so this is what my workday schedule used to look like:

6:30 – get up, have leisurely coffee, read email and gently surface into alertness while jonno gets ready
7:00 – kiss j goodbye, hop into shower
8:00 – head out the door
8:30 – arrive at work

4:30 – leave work
5:00 – arrive home, feed cat, check email, relax
6:00 – yoga
7:00 – make dinner
7:30 – eat dinner
8:00 – blog, watch telly
12:00 – bed

my commute was 30 minutes door to door, allowing me sufficient time to both wake up and decompress before and after work

my commute now takes 45 minutes if i catch the fast train, 55 if i get the slow train. you wouldn’t think a few extra minutes would have such a huge effect, but this is what my schedule looks like now:

6:15 – get up, hop into shower (because j and i are now getting ready to leave at the same time, i have to get in and out first thing)
6:30 – make coffee, get ready
7:30 – walk out the door *on the dot*
8:15 – arrive at work, grab breakfast on the way in to sit down at my desk for 8:30

4:45 – walk out the door *on the dot*
4:53 – catch fast train or
5:11 – catch slow train
6:00 – walk in door, feed cat, change into yoga clothes
6:05 – do yoga
7:00 – make dinner
7:30 – eat dinner
8:00 – unwind, check email, maybe blog, finally relax
11:00 – bed

my morning routine feels hectic, and the only way to slow it down would be to wake up earlier. my days are fuller, i’m more tired rushing home, and i feel like i have no time to decompress until much later in the day… but before i know it my evening is almost over, and i am so knackered that i’m heading to bed earlier.

i’m sure i’ll get used to it, but this first full week is kicking my ass.

all of which is by way of say, sorry if blogging is a bit light while i make the shift and absorb the impact.

pavement – rattled by the rush

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