At 2am, my mind was abuzz with ideas to blog about for Motivational Monday. Fast forward seven hours, one phone call to the ATO, one glance at the dismal bank balance, one fussy four year old and one teething toddler and my mind is drawing a blank. I am finding it really tricky to muster up anything remotely motivating when all I want to do is eat bucket loads of junk food, curl up under a doona and fall fast asleep. Curse my parental responsibilities preventing me from enjoying such an experience.
Do you know what I have figured out? Tiredness is my kryptonite. When I am full of energy, nothing can hold me back from having an awesomely productive day. Sprinkle on a bit of exhaustion however and everything goes to hell in a hand basket. I want to eat rubbish food, I don't want to exercise and I don't want to look after the household or play much with the kids. It sucks! Maybe in light of that, we could chat about ways to get enough sleep today...not very motivating but important none the less.
So, in order to get enough sleep, first thing's first: don't have children.......Bugger.
Secondly, don't overcommit yourself and load your plate up with too many tasks to handle........Double bugger.
Step three, don't consume caffeine or alcohol past 3pm. Oh come on, what am I, a Monk?!?!?!
At this point of writing today's post, I decided to Google tips on how Mum's can get enough sleep. I came across plenty of articles with advice for new Mums and even came across a newspaper article claiming that statistically, Australian and New Zealand parents have little to complain about because according to their survey, our kids are amongst the best sleepers in the World. Well, it's settled then. I am not a new Mum and I am blessed to be Australian so I guess feeling tired should not be a problem for me. Ha!
Thankfully, I did come across this article that has a few handy hints http://www.thesurvivorsclub.org/news-and-articles/moms-cant-sleep-synd-clone-1289424439-4 I have to admit though, I am so tired I didn't actually read it properly so fingers crossed it is a good article that I would be happy to refer to on my blog. If however I manage to read it in full later and find that it is all nonsense, I shall delete the link!
To sum it up though, here are just a few hints for us worn out Mummy's to get enough sleep:
- Start a worry book and keep kit by your bed. If you are like me and your mind races when you are trying to fall asleep, jot your thoughts down in your worry book...they will still be there tomorrow.
- Avoid sleep aids and alcohol. Not sure I entirely support this 'no alcohol' theory but desperate times call for desperate measures I guess.
- Ask yourself if your kids are the problem. Oh how I laughed when I read this one.
- Force yourself to stay awake. What the? This is kind of the opposite of what I am aiming for.
- Limit your time in bed. Again, what the? Isn't this supposed to be about getting some sleep??? I am so confused!
You know what, I have come to the conclusion that I have no idea what I am talking about today. I am sure these tips make sense if you read the whole article and not just the subject lines but unfortunately, that just aint gonna happen today. Sorry folks. I am off to have a cuppa with my Mum who has just popped over for a visit. Maybe I can convince her to take E-man home on her one day off and I can sleep the day away. Lol, kidding Mum! Happy Monday xox
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