03/16/2010: "ponderings..."

various ponderings from over the weekend and today:

how many of each season a person will see in their lifetime
if i live until im 80 years old - how many spring seasons will i see.

the first 5 i woudnt even notice (5)
the next 11 im at school so wouldnt really take much notice (11)
then im busy with full time work until i see the light in my mid 30s (17)

so im around 33, already halfway through my life (should i live until im 80) that means id have just 47 to look forward to. this also applies to summers, autumns and winters, christmas' easters, birthdays, etc. im already 40 so im just down to 40 left.
this is not a lot when you think about it.

why has my sleep pattern changed?
always a light sleeper for as far back as i can remember - in the past two years my sleep pattern has changed, not only do i doze off sometimes, but i also sleep like a log. i nod off quickly and im out cold.
i have also started having dreams - something ive not done since i was a teenager, now i dream almost every other night.
very weird

why do i have less time now than i used to?
as you get older, your priorities change, this happens to everyone i think.
from leaving school to early - mid 30s, its all about work and play, one pays for the other.
when mid to late 30s hit, things change and you start getting bored of the same old work all week then beer all weekend routine - well at least i did

now prior to this "change" i was always stuck for time, but now i only work part time, some days just a bit of cdriving and na hour at work, yet i have even less time now than i used to have..... im not very well organised but im forever chasing my tail or struggle to find time to do things.. bizarre