It’s hard to believe that almost two years have passed since Ben and I went to Comic Con in San Diego. I loved it and wanted to start going every year… but last year I couldn’t go because of my class schedule and Ben’s work schedule. And this year isn’t happening either, which is extra sad because I’m going to miss out on seeing my friends from Cincinnati who are going for the first time. 
But don’t throw me a pity party just yet. This time next week I’ll be at WonderCon in San Francisco! WonderCon is basically Comic Con Jr. in a different city at a different time of year and with not as many headlining geek celebrities. Now I just need to get through the next couple days of deadlines and maybe catch up on my sleep a little. I’m very excited, see also: sleep deprived. Going to fix that now, hopefully!
It’s been a really long week. And a long few weeks of very little sleep.
I’m the type of person who functions best on around eight hours of sleep. Sleeping less than seven hours a night on a regular basis is something that I have not historically been able to do—usually I have to “catch up” with a night or two of 8-10 hours of sleep every couple days or my body forces me to pass out on the couch or floor or wherever I land. Having a regular sleep schedule can prove difficult because, though I am capable of getting up early to go to work or school or other functions, I am a night owl. My motivation and creativity just kick into gear as midnight approaches—even if I’ve been sleepy in the early evening and especially if I know I have to get up in the morning.
The last few weeks, though, I have surprised myself. I’ve been very busy in seemingly every possible area of my life and have been functioning (with the help of coffee and my natural adrenaline) on about 20 fewer hours of sleep a week. Going to bed very late and getting up at regular hour because I have to in order to keep up with everything.
Of course it’s not sustainable, but still. It’s just not something I expected that I would ever be able to do. Blogging every day has contributed to fewer sleeping hours, but I don’t mind. It’s been worth it to me.
On the agenda for this weekend is sleeping in to give this new cycle a break and knocking out more items on my to-do list. It’s not going to slow down for at least another month. The good news is that I’m better prepared to handle it than I was even a few months ago.
