Wiped

I went out with some friends from C4 last night. We stayed up WAY too late, and had fun, but my gosh I'm getting too old for this! My bedtime needs to be no later than 11:30, and I need my eight hours of beauty rest on a nightly basis. I'm one of those people, I think, that function much better on regularity and routine. I tend to do better when I can engage in "rituals" such as getting into the habit of making the bed in the mornings, going to bed at 10:30 then reading for an hour, stopping by the same coffee place at 7:45 each day, and taking my lunch at 12:00 sharp.

Perhaps it is time for me to stop going out in the evenings altogether. There is plenty to do with friends on the weekends and right after work. I don't need to pull all-nighters with people anymore. I was just preaching to my dad about not pushing himself to the limits of what his body can handle. I could use some of my own advice.

I'm getting ready to buckle down and study, so that I can say that I did something productive today. I have two new fascinating books from school that I'm looking forward to sinking my teeth into!