What a rude “awake”ning that I had this morning. First off, I worked way too late last night (probably brought upon by the time change I’m about to speak about). So, I got all of two hours of sleep last night TOTAL (and that wasn’t too restful given the fact that I was afraid I’d oversleep my alarm because I knew I was going to be tired). Well, I get up (before the alarm goes off by two minutes) and it’s pitch dark. But, I knew I had to do a bunch of stuff before the kids woke up so I was feverishly doing those things.
Then came the task of waking the kids up, and what a bear that was. It was still dark, and they were far from thrilled. But, I was so proud of how each of them handled it. Because Jessi has so many morning issues anyway her defensive posture was understandable. But she handled it like a champ (I did carry her out of her bedroom just because I’m a nice Mommy [I’m sure my back will appreciate that later on today and this week]). Abe got up after taking a few moments. Erin just laid there (she doesn’t ride the bus like the other three so she steals a little more sleep in the morning). Last but not least Austin I had to coax out. But given the day and the situation he did pretty darn well.
I’m feeling utterly exhausted right now, and I think that after I take Erin to school that I am going to catch me a nap before my scheduled calls this afternoon. I think I’ll be a whole lot more coherent by then.
How did you fare on this first school/work day after the time change? In the long run I really do love it, because I get to enjoy that extra sunlight at the end of the day (definitely perfect for Summer) but man those first few days afterward are just a killer. What are your thoughts? Please share!