Last week, I got a bit of a chuckle when peeps were repeatedly asking what time I wake in order to have a load of laundry, some much needed exercise, a hot shower, and some duds on all before I wake my kids each day. But, I have to admit, I also felt a big twinge of sympathy for those moms whose kiddos wake before dawn's early light: Never had that problem. No, I have to literally shake my kids a few times in the morning before they show even the smallest signs of life. I think it's genetic 'cause I could sleep f-o-r-e-v-e-r, if ever life let me.
Anyway, I wake at 6AM, when the husb'd leaves for work, and I wake the kiddos at 7:30AM. Laundry takes but a second since I can literally roll outta bed and into the spin cycle, if I wanted, so the rest of the time is all mine, mine, mine.
This week, the challenge is to get to bed on time.
I very much lean toward being a Night-Owl, which is probably why I could sleep forever, if ever life let me. Staying up much later than the rest of the family gives me the peace and solitude that I crave for personal jaunts, like reading, writing, thinking, planning, and zoning out. But, lounging about alone in the dark just doesn't give me the sleep I need to function without a nice boost of caffeine midday, so I need to work on this.
Starting this week, I am gonna give myself only one hour for solo-time each night and force myself into bed at 10PM. I greatly fear that I may lay there with my eyes peeled open, staring into the nothingness of my room, counting the acrobatic floaties in my corneas, for hours, which I will count by checking the digital clock at two- and three-minute intervals, and sighing the air from my lungs in exasperation, not exhaustion.
Even so, tonight, I'm gonna try this Bedtime for Frances challenge.
And, if I live through this night, I'm gonna try it again tomorrow.
What time do you go beddy-by? Do you get enough sleep each night to be the Stepford Mommy you wanna be? Have you ever slept f-o-r-e-v-e-r?
And breeze on over to Tammy's Recipes for more sleepy-weepy encouragement.
I'm sure you will sleep... :) If not don't give up and try again tomorrow night. :)
ReplyDeleteHi! I just came across your blog after searching for some other mamas who homeschool using the Charlotte Mason method of teaching. It's funny you bring up this topic because I have just made the decision to FINALLY get on a normal sleep schedule after this school year ends. (My oldest is in afternoon kindergarten classes right now, but we are already in the process of beginning to transition to homeschooling) We have gotten into the habit of just sleeping into whenever and although the boys have a set bedtime, I have had horrible insomnia for years and am usually up much too late! One of my goals with starting homeschooling is to get into a better sleep routine though. I'm sure it's going to be a tough transition, but I'm hoping that eventually it will help all of us to become much more productive and focused!
ReplyDeleteI'm the same way. I'm affraid I'm going to lay there looking at the ceiling tonight.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, LL..I could totally stay up late and get up early. I've always been that way!!! My husband couldn't understand why I stayed up so late, but I told him that that was my "alone" time!! Now he doesn't say anything because he's used to it!! I usually get up around 7, and my little ones get up around 8:30!! I could never "sleep in" past a certain time, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't like to! LOL
ReplyDeleteJust came across you're blog and I'm so loving it! Just love your expressive writing. :) And I'ma sleeping in forever kind of girl too. On saturdays we get up late and take long naps! I could hibernate all winter!
ReplyDeleteSloth! Slug!
ReplyDeleteSorry. Just had to rib you. Seriously, can't relate...not me...
BTW: you need to re-schedge the trip. Sometime before the rapture would be grand. Wink wink and all that.
--jmh
I am definitely a night owl, so this task will be quite the challenge! I think being a late riser is genetic because my kids are definitely like me and have been since birth....night owls and late risers!
ReplyDeleteToo funny! Glad to find your blog :) Good luck getting to bed earlier!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment! So how'd you do last night? :)
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely a night owl. As a matter of fact, I currently have tape on my lids in order to keep them open.
ReplyDeleteSo funny that you are blogging about this. This is the 2nd time in the past 24 hours that I've heard someone talking about keeping to a bedtime. Novel idea that may be a better idea than I would have ever thought!
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