Hubby comes into the bedroom on January 1st morning and takes my hands that are trying to make the bed and twirls me to the music pumping from the living room stereo.
“I made one new year’s resolution for 2012! To dance with my baby more!”
I giggle. He’s always been the morning person in our marriage.
Then he says, “I made one for you too.” He has been awake for over an hour. He’s had time to think this over. I inhale the scents of fresh coffee and eggs.
Before I can ask, he says, “The first two words out of your mouth each day to me will be ‘good morning!’” He’s smiling big and nodding his head, expecting cheerful compliance.
“Ver…Good Morning.” Close call.
“Good morning,” he says back and twirls me one more time. “Want some coffee?”
I finish pulling the covers over our double mattress and chuckle over last night’s conversation after hubby returns to the kitchen.
Pillow talk ended with the topic of things we need to get rid of. “What are we gonna do with those two mattresses taking up space in the girls’ study room?” The room used to be our guest room, but with only three rooms in this house, we wanted to give the girls a place where they could keep their desks and do homework and projects. Between the bunks and poor lighting, their bedroom wasn’t cutting it. Plus rearranging furniture always sparks excitement. A little change goes a long way.
So about the mattresses that currently lay upright against one wall in their new study room…
“We could pile them on top of the two we already lay on.” I said, laughing at the thought of using a step stool to get into bed. Hubby was not laughing.
“Good night. And email your friends tomorrow to see if anyone needs a queen size bed. Now shut off your mind. And Go. To. Sleep.” The kiss and then he’s out for the count. Not fair!
And there in lies the problem. Shutting off so I can get some shut eye. Is it a guy girl thing? All the men in my life fall asleep seconds after their heads hit the pillow. Why is it I need to solve the world’s problems before I can turn off? Okay, maybe not the whole world, but my mind does an inventory of my entire day and if that isn’t enough, once I’ve rehashed the last twelve hours, I think ahead to tomorrow. What will the day look? What do I plan to accomplish? What things must I remember so I don’t forget deadlines? Which activities do the girls have so I keep on schedule? What will I cook for dinner? Maybe I can ask hubby to cover tomorrow night? Before I know it, it’s two in the morning and nature comes a’callin.
So what is my new year’s resolution for this year? To sleep. It might sound funny, but I need some solid hours of snooze if I’m going to accomplish all the other 101 resolutions I aspire to keep.
When hubby and I first got married, we used to say, “It’s all about communicating.”
A few years later, when we became parents, we changed it to, “It’s all about balance,” reminding us to keep dating.
Several years passed and we altered it again. This time to, “It’s all about time and money.” If we just took the time and managed our money correctly, we could accomplish our goals to feed the hungry, write New York Times bestsellers, and still have time to play basketball with the girls.
Now, 2012, and I’m going to say it, because hubby’s been saying it from the beginning. I just chose to beg to differ. Sometimes just to disagree. Hello? Problems!
He’s been right all along. Yes, babily, I’m saying it here for the world to read: YOU WERE RIGHT!
It’s all about SLEEP.
So I plan to get it. And on that note. Sweet dreams.
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“Storms, Love, and a Magic Scarf” OR
“Clumsey Yet Loved” OR
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Sonal! Thanks for your words!! I have been sleeping very restfully these days!! I am so thankful for waking up feeling rested!! It’s been many years since I’ve slept this good!! 🙂 Miss you too…
Simone!!! 🙂 How could I forget those Hinman days? Yeah, back then, I didn’t need sleep as much. I remember spending many a night at Vogelbach…taking fifteen minute catnaps on a very uncomfortable wooden bench, then popping back up to finish writing another English Paper!! Good times!!
Rajju – Umm funny, I remember you being the morning person out of the two of us. Ha, I guess it’s all relative huh. If you recall those Hinman days…I love to sleep so I admire your new resolve and encourage you to sleep like it’s going out of style. I’m sending you an email just something I thought you might like…all about sleep. hugs/kisses
its 5:42am Raj!!! The girls are still sleeping im sure.Put the head on the pillow and take a deep breath…and follow it going through your body. I hope you can relax and get some zzzzz. miss you guys. xoxo Sonal
Thanks SA! That thought def helps motivate if you’re not a morning person !!
well this is what I think of sleep
“Wake up life is too short to sleep away”
I used to do that! Sleep when Sarah took her nap. But she outgrew her nap before she turned 3! And then I found I didn’t sleep well at night if I napped…Just wish I had a shut off button in my mind at night…spend too much time thinking of characters, conflicts, scenes, and the soundtrack to the books I’m writing! :-/
If you were me you would take a nap EVERYDAY at 1pm to 2pm… It really helps.
Thanks Su! You’re so sweet and encouraging! And I’m sure your patients didn’t think those questions were silly. 🙂 After years of losing sleep from waking babies and calls …we love Love LOVE and value SLEEP! Can you tell? 🙂
Dr. Paulus is wise, one of my favorite attendings. I never saw him upset even after calling him at 4 am with silly questions. God bless you and your family.
I love your blog, it makes me laugh and see things from another perspective.