My entire family has a really bad case of jet lag. It's 4 AM and all 4 of us are wide awake. It's been brutal for us and everyone that wants to spend time with us. Just in case you have never experienced the effects of jet lag here is what you've been missing:
Headache
Disorientation
Anxiety
Exhaustion
Indigestion
Dehydration
Impaired Coordination
Dealing with these effects has caused us to:
be impatient
be late for appointments
miss appointments and/or activities altogether
seem tired instead of fresh throughout the day
We have tried all the tips and tricks to mitigate our jet lag and so far we have received no benefits. We've been here less than a week but already these effects have given people the impression that we are: lazy, recluses, terrible parents, unreliable, self-involved and annoying in general.
In case you are feeling any of the above please let me assure you we are not purposely any of those things: We are tired. TIRED.
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Sorry, I nodded off there for a second. Oh wait, no I didn't. I'm still wide awake and still TIRED.
Konbanwa.
Yeah- this is one of the reasons David and I plan specifically to have our own DAYS of family quiet time after big trips or after giving birth. People can be so self-absorbed and not really think about how exhausted you really are.
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Love the pic! Hope you are able to slowly adjust. (of course there is the possibility you will adjust just in time to go back.) Good luck!
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