This is an unexpected issue.
Apr. 20th, 2021 02:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreEver since my stroke I've gotten mentally tired really fast. It's a damaged brain trying to process everything that a human experiences in a day. kshandra can tell just how fast I can come to a screeching halt when overstimulated.
This is why I love my job so much. The two shifts are separated giving me recovery time. But since we came back, there has been a change. See, last year my shifts were 0730-0900 in the morning and 1415-1545 in the afternoon. On Wednesdays, the afternoon shift was 1315-145 due to the district-mandated minimum day. So I had a break of about five hours every day but Wednesday, when the break was four hours. More than enough time to recover, eat, noodle on the internet, or just chill and watch strange videos.
But the new schedule is much tighter. The same morning shift, but the later shift is now 1115-1215. So my break is only two hours. That's not really enough time for me to fully recharge. I've been coming home really tired and draggy. Then today happened.
There was a traffic collision right in my intersection during my morning shift. All the kids were already in school, no one was injured, the driver at fault immediately took responsibility. I called the police and a CSO came out to handle things.
This was something new. This burned a lot of spoons. I was barely able to drag myself out for my afternoon shift and still cut out early. Luckily, we only have roughly four weeks left, and next school year will be back to normal. But until then, I'm going to focus more on eating and resting during my short break time.
kshandra can tell just how fast I can come to a screeching halt when overstimulated.This is why I love my job so much. The two shifts are separated giving me recovery time. But since we came back, there has been a change. See, last year my shifts were 0730-0900 in the morning and 1415-1545 in the afternoon. On Wednesdays, the afternoon shift was 1315-145 due to the district-mandated minimum day. So I had a break of about five hours every day but Wednesday, when the break was four hours. More than enough time to recover, eat, noodle on the internet, or just chill and watch strange videos.
But the new schedule is much tighter. The same morning shift, but the later shift is now 1115-1215. So my break is only two hours. That's not really enough time for me to fully recharge. I've been coming home really tired and draggy. Then today happened.
There was a traffic collision right in my intersection during my morning shift. All the kids were already in school, no one was injured, the driver at fault immediately took responsibility. I called the police and a CSO came out to handle things.
This was something new. This burned a lot of spoons. I was barely able to drag myself out for my afternoon shift and still cut out early. Luckily, we only have roughly four weeks left, and next school year will be back to normal. But until then, I'm going to focus more on eating and resting during my short break time.
