Productivity

I am sitting here laughing at myself this afternoon as I am beginning to realize what this blog will lead me to admit.  About six weeks ago, I switched to a day/night rotation at work and last night marked the beginning of my stretch of nights.  I remarked to Nick about midway through the afternoon that it just doesn't seem fair that when you work nights you have to work while everyone is sleeping.  We had a busy day yesterday, and all I could think about was while everyone would be tucking themselves nicely into bed at the end of the day I would be heading to work.  However, I neglected to recognize that I do eventually need to sleep and that inevitably I would be heading to bed and tucking myself in just as the rest of the world was waking up.  I guess it does eventually work itself out, doesn't it?

This is a weekend where being close to family has come in very handy yet again.  Nick finally has a weekend off and he and his dad wanted to tackle the enormous project of installing new windows at our house.  However, with our house being small there really wasn't going to be a quiet place for me to sleep while they were working.  Here enters my wonderful family again.  I was graciously offered, or perhaps I requested, the use of the futon in my parents quiet and very dark basement.  It worked out well.  I woke up well rested this afternoon and found out that two windows were already installed at our house.

Even more phenomenal, I woke up to find my parents and brother feverishly working away at organizing their garage.  This too is an enormous project, as you can imagine, and they were conquering it with zeal.  And to think all this occurred while I was sleeping soundly in my bed, maybe this whole nights thing isn't so bad after all?!