Time changes
Albuquerque is 2 hours earlier than it is in Atlanta. Usually, when I travel west, I try to stay up late on my first night, trying to adjust quickly to the new time change. I did my best last night, but traveling to New Mexico and then spending the afternoon in meetings took a lot out of me. I ended up falling asleep at a reasonable 9:30p (Albuquerque time).
I was very careful to set the clock on my Blackberry back 2 hours, so that it was in sync with the earlier time zone. I then set the alarm on my phone to wake me up at 7:30a, figuring that would give me enough time to get showered and dressed and walk the 2 miles to the Indian Health Services building. (BTW, let me just say that it was a LONG walk from the IHS building to my hotel while strolling my luggage — I went straight from the airport to meetings).
Little did I know that my Blackberry, having a mind of its own, reverted back to Eastern Standard Time and my 7:30a alarm went off at 5:30a (New Mexico time). Of course, I did not figure this out until after I had showered and dressed (wondering why it was still so dark out, but not being awake enough to follow that thought through).
Of course, tomorrow I have the joy of waking up at 3:30a (New Mexico time) to catch a 4a shuttle to the airport for my 6a flight. I am currently pondering whether it is even worth going to sleep tonight. I will say this, I have done an admirable job, albeit unknowingly, of preventing jet lag. Tomorrow will be a long day, with flights from Albuquerque to Atlanta and then Atlanta to Newark. I might not have jet lag, but I will still be TUCKERED.
Health wise, these last couple of days have been fine. I have noticed that I have not had much of an appetite in the evenings; I wonder if that is some of the residual from the chemo.
I’ll write more tomorrow, when I have a faster (more reliable) Internet connection.
Merle
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