So, I haven't slept, really, in about four months. All I do all night, every night, is sit in my garage with my laptop, trying to be quiet so everyone else can sleep. I start out in bed and then, after a few hours of restlessly staring at my ceiling, I give up and come out to the garage. Only to spend the next day exhausted and lacking motivation. Occasionally, I sleep a few hours at a time, giving me enough energy to get through the day and get things done. But, I haven't been my typical OCD self in the clean household department and it has been making me a wee bit (ok, a lot) crazy.
Until last night.
Until today.
Yesterday, I was exhausted We are talking, head in quick sand all day kind of feeling. And, I had a migraine. I also had a photo shoot in the billion percent humidity right next to a lake. It was pretty and the shoot went well, but my head pounded through the whole thing. By the time I got home, I was completely useless. I could barely move from the couch and felt like throwing up. It sucked. So, I laid my head down on the cool microfiber of the sofa and . . . FELL ASLEEP! I fell asleep at nine o'clock at night. This has not happened in, well, four months. Not only did I fall asleep, but, I slept through Trav bathing and getting the boys ready for bed. I slept through him leaving to go to work (they are having a virus outbreak and he has been gone most of the weekend) and I awoke at midnight only to go potty and move to my bed. I didn't become conscious again until ten o'clock this morning.
If you did the math right, that's thirteen hours. THIRTEEN HOURS!!!! I haven't slept that much since before I became a mother.
And, it felt fabulous.
It felt divine.
I felt like a whole new person.
Almost like my old self again.
So, I attacked my house. With a vengeance. And finally, FINALLY, I have law and order in my household once again. And it feels peaceful and blissful and all sorts of full words that are good. And, I swear, I SWEAR, if I don't sleep again tonight, I may very well cry.
Until last night.
Until today.
Yesterday, I was exhausted We are talking, head in quick sand all day kind of feeling. And, I had a migraine. I also had a photo shoot in the billion percent humidity right next to a lake. It was pretty and the shoot went well, but my head pounded through the whole thing. By the time I got home, I was completely useless. I could barely move from the couch and felt like throwing up. It sucked. So, I laid my head down on the cool microfiber of the sofa and . . . FELL ASLEEP! I fell asleep at nine o'clock at night. This has not happened in, well, four months. Not only did I fall asleep, but, I slept through Trav bathing and getting the boys ready for bed. I slept through him leaving to go to work (they are having a virus outbreak and he has been gone most of the weekend) and I awoke at midnight only to go potty and move to my bed. I didn't become conscious again until ten o'clock this morning.
If you did the math right, that's thirteen hours. THIRTEEN HOURS!!!! I haven't slept that much since before I became a mother.
And, it felt fabulous.
It felt divine.
I felt like a whole new person.
Almost like my old self again.
So, I attacked my house. With a vengeance. And finally, FINALLY, I have law and order in my household once again. And it feels peaceful and blissful and all sorts of full words that are good. And, I swear, I SWEAR, if I don't sleep again tonight, I may very well cry.
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