Log 5 - Day 7
Catching up.
Huh.
So it turns out going to bed early did the trick. I'm not gonna lie, this was kind of a long shot. I figured Lacey has been going to bed early for the last 20 years and she's always up well before her alarm, so it couldn't hurt to try, but I didn't think it would actually work.
It's not like I'm gaining hours of spare time. I usually go to bed at 11, so three days ago (my last log) I tried going to bed 30 minutes early and woke up a little over 1 minute earlier. . Yesterday I went to bed at 9:00 pm and I'm currently writing this a full 5 minutes before my alarm! 6:25 Baby!
5 minutes does, unfortunately, seem to be the max I can get though; two days ago I tried going to bed at 8:30 and all I got for it was a weird look from Lacey. If anything, It took me longer to fall asleep than at 9, and so I ended up actually sleeping in a few minutes before I realized what I was doing.
Goes without saying no progress was made in loops 5-6. If there was, there would be a log. Messing with my sleep schedule threw me off and by the time I was out the door I knew I would be too late to make it. Still, I was able to take some notes:
The guy steps into the path of the truck at exactly 7:35 am, meaning I have 1 hour and 10 minutes to stop that from happening every day. That means prep, getting there, and execution of my plan must require a maximum of 70 minutes, including the 34 minutes it takes for me to drive there.
Actually I wonder if there is a better route. I'm going to try a few different paths over the next couple loops, and keep note of which one is fastest.
Okay, my alarm just went off, I'm gonna try getting there well early, and when the guy tries crossing the road I'm just gonna tackle the guy. Maybe I'm overthinking it and it's just that simple!