Jet Lag

Oh dear, I had forgotten just how hard it is to change body clocks back to normal

After effectively 3 weeks in other time zones I get back to the UK having managed to get some sleep on the return flight.  Really thought that the business class and the flat bed was a winner here but oh no.

Sunday night, was drop dead tired by 6pm UK time and by 8pm just had to go to bed.  Dropped into a deep sleep and woke up some time later, checked the clock and damn, only 11.30pm.  Fought the rest of the night trying to sleep but really quite wide awake.

Work Monday was hard.  3 weeks of catch up to do including a complete re-organisation at work.  Midday was extremely tired so has 15 minutes sleep on the sofa.  Back to work then again @4pm was really stingy in the eyeballs.  Finished work about 6pm, had to go to bed at 8.30pm again and again woke up at 11.30pm

Tuesday was Tony's funeral.  Thanks to Dave on my team in that he picked me up and drove the 350 mile round trip.  Thanks God.  I was hallucinating in the car at around 5pm,weird stuff with a floating dashboard with uncontrollable power naps in the passenger seat.  Got home, put some dinner on the stove, back in the living room and next thing I recall is waking up 1 hour later.  Quickly back into the kitchen to find a carbonised pan with the remains of mixed vegetables permanently welded to it.  Gave up and went to bed at 9pm.  Woke again at 1.30am.

This is hard work

For the rest of the night had very weird dreams of me in some non existent part of New Zealand, the bit where the exorcist lives I fear cos everything was grotesque.  I was stuck in a permanent loop of riding around steep gravel tracks on the edge of huge precipices and could not get home.  Not nice...

It is now 10pm in the UK and I am still up.  Good.  Will go to bed at at 11 and see just how far / how long I sleep for tonight.  I'm hoping things are for the better.

Damn you New Zealand.  Why oh why can't you be closer to me and not 8000 miles beneath my feet.

Enjoy your new day. I will do so tomorrow!

Speak soon