Incessant Jetlag

The title says it all. I really, really need to get back on a normal sleeping pattern. But I feel like I haven't had one of those since back in August when I was working at camp . . . when I would wake up at 7:20AM everyday and pass out at 10PM (from exhaustion) like clockwork. Now, it's 10:00PM and I feel like I have hours left in my day! And, unfortunately, that's true. Last week, there were some nights I couldn't fall asleep until 2, even 3. I should be hitting my REM cycle around then, shouldn't I?

I only have myself to blame. With the exceptions of Wednesdays and Fridays, my classes are all pretty much in the late afternoon, and without a super demanding workload (damn abroad and its lack of work!) I don't really have a reason to wake up with the sun, let alone before 10 or 11 most days. Like right now, for example, it is 11:20 PM, and I don't have to be anywhere tomorrow until 2:30. So here's my dilemma - even though I don't have any reason to set an alarm, I hate waking up at 11 or even 12 because half the day is then already over, and I slept right through it. Today I didn't have class until 5:00PM, so I was thinking about getting up, showering, and heading to the Coffee Station, a coffee shop about 5 minutes down the road, for a cappuccino and to finish my book. Sounds like a nice way to spend the morning, right? But did that happen? NO. Did I wake up before 12? NO. I need help!

Seriously, studentss don't appreciate the concept of a bedtime. Somebody forcing you to get a decent amount of sleep so that you are well rested for the next day? Sounds good to me right now. I think I need to start waking myself up earlier and earlier each day just so I get back on some sort of a pattern. I'd be fine with sleeping from 12:00/12:30AM to around 10AM. But the way things are going - it's a little out of control.

On a better note, we booked our flights to Salzburg and Munich today! Last weekend of February, baby!

And on that note, I shall say Slan! And Oiche mhaith (Good Night)!