Sleep is for the Weak
And just to be clear, I AM the weak. Which is my way of saying oh my goodness I am so tired. Again. What is with that baby of mine, he is starting to sleep “well”, most of the time. But when he wakes up at 4am (he gets a bottle) he sometimes insists on crying for 30 to 60 minutes afterward. Unless you hold him forever (he cries whenever you give up and put him back down – and he wakes up even more if I try bring him to bed with me).
So anyway, I’ve had a couple of rough mornings this week. And I’ve been going to bed late. And so the grammar in this post – not so good, sorry! I’ll wake up soon, I hope!
I was thinking last night of this lovely post for my blog about how helpful it can be for a wahm to get out alone for some fresh air and exercise when possible. I’ve been walking a couple of times per week with my BFF at night and it is so good for me mentally and physically. We meet between our houses and the first 10 minutes of walking I’m alone and blog post ideas flow so freely in my head. There’s just one little problem with it all. She isn’t available to walk until 7pm or so. I’m usually waiting until close to then for DH to be available to take over the kiddos too. I don’t mind walking then, but we take fairly long walks and sometimes hang out and visit afterward at her house. And it gets late. If I’m caught up on my work it’s all good but some nights, like last night, I come home and try to work for a little bit, and before you know it it’s almost midnight and I get up at 6:30 am for the day (plus the fun at 4am with baby). That is just not enough sleep for me. At all.
So what is a wahm to do about trying to fit in alone time/exercise time? I am working on fitting in Wii Fit in the afternoons right after 7yo gets home from school. I have enough time before making dinner for that and since the kids love to do the workout with me, in their to own cute way, it’s a decent enough time. But I really love to get out for walks too and I want start biking occasionally at night. Guess I’m going to have to be more dedicated about getting the work done during the day, instead of saving it to do at night as is my wont. Getting to bed at a reasonable hour is a priority I can not, and should not, change. My brain just works so much better with enough sleep!
