Out of Sorts

A recent business trip took me half way around the world; a thirteen hour time difference to be exact. I try not to worry into tomorrow, however, this time there wasn’t any effort, the flight took me there….HA. For some reason I couldn’t quite figure out the timing for days.

In order to acclimate to our new working schedule, we had a few days to adjust. During our work week, we would sleep days and work nights, in order to be on the same schedule as home. However, when the sun goes down and darkness falls, it’s natural to think it’s time to sleep. The first night and day we spent sleeping on and off trying to catch up from lack of rest during our travel, and the time change.

The next day we needed to put together our plan moving forward. We would eat breakfast for dinner and dinner for breakfast. The first night attempting to stay awake until morning was a challenge. We ate dinner, walked around the city and still had twelve hours before we could lay our heads down and shut our eyes. We drank coffee, went to the gym, and kept ourselves busy to stay awake. Its been a few days on the new schedule, and as I write this post it’s 9:30 in the morning and I’ll be running for bed soon……ARGH.

The people we’re connecting with on our business trip have a long commute into the city. Actually, most spend three to four hours each day getting to and from work. They not only work through the night, spend hours traveling, but they do it with a smile on their face without a single complaint. It kind of makes my “out of sorts’ feeling pale in comparison. This journey has been about teaching, however, it is I who is the student, and I am humbled.

xoxox…..Sheryl