holding pattern

how we get where we're going

For several days in a row I woke up early, three hours before it was time to get up.

The first time, I just laid there exhausted in half-sleep until it was finally time to get moving for the day. Still exhausted, I drank extra coffee and hit the wall long before bedtime that night.

The second day, I fell back asleep after two hours of fading in and out in…