To the left is Harpo Marx. In real life, he had a lot more going on in his life than I do these days. First, he was an entertaining person on and off the screen. And he was appreciated for the person he was - someone who never put on airs, and was beloved by almost everyone who knew him. Who wouldn't want to live a life like he did as an adult!
Why might you ask: Why am I bringing up Harpo Marx? Well, as an adult, he was able to live a fulfilling life, and was able to do more of what he wanted to do as he grew older. In many ways, I am doing just that, being able to live part of my life as Marian. But to do so, I must fine tine a daily routine.
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My alarm is set for 6 am during the week, and I usually wake up an hour early. This means that I get an hour less sleep than I want and need. Before I do anything, I put on a cup of coffee, then check my email for a few minutes. Eventually, I make it to the shower, and then to put on my feminine face for the day. Around 7:15, I have to be out of the house to make it to work by 8:00, with a quick stop at the deli for an egg sandwich. How boring. And then, it's 8 1/2 hours at the office doing quality assurance on boxes of scanned documents.
The place I work at is a factory with a digital assembly line. Paper goes in one end of the plant, and digitized images come out the other. It's far from the friendliest place to work, not because the people there are unfriendly. Instead, the work flow doesn't give people the opportunity to socialize outside of official break time. Most tasks in this factory can be done by anyone with a little bit of training. And one can easily leave problems at the door when 4:30 comes.
After I leave the office, I am free to do whatever I want or need to do until 10 pm or so, and then I should be preparing for bed. However, I'm not a person to go to sleep early. Therefore, my inability to fall asleep early is causing me problems.
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Hopefully, I will fine tune this routine soon. I can't keep going to work being sleep deprived.
