I’ve said a couple of times over the past year that sleep does not come easily at the moment, however I’ve decided not to worry about it and instead decided to use the time productively. What has eased the concern more is that several of the office bearers in this new place seem to also not sleep particularly well. Even before arriving here, it was not unknown to receive emails from at least one of the elders in the early hours of the morning.

At a recent award ceremony one of the office bearers was sitting opposite me, while the keynote speaker was being introduced. In the introduction we heard how this woman worked all hours, and often was emailing in the early hours of the morning. The office bearer caught my eye, knowing that only that day they had discovered an email from me sent at around 1.30am. But with the smirk, there was the acknowledgement of pot and kettle.

However I wonder about this alien place I’ve come to. Does anyone go to bed before midnight, and sleep for a normal length of time?