Wednesday, March 30, 2022


Another crappy sleep. Sigh. I am rethinking some of the timing on alarms now that I don't have to manage dropping Laurne off at school. I still value getting up and out and doing more with my day than just waking up to start work. Having an hour or two each morning to manage the routines and needs for my own sanity makes Geoff a more pleasant person to be around, and causes him to speak in the third person too. What got me started on this path was the act of waking naturally. The "SAD" light helps in some ways but I think I'll try something new starting tomorrow, skip that, and set alarms based on sunrise, which I can do within the Home app. I'm also going to stop tracking metrics for sleep because I don't and won't wear the AppleWatch to bed and the metrics are not about sleep they're about 'inactive tech'. My sleep sucks so maybe I'll just monitor quality or just stop all together. It's not like it matters unless somebody's looking for an explaination as to my mental breakdown being correlated to sleep deprevation. Work was ok but i'm still behind and still struggling to keep up and stay focused. I'm having 1:1's tomorrow with both RP and MM and I hope to get some traction out of that. The dogs have completely stopped barking. Those collars are actually working really well. I'm hoping it stays consistent. I met Bonnie and Kelly at Panorama today to give them a chance to get some of the items of Linda's that might resonate for them to have. They didn't take a lot but what they did take seemed to matter and that's what the idea was about. It's such an undertaking to clear that place out and the complexity is overwhleming. As was actually getting her death certificate today to mail to Kathy. Lauren's license came, too, and she's continuing to show an increasing degree of independance and maturation. It's rewarding to witness. Tommy's worked with me on booking one of the dive outings in our Hawaii trip next week and Lauen/Jen's Disneyland trip is just around the corner. I think this is going to be a good break and a welcome distraction for all of us. Now all Jen and I need is a week away solo.