Friday, January 30, 2009

6AM......snooze button........

I tried.

I promise.

I really and truly did try!

Last night I read this post over on a sweet blog called The secret Life of Kat and was honestly inspired. I have been attempting to become a morning person ever since having children. At first, when I had my son, it was always a fight to get out of bed. I didn't like it. No. Scratch that. I HATED it.

See, there are morning people and there are night people. Naturally I am just a night person. It's just who I am, and yet I long to be a morning person. I really do love the mornings. Once I'm up and out of bed. I love the quiet, and the calm that mornings bring. I also love feeling like I have accomplished so much more by being up just a few hours earlier. It's not like I sleep in until noon. No, most days I'm up downstairs eating breakfast by 8am. (To be completely honest thought, sometimes there are wonderful days when the kids will sleep in and so naturally I'll sleep in too!)

Last night I went to bed early. My head hit the pillow, just before 10pm. The plan was to wake up a 6am. Perfect right? I'd get 8 hours sleep and still be able to get up early and have some time by myself. I was sincerely looking forward to being up by myself in our quiet house.
I planned to have so quiet time with God. Enjoy a nice cup of tea, read and perhaps...and I say this very loosely, get in a workout.

Well, my night did not go as planned. Our sweet children decided to play tag team on us. Honestly I think I ended up getting maybe 4 hours of broken up sleep. Baby girl was just having an off night. She was up a handful of times. Our big boy wanted to sleep in our bed because- get this: his bed wasn't comfy enough. (He really just likes to cuddle with Chris!)
Though I'd have to say big sister had the worst night. She's been fighting a cold for about a week now, but last night things turned for the worst. She had a fever and was up crying the entire night.

Her and I have spent most of the day cuddling on the couch. Poor little thing, this is NOT like her. Usually she is running around like a chicken with it's head cut off. Really the girl has more energy than she knows what to do with!

So, needless to say, I think I need a do-over. I really, really, REALLY do want to get up early. I just find it impossible to do so when my children make other plans for me :) Any tips on still getting up early, when you've been up all night?

Ok. So here's the new plan. I'm going to give myself another couple nights to catch up on sleep and try to get up early starting Sunday morning. Ya. I think that may be a little more realistic for me, than jumping right in to getting up early tomorrow. I'm all about honestly here people. I need my sleep!

**Update**
My big girl and I just got home from the clinic. We waited patiently for just under 3 hours (nice health care system) and she has two ear infections. Poor baby! No wonder she was up screaming all night and throughout the day. Hopefully with her medicine she will have a better sleep tonight!

Ok, I'm exhausted.
I'm off to sleep now too.
Goodnight!

4 comments:

  1. I sure hope A is feeling better this weekend.

    Yes, I struggle with getting up in the morning too :-(.

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  2. Thanks so much Lindsay :)

    Thankfully, A is back to herself now. Amazing, what 24hours on antibiotics will do!

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  3. I sure hope A is feeling better this weekend.

    Yes, I struggle with getting up in the morning too :-(.

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  4. Thanks so much Lindsay :)

    Thankfully, A is back to herself now. Amazing, what 24hours on antibiotics will do!

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