Momma Needs a Nap

I should preface this post, with This is mostly my own fault.  Over the last month weeks, I have been averaging less than six hours of sleep a night.  You might be tempted to blame the kids, but sadly it really isn’t their fault (At least not entirely).

I have been unusually busy.  We hosted a dinner party for some friends, who don’t have kids.  Which meant the house needed to be cleaned (well, at least the downstairs).  And because they don’t have kids, I felt especially compelled to make sure my house didn’t look like the dump/ToysRUs that is normally does.  Another night my sister took me out for my birthday, we went hat shopping which is really fun.  However, if you are anything like me, you must try on every hat in the store.  That takes a long time, which means getting home late.  Then I had to stay and work late one night.  Another day we hosted a birthday party for Bri.  Can you believe she is one!?!  Went to New York for a week = kids off sleep schedule = less sleep for me.  You get the idea.

 

I also recently went off caffeine.  Why would a reasonably sane person do that you ask?  Over the last couple of months I have noticed that more often than not, I didn’t feel well.  I was getting frequent nausea, stomach aches and all around unpleasantness.  I chalked it up to postpartum hormones or nursing.   But when I really started paying attention, I realized I only felt sick when I drank coffee.  Hopped on Google and WebMB and realized caffeine intolerance is really common and super unfortunate.  BUMMER!

In any event, there has been a lot going on.  Now add to that new fall premiers (this is where it becomes 100% my fault).  I haven’t been up to 12:30 every night with kids or work or dinner parties. I have been watching X-Factor, The Voice and Dancing with the Starts.  Last Tuesday I DVR’d seven things, SEVEN!  I am embarrassed and a bit ashamed to admit that, but it is true.  What’s worse is that most shows haven’t even premiered yet.  At least with a DVR I can get through three hours of competition programming in about 45 minutes, but still, no excuses.

I probably won’t change my behavior, so I guess I will just need to channel my inner college-student, forego sleep and try my best to get through the fall season.  Hopefully the kiddos will let me squeeze in a nap every now and again and maybe sleep in till 8a on the weekends every once in a while.  Doubtful.