All nighter

I've pulled all-nighters when I did the 48hr group builds and foud it was fun to do once a year.  As a teen, I used to work all night, then still have energy to work or play during the day.  Now I'm much older,  I find that since I work 12 hours day, then come home, work out, do house chores, then maybe get a minute or two on the bench, by the time the clock strokes 10pm, I'm ready to count sheep.  I need at least 6 hrs a sleep a day or I'm a vegetable and if I'm not alert, then I make stupid mistakes, get frustrated, and quite modeling, so I tend to build when I'm well rested.  

I like to work late at night because it peaceful no distraction my concentration is better .through the day there is distractions I have a hard time concentrating. 

I rarely pull an all-nighter, just for the sake of building...it does happen though! I work my tail off during Summer, so I pretty much have Winter free. I own an asphalt seal coating company...just me, by myself, for myself! In Winter, I'm "on call" at my local airport, to keep the runway clear of snow, in case "Survival Flight" gets a call that requires their Citation. Many of those nights do turn into all-nighters, and I hit the bench when I get home. During Winter, I'm typically up until 2-3-4 in the morning, at the bench. During Summer, bench time is rare. There's days that I'm out by 6pm...then I wake up at 2-3am and build until it's time to get busy with the day. Aside from that, about the only bench time I get is on rain days.

I used to do that sort of building when I was a young barracks rat and did not yet have my car on base. Buy a model Friday afternoon and it would be all done about 48 or so hours later. Fast forward nearly 35 years and I’m like some of the others and I nickle and dime my bench time nowadays. Like MC my work area is in front of a window and has fair lighting at best during hours of darkness. I’ll do some work in the evening, but anything that requires good light is out.

No, I work a little here and a little there. My biggest problem is the lack of great lighting. My bench light is adequate but nothing like daylight. Currently my bench is in front of a big window, so I take advantage of the scenery and light and rarely work after the sun goes down. It helps that I'm on dissability for now.

I usually work at the bench whenever I can. I work until swmbo has something for me to do or help her with. There are times that I start around 7ish and work until the wee hours of the morning. I have been known to be found at the bench at 7 or 8 in the morning when the wife gets up and doesn't find me in the bed. This happens on quite a few mornings. I'll eat breakfast and go to bed for a few hours. Retirement is great.

Jim  

During my college years, I remember modeling until 2 or 3 in the morning and not skipping a beat the next day.  Now, I’d fall asleep at the bench by midnight.  But, I agree, it is extremely peaceful in the wee hours of the night.