Today's Good Things:
Logged: ended the day under on calories
My new neighbor came by with cookies to welcome us to the neighborhood. I enjoyed one after dinner and so far, so good on gb reaction status.
My husband sent me to bed after dinner and I snuck in a tiny, but needed nap.
Worked on my new summer school schedule for the coming weeks
Schooling AND choring got done today
Today's No So Good Things:
Wasn't able to get in the exercise on the wii I had been planning all day
Woke up dragging and crabby today, leading us to a very late start in our day
Not getting in enough water
I feel like today was good, now that everyone is in bed and I've had some rest. Earlier I wouldn't have had the same response. I woke up feeling like I had been hit by a bus. I could barely function to use the bathroom at 5am this morning. I sent myself promptly back to bed and didn't get up until 8:30. Mind you, I'm not sleeping all that time, as baby is with me in bed doing her famous Latch-On/Latch-Off Karate Kid style. That's her preferred method of sleep from about 2am on. Leaves this momma catching an intermittent z here and there. But, mostly playing zone guard so Daddy doesn't roll over on her and I don't suffocate the sweet little thing. Doesn't produce nourishing sleep for me. Alas, this too shall pass, as I well know.
I'm working on a summer school schedule for the next couple of months. We started back to school a few weeks ago, but it isn't going very well. Everyone is having a hard time concentrating, most of all me. I'm not doing well keeping little occupied and bigs on track. A mentor friend of mine suggested we try one subject each week instead of trying to cover multiple ones each day. I think this may just be what my tired, foggy brain needs at this moment. To only have to think about one subject all day long sounds like a tremendous relief and will eliminate a lot of guilt. So, I'm building my spreadsheet this week in hopes that it will be useful instead of just make me feel depressed because I'm now seeing in black in white just how far behind we really are. It's an intimidating document, that's for sure. But, without vision the people perish, right?
I'm pleased with my food choices today. I feel better than yesterday. One more day to push through until the weekend when I can get a bit of extra rest, I hope. I'm going to hold out hope that we can have an earlier start tomorrow and just possibly I could get in some wii time along with our regular activities.
Several of my children were exactly like you described in the wee hours of the morning. Desperate for sleep i began getting up and sleeping on the couch for a few hours. I put the baby in his car seat right next to the couch. The car seat made them feel very secure and they slept for a couple of hours.
ReplyDeleteOh, I remember doing that too, Heather. With car seat and bouncy seat. I think I'm being too lazy to think smart like that. ;) The couch seems SOOO far away in the night. ;) She did really well last night. I was able to put her in her cradle and she stayed asleep! I'm praying she'll be getting back to that permanently soon. :)
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