Good morning. While so exhausted last night that my eyes were burning, and while so run down I couldn't imagine my body waking up automatically at 3:30am again... it did. And while I have no idea how this will affect my attention span and functioning later today, being up early really was very productive for me.
On that note, a small departure from the intention of this post: I used to be able to burn the candle at both ends - get up early, stay up late. And as I've gone through this process of figuring out how to hone in and capitalize on my most productive parts of the day, and recognizing that I'm just not good at being up early and going to bed late, I've wondered where I've ended up. Some days I can stay up until 1am... but its the getting up again at 4am that's been hard. Now, I'm up at 3:30am but going to bed at 9:30pm. It seems I should just pick one end of the day and stick with it. I would say morning productivity has been much better than late night so I'll keep with it for a while and see if it sticks.
Anyways, I finished (99%) of sections B-D of my outline for Michigan. Tomorrow I need to tackle E-H of my outline and this is EXCITING because this is the meat of the hypothesis to my dissertation research. I'm comparing reports, responses, policies, etc. All the nerdy crap that I actually like.
Finally, one intention of this post (I've decided) is to every day list something I will do once finished. As a result I will have a list of 75 things to do when I'm done - with no real time frame on when to do them, but it will help me remember my bucket list. There is also no real order to this either. I forgot to include this yesterday so I've got two listed today:
1. Learn Spanish with Samara and Mackenzie (refresh and revamp my own knowledge while they learn)
2. Read a novel without feeling guilty
For 8 weeks before I took the Bar exam, I got up every morning at 4 am and studied through to 8 am. Four hours, down in the basement at a computer. Studying. In bed by 9 or 9:30 though. Although tired by the end of that grind, it was a routine that became imbedded due to the necessity, yes, but also because I was on a "high" of getting it done. Of accomplishment. In knowing I was in "my groove" as it were. Keep at it, sweetie, and I'll do my part... moving heaven's grace and blessing down upon you and your family...
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