I hate jetlag. Waah.

froggiebecky

Hi everyone--sorry for the silence lately. It's been a rough week at work/school, and then I spent the weekend in an airplane, and I'm back in Australia for 2.5 months. on the fieldwork/rock star tour. It's a bit crazy--2 weeks in Sydney, 2 in Cairns, 2 in Sydney, 3 in cairns, 2 in Sydney, then back to the UK.

But I hate the 12-hour jetlag. being in a fog half the day, when I need to be working, and having toddler-style meltdowns when I don't get my nap. I know you're not supposed to sleep during the day, but I can't do it--I take a nap at 4pm so I can stay up later at night (and sleep later in the morning). It'll be alright in a few days, but until then…waaaah.

11 years ago

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Alexandra

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Hugs! And FWIW, as a frequent air traveler, I find naps extremely valuable.

11 years ago

viva

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Oh Becky, that sounds just brutal! What line of work are you in? No solutions here, just commiseration ... sleep when you can, exercise if you can, and eat healthy if possible. Those things are so hard for me when I travel, but when I manage to pull them off I always feel better. For some reason, the eating always goes out the window and it should be relatively easy to control -- but I always feel better when I can keep a handle on it. Good luck!

11 years ago

Thistle

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Totally brutal. I remember my 36 hour trip to India. Didn't get back on schedule until I returned home.

Wish I had better tips for you!

11 years ago

Suz

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Ugh. Commiserations here.

For the future, do you know about this: http://www.jetlagrooster.com

For my last transatlantic flight, I used the schedule, along with one of those blue lights: http://www.usa.philips.com/c-p.....ergy-light

And it really helped.

11 years ago

anne

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No advice from me, but commiserations!!

11 years ago

minimalist

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Just commiseration here, too.

11 years ago

Isabel

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OMG ! Why are you torturing yourself so ? ; ) I have no remedy and I hate flying and jet lag and all that stuff. You are actually very brave !

11 years ago

abc

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Sounds like a very busy schedule. If I recall this isn't your first time doing this, so I will spare you my approach to jet lag, seems like you have your method. I hope you get some rest and get on Aussie-time soon.

11 years ago

froggiebecky

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Viva, I'm doing a PhD in environmental science, but it's a joint program between a university in Australia and a university in scotland, so I travel between the two. (Sounds luxurious…until you see the paperwork involved) I've done the trek before, but when I head over to Scotland, my advisor there seems to ignore time to adjust, and coming over here, I've simply got too much work to do to spend a week doing half-days.

Suz--thanks for the app! That's a great recommendation. I've recently found some great little travel things that make life nice. I'll definitely give this one a whirl.

Isabel--thanks. It's interesting that you comment that I'm brave. I don't think I am (no more or less than anyone else, that is), but a roommate from college says it all the time.

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