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Old Nov 27, 2022, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by MuddyBoots View Post
That's the thing, I feel like I have even less structure because some days I work 9am-2pm and some days 3pm-8pm so my med schedule and my sleeping schedule (which were very strict before) are off. Some days I don't even take all my meds because I spend my entire break trying to pee and I forget to bring my bag to the bathroom with me.
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Originally Posted by MuddyBoots View Post
I've asked for my hours to be cut down to 10/week, effective two weeks from now. Will I make it those two weeks? I'll find out. But today wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I screwed up a couple times but my till was as it should be when I left. Trainee manager had to leave though because during her break she got ran over.

I'm working until 9pm tomorrow. Guess that means two days without food if I can make it until 4 without b/p.
Is the trainee manager all right? Relatively speaking, I mean? That's not a small incident!

When I was going to school and/or working "flexible" hours, I set what I called totems through the day to look forward to. Stuff that, barring a major life event, wouldn't change. It didn't have to be fancy. For instance, one semester I set aside an hour after class but before work to get a coffee, do a sudoku puzzle and read a spy novel. Or I'd look up new releases at the movie theater and plan some movie nights a month or so in advance.

For me, those totems gave a small sense of structure, a milestone to look forward to when everything else was in flux.
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