Last night I went to bed before 10 pm. For the first time in thirty days. I briefly considered writing but it was just a flicker of a thought that I was able to quench fairly easily.
My desire for sleep will generally win out over any desire for productivity.
I can't imagine where my daughter gets her laziness streak. Really.
Although, I do have a good defense.
I spent five hours in the car yesterday.
We pulled out of the driveway at 8:22 am. I pulled back in, for good, at 7:36 pm.
There was an event for work last night. In order to attend, I had to put some serious miles down. And pay a babysitter for four hours.
Chris also had to work. He got home around 11 pm so I at least was able to go to bed at a decent time.
Five hours in the car will wear anyone out.
I would love to be able to say I was grateful for a job to drive to or for a babysitter who loved playing with Pumpkin or Mother's Day Out where my daughter adores going.
But.
I can't.
Because I wasn't.
What I was most grateful for, was being done with the entire day.
Pumpkin, who is teething, was so snugly. We sat down in the living room and talked about her day. And then almost as soon as I got home, it was time for her to go to bed.
And, real mommy moment, I was grateful to put her down.
I felt too wiped to really give to her.
You know what? I believe God gets all that. Jesus knows the feeling of being just a tired human. It's okay to sometimes just be grateful to have made it through another day and look forward to another shot at life the next day. God willing.
Thank you Lord for a new day. One in which I am not getting in the car. At. All.
My desire for sleep will generally win out over any desire for productivity.
I can't imagine where my daughter gets her laziness streak. Really.
Although, I do have a good defense.
I spent five hours in the car yesterday.
We pulled out of the driveway at 8:22 am. I pulled back in, for good, at 7:36 pm.
There was an event for work last night. In order to attend, I had to put some serious miles down. And pay a babysitter for four hours.
Chris also had to work. He got home around 11 pm so I at least was able to go to bed at a decent time.
Five hours in the car will wear anyone out.
I would love to be able to say I was grateful for a job to drive to or for a babysitter who loved playing with Pumpkin or Mother's Day Out where my daughter adores going.
But.
I can't.
Because I wasn't.
What I was most grateful for, was being done with the entire day.
Pumpkin, who is teething, was so snugly. We sat down in the living room and talked about her day. And then almost as soon as I got home, it was time for her to go to bed.
And, real mommy moment, I was grateful to put her down.
I felt too wiped to really give to her.
You know what? I believe God gets all that. Jesus knows the feeling of being just a tired human. It's okay to sometimes just be grateful to have made it through another day and look forward to another shot at life the next day. God willing.
Thank you Lord for a new day. One in which I am not getting in the car. At. All.
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