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night owl ? - romiha

Posted: Dec 4th, 2017 - 2:33 am In Reply to: That dovetails with TCM. - Naomi

So ... I have several of my own clients but not enough to support me and also work as an IC fulltime for an MTSO. I also take care of my elderly parents (mom has Alzheimer's disease) a few hours each afternoon 7 days a week.

My "shift" for the MTSO is 6 am to 11 am 7 days a week. I get up early in the morning - the wee hours, mind you - to get MY clients typed and a bit of spare "me time" to volunteer in the Gmail Help Forum. Now that MTSO has switched to VR, I must put in a few extra hours each morning to try and recoup going from 10¢/line to 3.5¢/line (grrr) so 1:30 to 2 a.m. is my goal to be up and at 'em.

Bedtime for me is typically 6-7 p.m. every night. I get to "sleep in" on weekends since I typically don't type for my clients except M-F.

No health issues (no statin use), don't drink. I get at least 7 hours of sleep per night. In summer, I wear an eye mask since it doesn't get dark at 6-7 p.m.

am I still messing up my circadian rhythm and/or screwing up my liver? I am a morning person - granted, 2 a.m. is probably considered 'middle of the night' for most people but it is technically 'morning' ... and I wake up and am 100% on task - more than 8 hours of sleep and I'm a zombie!

just curious about this!

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Why I will never, ever work "nights" again. - OldLady (Views: 1971, 2017-12-03, 12:51 pm)
- Thanks for warning people. It is sad that so many - sm (Views: 1174, 2017-12-03, 4:33 pm)
- 3rd shift - Amen (Views: 1143, 2017-12-03, 4:53 pm)
  - I don't know if I will ever completely recover. - OldLady (Views: 1088, 2017-12-04, 7:34 am)
- Brain Drain - Dusty (Views: 1097, 2017-12-03, 8:12 pm)
  - That dovetails with TCM. - Naomi (Views: 1340, 2017-12-03, 8:25 pm)
    - TCM - Dusty (Views: 1084, 2017-12-04, 12:06 am)
    - night owl ? - romiha
      - Liver/Adrenals - OldLady (Views: 1043, 2017-12-04, 7:27 am)
  - Sleep position wasn't mentioned. - Watcher (Views: 929, 2017-12-04, 7:07 am)
    - Third Shift - Not Sleepy (Views: 1066, 2017-12-04, 8:08 am)
    - Sleep position - Dusty (Views: 942, 2017-12-04, 12:16 pm)
      - I did. - Watcher (Views: 985, 2017-12-04, 2:39 pm)
- MTSOs expecting ICs to work overnight lol - smsm (Views: 1157, 2017-12-04, 11:09 am)
- I have never been so sick - sm (Views: 1098, 2017-12-04, 6:54 pm)
- The science. - Amy (Views: 641, 2017-12-09, 11:52 am)
  - More info - Amy (Views: 621, 2017-12-09, 12:16 pm)
- adrenal fatigue B.S. - tcaps (Views: 840, 2017-12-14, 12:51 pm)
  - ... and allopaths are not God. - Angie (Views: 696, 2017-12-14, 2:24 pm)