Trade Show Day 3 Done; Wrapup Tomorrow
Nov. 30th, 2022 09:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Day 3 of the AWS re:Invent trade show is in the books. Tomorrow, Day 4, is the last.
Today felt easier than Day 2 yesterday even though both days were the same length. I think the difference is I got more sleep last night than Monday night.
Monday I went to bed at midnight and woke up at 4:30am Tuesday. I tossed and turned until 5:30 when I decided, "Screw it, I'm up." I think I'm suffering east coast jet lag. I was on the east coast for 9 days before spending just 16 hours at home in California and then turning around to come out here.
Knowing I may not be able to sleep past 5am again I went to bed earlier Tuesday night. I was asleep by 9pm. It wasn't hard as I was so worn out. Sure enough, I awoke at 5 on Wednesday. But I'd had a full night's sleep by then, so I got up and started my day. I used the early morning hours to catch up on work I put off Tuesday night. Successfully shifting my work schedule to match my jet-lagged sleep schedule reminds me of how I dealt with 8-hour time zone shifts when I was traveling monthly to Asia years ago.
Anyway, Day 3 is now done. Tomorrow, Day 4, the show floor is open 10am-4pm. My flight home departs at 8:30pm.
Will tomorrow be another 5am day? I don't think so. The jet lag is wearing off. It's already after 9pm and I'm not very tired. I do hope I can get to sleep soon and wake up kinda early, maybe 6? That'll give me a few hours in the morning to take care of stuff, including packing, checking out, and leaving my suitcase with the bell desk, before heading over to the show.
Today felt easier than Day 2 yesterday even though both days were the same length. I think the difference is I got more sleep last night than Monday night.
Monday I went to bed at midnight and woke up at 4:30am Tuesday. I tossed and turned until 5:30 when I decided, "Screw it, I'm up." I think I'm suffering east coast jet lag. I was on the east coast for 9 days before spending just 16 hours at home in California and then turning around to come out here.
Knowing I may not be able to sleep past 5am again I went to bed earlier Tuesday night. I was asleep by 9pm. It wasn't hard as I was so worn out. Sure enough, I awoke at 5 on Wednesday. But I'd had a full night's sleep by then, so I got up and started my day. I used the early morning hours to catch up on work I put off Tuesday night. Successfully shifting my work schedule to match my jet-lagged sleep schedule reminds me of how I dealt with 8-hour time zone shifts when I was traveling monthly to Asia years ago.
Anyway, Day 3 is now done. Tomorrow, Day 4, the show floor is open 10am-4pm. My flight home departs at 8:30pm.
Will tomorrow be another 5am day? I don't think so. The jet lag is wearing off. It's already after 9pm and I'm not very tired. I do hope I can get to sleep soon and wake up kinda early, maybe 6? That'll give me a few hours in the morning to take care of stuff, including packing, checking out, and leaving my suitcase with the bell desk, before heading over to the show.