Life Challenge #1

Ok, I have to admit that I am down right ashamed to share the first habit I would like to change. No, it is not the sweat pants, much to Blue’s chagrin I would kind of like to keep them around at least a little longer. As my mother says, "Poor Blue".

The first thing I would like to change is my sleeping patterns. I know, it sounds strange, but when I nannied I often worked 60 – 70 hours a week feathering other families nests. When I was not working I over compensated exhaustively threw my self into feathering my own little humble nest. When I took a sabbatical from working, it took a while to decompress, but as soon as I did I learned to love being able to stay up all hours of the night and sleep in as late as I wanted to. I had long ago proved my self and my husband was and still is to this day thrilled to be able to tuck me back in and kiss me before going to work. It has been like summer vacation all over again.

The problem is that I just keep sleeping later and later. Sometimes I don’t peek my head out from the covers until noon. Luxurious when it is an occasional thing, but night after night is making me feel as if I am sleeping my life away. I hardly sleep deeply anymore and I can just tell my body is out of whack. The seasons are changing and it makes me sad to think that I am missing out on the brief window of day light and sunshine not to mention the beauty of the changing seasons.

My goal this next 4 days is to get to bed no later than midnight and to get up with my husband in the morning… no later than 7 am. I tried this last night and I was surprised to see how rested I felt not to mention more alert and energetic than I have felt in years. :-)

So, logging off so I can wind down… telling myself I Think I Can I Think I Can…

How about you? What do you think you can do?