This was the first morning, after the semi-annual time change, now to Daylight Savings Time, that I had to awaken and go to work. I do not know if the alarm clock sounded, and I shut it off, or if it did not sound because I changed a setting when I reset it on Sunday. Either way, I woke up about 7:10 AM, which would, of course be 6:10 if it were still Central Standard Time.
However, arising that late made me about 15 minutes late to work. This is not an issue for me or my supervisor, as long as I get my work done, and I am not late for assigned meetings. I had no looming deadlines today, so no harm, no foul. On the other hand, I frequently arrive at work well before the standard starting time, and get a “head start” on the day.
This morning, because of my late start, because I had a long list of tasks and chores I wanted to accomplish, and who knows what else, I felt like I started behind. It seemed like the morning just flew by, and I did not accomplish everything I had set out to do. Then, this afternoon, all of a sudden, I started completing tasks in an inordinately rapid succession, and it felt like time slowed down.
I have written before about this change in time: mostly, I refer to the periods during which time seems protracted, not compacted, like it felt this morning. I have actually been going through a period of protracted time: I am experiencing insomnia, and have been for some three weeks. I am not sure why, but my nights seem to consist of extended time. I may be doing more reading than usual, but am not remembering to or getting around to accomplishing other tasks. But the time still seems protracted.
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