Please Inform *All* Members Of This Family

Okay, so I really suck at schedules and bedtimes.  I’m great at being on time for things, but just really bad about being in and out of bed at a good time.

I lack the discipline or something.  Or maybe it has something to do with the fact that I’m a freaking insomniac.  But whatever… *sigh*.

Unfortunately, James is even worse about schedules and bedtime than I am.  To make matters even crappier, he has no concept of being on time, either.  Okay, well, that wasn’t fair.  Now that he’s been with me for almost a decade, he’s more on time than he used to be.  Meaning, instead of showing up three hours late, he’s only five minutes past the time he was supposed to be somewhere.  And once in awhile, he’s actually there just as the minute hand hits the appropriate number.

But this week, we’re trying something different.  We are attempting to be slightly more mature than usual and get on a more “normal human” (as opposed to a nocturnal) schedule.

You want to know why?

It’s for two reasons.  1) I’ve been so fatigued lately that any day now I’m going to fall face-first into the floor while teaching a dance lesson and be out for a month solid while drool unknowingly leaks out my head and damages our wood floors; and 2) I’ve been avoiding the stink-eye from Julie’s preschool teacher when I pick her up with bags under her eyes.

Don’t get me wrong, Julie’s preschool teacher is wonderful… but come on… only someone blind, deaf, and dumb would miss that fact that my child is undeniably wiped out more than the other kids by the end of the school day.

For some reason the words yes Ms. L, it’s because my daughter went to bed at midnight and woke up at 7 this morning… in fact, that’s pretty standard for our family don’t seem like the *smartest* thing to proclaim.

YES, I FULLY ADMIT I CAN BE A CRAPPY PARENT.  DID YOU KNOW THAT I BRING MY KIDS TO THE SWING DANCE CLUB WITH ME ALMOST EVERY WEEK UNTIL ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT, TOO?

Phew.  Just had to get that off my chest. Back to my point.

So we’re setting some goals this week that seem reasonable enough.  Our goal for this week?  To get Julie to bed around 9:00 (we were a little late with that today, but not too bad), and to get ourselves in bed by 11:00. Oh, and for me to actually get up at a decent time in the morning.  The whole point being that hopefully by getting to bed earlier I’ll fall asleep sometime before the wee hours of the morning and be able to get some quality shut-eye before my kids wake up.

Now, someone please inform April of our new plan.  It’s already past 10:30 p.m., and she’s screaming like a banshee in her crib.

It’s my bedtime.  Why the heck doesn’t she get that?

Current Mood:Alarmed emoticon Alarmed

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3 Responses to “Please Inform *All* Members Of This Family”

  1. Jessica Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 5:29 am

    i’m at the total opposite end of the spectrum. i put my kids to bed at 7…it’s purely selfish. i REALLY need the break by then. Evie took a little while to train to go to bed at that time. mostly, we’d sit her on the couch with us with the lights down and the tv on. i also don’t give her a nap within 4 hours of bedtime. of course, she doesn’t STTN. she gets up anywhere between every 2-4 hours, so maybe i’m doing something wrong. anyways, those last few hours in the day in which both kids are in bed is the only thing that saves my sanity right now.

    oddly enough, that’s the only schedule i’ve been able to keep with. i like to be 10-15 minutes early to appointments and whatnot, but as far as things like meals and other parts of the day- they’re scattered all over the place.

  2. Mia Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 7:31 am

    My days don’t function right if I’m not in bed by nine. Generally if I stay up any later than that (like last night) I can’t sleep. Getting up at 5 does wonders for me. I get so much done. Generally it is in the way of homework, and giving the revolving pile of laundry nothing more than a few dirty looks, but still, I get a lot done. There is a lot to be said for getting up early and going to bed early. It does mess with certain activities, such as the kickboxing class I recently rejoined, but am no longer doing, because it makes in hard for me to sleep. Once I have kids, I plan on doing the same as Jessica. They will be in bed early so that Kyle and I can have some sanity time.

  3. Kim Says:
    May 6th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    Kade slept almost 6 hours last night! WOO WOO and then after that he slept 4! I’m beginning to see the light at the end of the sleep deprived tunnel.

    I’m somewhat lucky in that he passes out everynight at 7. We’ve been trying to keep a routine from the beginning. It works – but I never ever get out of the house… except to go to the office twice a week. I’m so afraid to disrupt his schedule too much…

    Good luck with your new routine!