So I had one of those not so good days yesterday. I can't even really explain why but I was a crankster. I couldn't snap out of it so the ones that suffered was my family. I hate when I am that way towards my family. When I feel times are tough my mom always says that these are the best times because your kids are with you all the time. You know where they are at all times. She was trying to tell me to enjoy it now because when they are teenagers they aren't always under the same roof and we mothers worry more.
Then to top it off I didn't get to bed until 11:30 and that was when the baby decided to get fussy so I actually didn't get to sleep until almost 12:30. As I was lying in bed, I came to the conclusion that I was cranky because of the lack of sleep. It is not because my baby doesn't sleep well. It is because when I put my kids to bed it is time for ME. So I don't get to bed until late and I suffer the next day. So let me preface this by saying that I don't make new years resolutions but I am going to now.
Stephanie's New Years Resolutions
1. Enjoy my kids more and when I feel those cranky moments coming just talk myself out of it. I think our mind is a very powerful tool and if we really wanted to stop doing something when can talk ourselves into doing it. Now lets just see if it works.
2. I will get to bed by 9 every school night. My kids go to bed between 7 -7:30. So that gives me and 1 1/2 to 2 hours of me time, which is plenty. I need to be more rested when I wake up.
So there you have it - my new years resolutions. Now let's see if I can do it.
End of preschool
9 years ago
4 comments:
We all have those cranky days and then feel totally guilty. I think it helps us realize we need to constantly work on being better parents. Some times when I feel like I am over loaded with mom duties and am on the verge of a break down, I tell my husband that I am going to have girls night or alone time. Trust me, getting out of the house for even just an hour to de-stress helps make me happy which then helps make the family happy.
i so have the same problem. i just don't want to go to bed yet and then i stay up to late. i always feel better when i get to bed by 9, sometime 930. here's to going to bed early and feeling fantastic in the morning.
I think we all have these..some more frequently than others..for me it is normally around that time of the month when I crave chocolate!!! But I agree that sleep deprevation has a lot to do with it too...I try to take a nap if and that is if Clayton takes a nap. I also go to bed pretty early - Stevan and I go to bed between 9 and 10. I also close my eyes to mess...I figure I can pick-up later - a messy house is a live in house and your mom is right - I finally came to the realization that the kids are only young for so long...I have a pre-teen and I am ready to kill him most days...I need to squeeze all the good times our of the younger ones while I can..cause it is mostly smart mouth, eye rolling, back talk I get now in between the good days with Mason - and there is a string of Young Men always at our house with him :) Love it!!!!!
...I should be in bed right now, but I'm blog hopping..the biggest waste of time. My New Year's resolution is not to blog hop anymore.
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