I spoke awhile back about how I got up at 4am one morning, relatively unintentionally, but that by the end of the day it felt like a good decision because I had a more relaxed morning and I still got my housework done so I could have a more relaxing evening.
Well, I’ve continued to get up between 4am and 4:30am, but I’ve also been staying up later, trying to get some work done on my site. This is the kind of work I really enjoy doing so that hour or so I stay up extra at night gives me some very valuable “Zoot Time” that is sometimes hard to come by. Damn kids.
I was just telling MrZ that it’s obviously taking a toll on my body because physically? I feel a wee bit tired. But mentally? I feel revived. I’m getting anywhere from 2-5 Sleeping Kid hours in a day. This allows me to get stuff done during hours where I’m not needed as a Mom. Therefore I don’t have to feel guilty doing laundry when I haven’t gotten to play with NikkiZ all day. Or, LilZ and I can go for our walk/run and I don’t have to feel like I need to be doing dishes. Hell - I even tool LilZ to the library the other night and it is a standing rule that unless it’s imperative - NO errands are run on weeknights. EVER.
In other words? Those few hours on either end of my day have truly made me a better Mom.
Now - the Exhaustion Induced Hallucinations? Those may add a negative spin on things. As do the dark circles under my eyes and inability to use the english language properly (I mixed up the words chocolate and laundry the other night. As in: There were 10 pieces of chocolate that NikkiZ has pooped on this week that I had to wash tonight .
Put yourself in MrZ’s shoes and interpret THAT one.
I fear I may be sporting those hip new circles under my eyes soon, as well. Since T was born, my bedtime has been a minimum of 1am - but what did it matter? I could sleep during the day when he did.
But, today, I start a new job (yuck!). And, even though it’s only 6 hours a day, I dread the thought of having to be awake that long. I tried going to bed early last night…but that only meant I was up at the buttcrack of dawn and couldn’t go back to sleep for anything.
At least the circles are blackish in color - means that go with most anything.
I don’t get dark circles under my eyes, I get big puffy eyelids that make my eyes look like they are about to shut……go with that and see how you feel, lol, sad thing is, that happens to me if I don’t get at least 9 hours…..2 to 5 is enough to cause me to keel over…..
I forgot to add that, “you are my hero” if you can get all that done….whew!
oh my god! IN the year after Noah was born I would mix up words like all the time. I chalked it up to post pardom insanity but it could very well be sleep related (or lack there of).
i don’t how you drag your ass out of bed at the time of day Zoot. I HATE being woken by an alarm. HATE it so much i have broken more than 3 of them in my lifetime.
You are a much better morning person than I.
At least poop washes off of chocolate pretty easily,.
2 - 5 hours is a fantastic night sleep for me. Jessi is sleeping through the night now so why am I still awake?!?!
If I’m up anyways I may as well do some housework instead of just lying in the bed listening to my husband snore away (why is it he can sleep good and I can’t). I think I’ll try that tonight - hopefully I won’t be passed out somewhere tomorrow about noon…
I read an article somewhere about Dooce and she said she had to stop posting on the weekends.
I’m such a sleep hog, you make me feel guilty, the things I could get done if I got up at 4:00 am…..but really I would probably just sit there drinking coffee thinking about the things I should do…maybe I’m better off just sleeping, less guilt… Can you believe how I just totally justified my lazy a##?
Seriously, take care of yourself. Now repeat after me, “sleep is good”….
I am the same way, I love waking early and getting stuff done before the rest of the household is awake. If I sleep 8 hours I feel like total crap for most of the day.
If I feel run down, then on Saturday I might sleep for a full 7-8 hours.
I have a self-imposed no posting on Sundays rule. 4 a.m., though?! Whew…you are wearin’ me out girl. I usually get up at 6, before the girlies, and I love having that time to get ready for work and not feel rushed. At night I tend to stay up late (well 11ish to midnight is late to me) with the hubby and get caught up on stuff around the house…the mountain of laundry,etc. But yes those kids are sleeping hours are precious and it’s amazing how much you can multi-task/cram into that time!
I am so tired I can hardly formulate sentences , but I SOOOOOOOO commiserate with you, I had to comment. (See my blog for some choice examples of sleep-deprived genuisness. My God, who knew I could be so spacy?)