The last time I pulled an all-nighter was back in 1994 - my first go around in college. It was finals week of my freshman year at FSU and I really needed to cram for my college Algebra exam. Do you remember this Erika? We stayed up all night studying and I just about fell asleep during the exam that morning because I was so tired. I vowed never to pull an all-nighter again - some sleep was better than whatever I might try and cram in my little head.
Since then I've traveled on trains across Europe (and gotten pick-pocketed while I slept), I've written papers until the wee hours of the morning, I've been up for much of the night in my PJ's with a child in my arms or snuggling with a newborn but I've never stayed up without atleast a nap. I'm just not a night person - even early on in our marriage I made a gentle suggestion that if there was any deep conversation to be had - it should be had before 9 pm (my dear husband doesn't share my inability to talk deep philosophy after dark).
But recently I've been pulling all-nighters - for real ones. I've become a night-shifter in the ER and I'm surviving. I'm not sure I will ever get used to it but for now I'm making it and my family is being super supportive. So if you don't hear from me for a while it's because I can't remember what time it is for the rest of the world - is it 02:00 or 14:00? - and I'm living life in that twilight just before bed or the morning after pulling an all-nighter...while trying to play Littlest Pet Shops, change diapers and finish First-Grade homework...the real work I love.
2 comments:
I didn't know you switched!!! You are more woman than me...but then again, you are more woman than most!! :)
Remember, a swig of coca-cola always helps the coffee grounds go down smoothly!!
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