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The worst habit I’ve picked up as a mother- being a night owl

~ Etc.

I am almost done with the whole box, I did share 4 of them with my family so I didn’t eat the whole thing! πŸ˜‰
are those madeleines crumbs on my sweatpants?  yes, yes it is.  

I stay up way past the bedtime I should adhere to.  My average bedtime is 1:00 a.m.  Sometimes 2 a.m, sometimes even 3 a.m.  I know I should be going to bed and I know in the morning I will regret it, but it’s a vicious cycle I cannot seem to break.  It’s when I bust out all my hidden snacks such as these madeleines cookies or fancy chocolates(because my girls don’t appreciate the difference between fancy chocolates and cheap chocolates, so I don’t feel bad sharing my fancy ones, is that bad?), or eat Korean ramen that I don’t let them eat except once in awhile because it’s unhealthy, so I eat them late at night when the girls are in bed and and I don’t have to share.  I also love this time I get with my husband, but I stay up a little longer after he goes to bed because I need my alone time too.  I love, love, love being alone.  I crave being alone and this is how I get re-energized and recharged.  
It’s also the time when I let our dog Achilles inside the house to hang out with me, feeling guilty that I’ve neglected him in the day because I’ve been crazy busy taking care of three kids which is still kicking my butt.  I give him a little snack and he hangs out by my feet while I watch t.v or use the computer, but mostly I watch all my tivo’ed shows.  You’d think I would do something useful and productive but no, I do the most unproductive things during my only free time I get.  I wish I had the energy or the desire to sew or tidy up or read a book or study something, but those are the last things I want to do at the end of the day when all my energy has been spent and all I want to do is just plop down and be unproductive.  To wind down from my hectic and chaotic and beautiful life from the day and enjoy this precious time when no one is asking me to do something for them.  No one is yelling out, “Mommy!”, “Mommy!”, “Mommy?” every few minutes or seconds.  But time goes by ever so speedily and by the time I feel recharged, I look at the time and it is way past my bedtime.  

Any other night owls out there like me?  Maybe we should form a club and motivate each other to do productive things together.  We would get so much done!

Comments

  1. Alissa C says

    I know that if I go to bed early, sleep as much as possible, and wake up early to start my day, I'll feel accomplished (with all I manage to do before 9 am), and healthy. And I can maintain that early to bed, early to rise schedule for a fair number of weeks.

    And yet, frequently, I find myself up at 1, 2, even 3 am, puttering around the house, making (non-work related) lists, catching up on blogs, re-watching Cranston, finishing the book I started during my morning commute, even baking cookies for a client because why wouldn't I unleash a flour tornado on my kitchen in the middle of the night? I always think to myself, I'm staying up because I'm going to make a dent in a pile of work, or get a headstart on reading for a class I want to register for, etc, etc. Those things never actually happen.

    And when I'm at kickboxing class the next morning, ready to fall over and die (or at least nap), I swear I'll go to bed early this time. But I don't. As much as I might like to be an early bedtime person, my natural rhythm has always gravitated towards the late-owl. Those 3 years I worked graveyard shift may have been the only time I didn't struggle with a bedtime.

  3. jen says

    I never became a night owl until Ben was born! I think of it as more of freedom time, haha! But in the morning… I almost always regret it.

  4. Linh Vo says

    Girl no, the latest I've stayed up is midnight but that's only if i have a ton to catch up on. I put Marli down at 830pm and go to bed 2 hrs later. I'm the one who wakes up in the middle of the night if she gets up so I need all the rest I can get.
    Linh
    http://abeautifulrawr.com

  8. Sarah says

    You are so much like me! Only if we had the energy to tackle all those things. πŸ™‚ Thanks so much for sharing your comment!

  12. Akshara Vivekananthan says

    Oh, I am so a night owl. I graduated college last May, and since the beginning days of that period, studying late into the night or procrastination in other words, has made me so. It's ridiculous, and almost one year later I can't seem to break out of that shell!

  16. Kayela says

    Well now i wish we were neighbors because we seem to be on the same late-night, tv watching, binge-eating, web surfing, responsibility free schedule;) my husband thinks i'm crazy but i explain that it's my "me time" and then it helps me emotionally recharge for the next day. Unfortunately, it also leaves me physically exhausted the next morning… So i guess it's not as beneficial as i make it out to be;)

  18. Bethany says

    I'm the same way! You'd like I'd leap into bed once my daughter goes down, but I stay up late to enjoy the me time. Glad I'm not alone!

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