Week two, I hope this gets easier.

LAst week was great in some ways and like torture in some ways.  I really like working and taking care of people and learning new skills.  I even like charting and learning to remember what has to be done at what times.  But the sleeping is really hard.  Three days up all night with less than 5 hours of sleep during the day.  Yowza. That's just HARD!

Things I learned:
1.  When the body thinks it should be asleep, digestion just about stops.  So anything you eat just sits in your gut and ferments.  Thus that lovely feeling of having eaten a bowling ball.
2.  Despite the truth of item #1, you will get hungry, starving even, at 1 a.m. and eat too much and make #1 even worse.
3. Caffeine is an amazing drug. You really don't give it enough credit until you have a cup of coffee after staying upall night and sleeping for five hours. I went from headachy zombie to perky in 30 minutes. Madeline even said i was "acting really weird" when I picked her up at school!
4. The family will survive without you.  Shocking really!
5. Daytime sleep is elusive even with blackout curtains.
6. YouTube videos, particularly Chad at the Dentist, take on a whole new level of hilarity at 3:30 a.m.
7. Even though 5 a.m. feels like the morning of the next day you still have 2 hours to go.  That's longer than you think!

First payday Thursday!!!!!!!!!  Can't wait for that.
Working tonight and Tuesday.