Less than 5 hours sleep, ugh

[redsquirrel]

It's going to be a looong day.

 

I had to get up at 4:45 to take DH to the airport. It's a very short drive (up the hill and down the hill, lol) but I could NOT get back to sleep when I got home. I can usually eek out a couple hours of sleep after taking him up, but not today.

 

And it's not a quiet day. We have school, I have to remember to take ds2 to a chiro apt, I MUST go grocery shopping or there will be no dinner, only now I have to take ds2 with me, I have to deal with after school rigmarole with ds1 (get him snack, get him off to ballet) then ds1 has a music lesson at 7:30 and I have to bring ds2 along b/c dh is out of town. It's just a 30 min lesson and it's 10 min away, but...it's harder for everyone. And then I have all those evening chores to make sure everyone can get up and out and do school tomorrow morning. And put ds2 to bed and read to him b/c dh is gone and that is his job.

 

 

I know..it could be worse. I could have a toddler, I could have or not have a lot of things. It's not like my life is difficult. But, so little sleep...

 

How do I do this? Right now I am just sort of slumped in front of the computer while ds2 does math. I am wearing what I slept in. I usually limit myself to 2 cups of coffee in the am, but I am considering a LOT more.

 

My eyes hurt, lol

[Spryte]

Ouch. An IV of coffee to roll around with you?

[MEmama]

Can you get some fresh air? Perhaps a family walk or hike instead of some schoolwork?

 

Do you catnap? If not, I'll volunteer to take one on your behalf today. ;)

 

Good luck. I'd have a hard time functioning as well.

[fairfarmhand]

I'd rather have an out of the house busy day on no/little sleep than a sort of busy one where I have to listen to a first grader read aloud and try to get moving in the house. As long as I stay moving, I'll be okay.

[momacacia]

The upside is that if you don't drink too much coffee, you'll have an easy time falling asleep at well before midnight tonight. ;)

[redsquirrel]

The upside is that if you don't drink too much coffee, you'll have an easy time falling asleep at well before midnight tonight. ;)

 

sadly, that never true for me.  I will wake up at 9 or 10pm and not be able to get to sleep before 1am. It's just how my brain is wired.  If I am very tired I will fall asleep between 12:30-1am. 

[kroe1]

I work nights, 12 hour shifts no less, and homeschool days. Five hours would be heaven for me.

 

There is plenty of time to sleep when you're dead.