A typical day in our household begins (for me) between 5 and 5:30 a.m.; depending on how many times I hit the snooze button on my phone
AND depending on how long it takes for the Hubster to wake me up to let me know my alarm is going off (he's such a Keeper :-))! The goal each morning is to be out of the house by 6:30 if I'm getting to work "on time." And pending the day goes off without a hitch, the evening routine begins about 6:30 p.m. And somewhere/somehow between 6:30 p.m. and about 12:30 a.m. I try to accomplish
EVERYTHING it takes to prepare for the next day; only to wake up and do it all over again. <insert a few yawns, Coffee, Coke and an occasional glass of wine or two here lol>
Statistics say, as adults, we are supposed to get between 7 1/2 to 9 hours of sleep per night in order to function at our
BEST! Yep, that's right
7 1/2 to 9 hours!!! How in the world does that happen? And who participated in that study? Does my lack of Zzzzz's mean my family isn't getting my best efforts? My job? My friends? Me? I would certainly hope not!
Inquiring minds want to know...how much sleep do you average per night? And do you feel like you are performing sub-par most days? If you are averaging the recommended hours of sleep per night, how do you "Get it
ALL in?" Do share...
Hey Kim that is very intriguing and surely something to think about. It is very HARD, and as the saying I have always heard growing up "A mother's job is NEVER done" I find this saying to be as true as I am a mother now myself. I am doing well myself to get about 6-6 1/2 hours sometimes less. Never more unless mother herself is under the weather & even then I still have to make things happen. LOL. I will say I believe lack of planning on our parts often constitutes a hectic and what seems to be chaotic day/evenings often times. I know I know many will say planning is not always an option and I couldn’t agree more. However, I understand there will be unexpected fire drills that come up. I say planning to say, if you do plan out your day our sub conscious mind also embeds that and you pretty much will tend not to get off task and follow through. So, when you do have those fire drills you are able to prioritize accordingly at that point. I will say I am a mother of 1 and my hat goes off to all mothers and especially those of multiples. Motherhood is certainly a blessing, rewarding and challenging wrapped up in one.
ReplyDeleteGreat point Kia...planning definitely helps to keep the daily bump and grind in perspective - Thanks!
DeleteSorry post was from Kia..
ReplyDeleteDid you say 7 1/2 to 9hrs of sleep, daily? Who said that? I have a husband, a 16 yr old and an "ALMOST" 2 yr old, a business and a "life". My husband and son are off to work/school at 6am THEREFORE in order for me to get that type of sleep I would definitely have to be in bed by say 8pm. OMG! The "FOLK" who have this leisure are definitely not responsible for hot meals, laundry, cleaning or caring for a house hold, homework, fussing, lecturing, spanking and the stuff in-between.
ReplyDeleteNow to be honest, I have made this exact goal to be in bed by 8pm, only because I REALLY need to add a "dedicated" work-out to my lifestyle that would have me in the gym by 4:45am and back home by the time my husband and baby are out the door. But, when I couple my day-to-day regiment at "work" with my own FIRES in my private life, I can't EVER seem to get that done.
Bottom-line is, I am fully persuaded that going to bed at 8am comes with a personal assistant at work and both maid and butler at home (which isn't a bad idea). But, I'm not sure when I'll be able to add them to my budget. So for now, I take the hit on the rest I need RATHER my pocket-book.