish to finish up. 

I’m usually in my car around 11:45 headed home.

I get home at 12:30.

I treat the cats.  

Do my chores.  

Make dinner.  

I eat at my computer, while I read the news, etc.  

When I’m finished with dinner, I write, one, two, six posts.

I finish around 2:30.

I shower, go to bed.  

At this point, it’s the first time I actually look at social media all day.  From around 2:45 to 3:15 I look at Facebook.

And by 3:15, 3:30 the lights are off and I’m asleep.    

8 hours later the alarm goes off. 

Here’s the deal.  

It’s an actual 8 hours later that I wake up.  Every night the same.  It’s been almost 2 months since I didn’t get 8 hours in a night.  

I wake up, and I’m refreshed, not grumpy and ready for the day.  

Not tired.  

And I’ve stopped having anxiety about how much sleep I’m getting.  Anxiety about, when I’m going to have another 10 hours of sleep.  

I like this routine.