"NO!" ...ahh, that has a nice ring to it.

Now officially on the Roomate & Luke training program, I am doing the 5am thing regularly. By that, I mean I started today and plan to keep it up.

But here's the thing: I need to sleep. Operating on less than six hours of sleep is akin, for me, to having a mild hangover, which is akin to having soul-sucking leeches feeding on my brain. Not the ideal condition in which to show up at work.

So I'll be learning to say "no" to that one extra thing (or eight) that I tend to try to fit into my day in the interest of getting my runs in, finishing my freelance work on schedule, showing up for fancy-shoe-store work bright and chipper, cooking and eating real food, and breathing. All before I go to bed at 10:00. I could also use some time to do housework, take care of my bike (which I was scolded for not doing yesterday), play with my cat, read, paint... all those things my imaginary friend, who posesses time management skills, does without me while I am out being overcommitted to nothing in particular and certainly not to my own sanity.