I'm ruined!

Yep, I've got plans ruined before. It was hard to get back first but I managed to. Mostly, my plans get ruined because of friends. You know how friends can be so insisting at times, that's how my friends are. Whenever they plan something out they include me in it and when I say I'm not gonna be able to come, they start saying how it'll be fun. Of course I like fun so I always go.

Yes I have. Since I work in a school, I have summers off from the school, but continue to work my other jobs. Last summer, I did not find a job to temporarily replace my school job. Soooo, I would stay up late and sleep in, just like you did. This summer though, I found a nanny job just for the summer, so that is helping a little bit since I have to be on a schedule, just like a regular job. But I have been off since last Thursday, before the long Holiday weekend, so I have been in the bad routine of staying up late and sleeping in. I will go back to work on Monday and will hopefully be able to easily get back into the swing of things. I do like some spontaneity in my life, but now that I am in my 30s, it's amazing how much I appreciate consistenecy.

I have no schedule to ruin, and that is the pits. I used to be an early riser, now I stay up late and when I wake up, even if it is early I have no real energy. I hope you get back on track really soon.

It is but natural that when you went on vacation your schedule would have gone hay wire. Now you are back to your place, things will fall down or say settle. It is a matter of few days. All the best.

ya know, I expected to have a hard time when I got back from my vacation, but since the roomie's mom seemed to enjoy getting up early, since her husband wants her to stay in bed while he sleeps in, I wasn't going to protest too much... We ended up getting up earlier every morning while I was on vacation than I normally would want - and, in fact, seldom get to sleep to the alarm since... does mean I'm rarely getting enough sleep - and don't ya know that when I do, I'm tired all day!

Shame on you! lol It will take you a while to get back on your schedule. Sounds like you had a fun vacation. I had alot of trouble getting to bed some nights when I was working. I am a night person anyway and so there were times I was introuble. Then when the stress set in I might as well forget sleep. You will get back to it sooner than you think. I might set a second alarm for a few days though. lol

My body has always been pretty good about adjusting to sleeping and waking up when I need to. I am not a morning person at all, but my body has gotten used to me getting up at a certain time. I still usually wake up around the same time if I have to or not. A few weeks ago I worked till 5 am when I usually work 9 am -5 pm. That threw me off for about a day.

Hi Jen! Welcome Back! Glad you had a nice vacation! It has been a few years now since I've "worked regular hours" so I am totally thrown off any schedule. I go to bed sometimes in the wee hours of the morning and sleep during the day unless I have an appointment to go to. Sometimes I will go to bed earlier (12:00am). But, I do remember how difficult it was for me to ever keep a "normal" schedule. I've always had Insomnia so some nights I would just watch the clock and be a wreck the next day at work! It's hard to get back into a routine, but you will get used to it in a few days!

Yes, this has happened when I had jet lag, but usually after the horrible first and or second day, you body will pretty much go back.. especially the prior routine was well en-routed into your system.

For me yes it is happened if you are in vacation your routine work will be not easy at just like me before.

I used to wake up at 5:30 in the morning, which was just enough time for me to get to the office by 7:30am. But ever since I've moved to the new job, I've 'ruined' my own schedule! When I wake up in the morning, the idea that I work close by, always pops into my head. So, I have been waking up closer and closer to 7:30. The fact that we don't have any time cards to maintain, doesn't help too!

Hi Jen LOL doesn't it actually feel nice to be able to do so for the few days you did? I am sure you will be tried the first couple days but then you will drop to bed thereafter and get back to your routine. Yes I had been known to do the same when I worked offline quite a bit actually, especially during holidays and the kids were over. OMG, so much fun but then the next day I was like a zombie. Cheers to your Early bird days again soon.

Yes, i had a ruined schedule before but I did my best to patch up things and get back to my used to schedule. Maybe you should do that by sleeping early and not doing excuses. Have a good rest for that will cause stress in you. :)

dear Jen we are in the same boat. When I have two weeks off I will turn into the worst night owl for the first week and then during the second week I will get adjusted to my original schedule of at least hearing the alarm clock 3:30 am as normally I get up at 4 am. Now I had two weeks off work and now the third week of sick leave and will have to return to work 19th so I make sure I hear my alarm clock even if I dont get up at 3:30 or 4 am yet. Of course that means its lights out 11 pm so now I have another hour to mylot.

I'm a night owl so I would have your problem in reverse. I would have to try to get to bed early so I could get up to go to the beach early , It rarely happens. Luckily I can and have worked on 2-3 hours of sleep. But once vacation is over, I go back to my regular schedule.

Jen, I used to work day shift,except for one day a week when I would work the third shift and it seemed as though my body clock was always a mess! I could never seem to sleep during the day and then the next day I did want to sleep, but if I did then I could not sleep that night before I went back to work for the day shift. It seemed to always mess my schedule up. I guess it was not a lame excuse, but the employer didn't understand it. Hope that you are getting back into the schedule and I am glad you enjoyed your trip!

I am a late sleeper all the time........up half the night. The last few weeks, I have been watching my 3 year old grandson 2 or 3 days a week. The rest of the week, I have been getting up earlier than I used to, until I stayed up later than I had been and started my old sleeping habits. These last 3 days, I have needed to be up earlier but can't make myself go to bed earlier. I always seem to find things to keep me occupied in the wee hours! Needless to say, with the lesser amount of sleep, my butt is dragging today. Am thinking that my grandson's nap time is looking good for me as well!! BUT I did threaten yesterday and didn't sleep when he did...........tomorrow-Sun or Mon, I will be in WV and on whatever schedule is set by the rest of the group staying in the national forest cabin with me........sister, daughter and 3 granddaughters!! I hate mornings.......early ones, anyway.

hi jen, u WILL GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS. cAN'T KEEP A GOOD WOMAN DOWN, LOL.I don't have to go by any scedule anymore altho i try to do something productive every day.Glad u enjoyed your vacation. U sure deserved one as hard as u work. hugs.

my lord, a long response just got zapped. every time i forget to copy, that happens like i was going to say, when i worked it happened all the time. so hard to get back into the grind and schedule after a great vacation.

Yes several times I have ruined my schedule because of my sleeping habit. I know I have to wake up in the morning so I could cook for my hubby, do the house chores but nope I could not get up that early since I sleep so late. I have always been comfortable waking at noon time and sleep late into the night it gives me so much room to work and a lot of peace. But when it comes to commitments that I need to wake up early in the morning, I have to drag my butt off the bed.