I am straight up stupid this morning. I stayed up later than usual talking, then later than that thinking. None of this was bad by the way but my brain was spinning like the Tasmanian Devil so sleep was tough. I normally wake myself up sometime around 5:00am no matter when I get to bed. On weekends I can tell myself stories (yup, that's a thing) and get another hour or so but I rarely see 7:00am from my bed. Today I sat bolt upright like something was wrong and it turned out that my internal alarm clock was blaring in my brain.
It was 5:45 and that late for school panic set in. (I should mention here that getting to work at six is completely my choice and not a requirement of the gig. I just like early mornings) So I rushed around and got ready in record time making it to the office at just after six. I have a routine when I get to work that helps me start each day in a positive way. This probably has some deep ties to Mr. Rogers and how comforting I found his daily flow. Anyway, I hung up my coat, walked over and powered up the computer, grabbed my first ice fill of the day and a Diet Coke, got my desk ready and turned to log in to my computer.
Something felt off. I noticed my phone wasn't in its spot so I checked my jacket with no luck. Shitty, I forgot my phone at home for the second time in two years. Not the worst record but annoying none the less. I'll go home and grab it at lunch. But as I sat back down to log in I realized I couldn't see. This was a problem that required immediate attention. Sight is important for most of the meetings I have today and taking notes becomes problematic without vision as well. So I drove my blind ass home and grabbed my stuff.
Back at the office unhandicapped and ready for work I started a Zoom meeting a complete hour early and it took me ten minutes of getting pissed that my people were late before realizing my mistake. I am typing this right now in an effort to reset my brain and start this morning over. I might be one of those people who NEED the proper amount of sleep. Well, that, and I need some more recovery time from a weekend of questionable choices. Everyone have a great day and I will try in my do-over.