Manning the morning desk

For those of you who visit my blog from time to time, I have to apologize for being away these last two days. Right now I'm filling in for Rachel Slavik as the morning anchor. That means I don't necessarily have the stories to tell you about from the field each day, but there's still plenty going on. I've always loved doing the morning show --- there's something about the idea of helping people to start their day on the right note and I feel very privileged when people let me into their lives for those precious morning hours. The only downside has to be the crazy schedule. To produce the show I wake up at midnight, then go into work and finish up a little after 9 a.m. When I step out the door as most people are going to work, it's a cool thing to have your whole day ahead of you like that. The problem is, as soon as I reach my house, I fall asleep. It doesn't matter where I am or what I'm doing, I always end up waking up hours later, disoriented. That inevitably leads to no sleep at night and feeling a bit like a walking zombie. But luckily, I'm blessed with a ready supply of caffeine whenever I need it. A few cups of tea or coffee and I'm back to my old, perky self.