I feel like my groove has been thrown off. I’m so tired! All I want to do is sleep, but I’m sick of sleeping. (I never thought I’d hear myself say that.) And, I feel like I haven’t had a decent night of sleep since last Tuesday. And, I feel like I’m getting sick because I’ve burned the candle at both ends for too long.
As I stated in the post My Take on Daylight Saving Time, time changes and I don’t mix very well. However, I figured going to Las Vegas wasn’t going to be a problem since I was gaining an hour rather than losing one. I also didn’t think I’d get used to Las Vegas time since I was only going to be there for five days. If I’d been able to keep to my Utah sleep schedule, just on Las Vegas time like I did while I was in Kona, the time change wouldn’t have affected me. But, I had no choice this time around because I was usually up around 6:00 am and didn’t get to sleep until after midnight because of all the setup and administering we had to do at the conference.
I don’t think I’ve ever felt this exhausted from a business trip before. When I came home from Manhattan, I was tired, but that was because I had to be up at 1:00 am Utah time to catch my 4:00 am Utah time flight. But, after I slept on the plane and took a nap when I got home, I was fine. I’ve slept almost all morning each day since I’ve been home from Las Vegas and I still don’t feel rested.
I did go to work yesterday, but only for four hours and I only went because I had to turn in a project. I couldn’t get up this morning so I decided to stay home from work today, especially since I have this horrible cough that isn’t helping me get a good night’s, or morning’s, rest.
I’ve been trying to do some things around the house today so I’m not being too lazy. I’ve noticed that if I don’t get up and do something, I’ll just wallow in my laziness and not make myself be active. No matter what, I’m going to work for the full day tomorrow because I need to get over this. Maybe, that’s just what I need to do. Just get up, even if I’m extremely tired and don’t want to. We’ll see how it works out.
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Umm…Good luck with that one. I wish I had some good advice to offer but you travel way more than I do. I do know that I don’t sleep good when I’m not at home so the trip would have just worn me out in that area alone.
Have you had your thyroid tested? Maybe it’s hypothyroid. I remember one spring fatigue hit big time and I swore it was just allergies, only it never lifted. Turns out I had mild hypothyroid. Chronic fatigue is a symptom.
Or Melanoma, (I think it’s that or Melanin), you get it at a health food store and take half a tab before going to sleep, it gets your body back on the right track.
Good luck!
I had it tested a few years ago. It may be time to test it again, though. Thanks for the suggestion!