hello monday

hello children who need more outside time... my kids have turned into maniacs.  they are soooo stir crazy and that in turn makes me crazy and tired.  i may have turned to mike yesterday and said, "don't worry, it won't be like this forever, someday at least Dottie and Charlie will move out" bwhahhahahahahahaha. 

hello state champs!  in a follow up to my previous post, the Notre Dame Tritons are state champs!!  Luke and i went to the game saturday night and I am soooo proud of the beautiful miss katherine!  I got a little teary even. 

hello big things...  there is an interesting opportunity heading my way, not quite sure what to make of it or if this is the one I have been waiting for... only time will tell.

hello emerald green... I am not much of a green girl usually (I leave that to the lovely Miss Stephanie) but I bought this emerald green cardigan and am LOVING it and wearing it with everything. 

hello to finding a way and powering through...  moms of the world - you are doing a great job and YOU are ENOUGH (no matter what FB or Pinterest says). 

Get Some....Zzzzz's That Is

We are all tired, right?  You would think, then, when the opportunity presents itself to climb into our cozy comforted beds we would do so and let the world slip by.  

I have had several conversations with folks about insomnia in the past few days.  I have always had a problem sleeping - restless my whole life.  I have learned some tricks and hope you will share yours too. 

1)  No tv in the bedroom.  Taking my tv out of my bedroom was a huge step and did work, for awhile.  

2)  Drink something hot before I go to bed.  (tea usually but I love hot toddy's in the winter).  

3)  Keep the room cold.  If my bedroom is hot, I will not sleep.  I also cannot sleep if my feet are "tucked in".

4)  Mind games.  Seriously, I need to distract myself from my daily anxieties.  So.  I do the following little games to keep my mind occupied enough to relax.

• Spell my friends names backwards to forwards
• list ingredients to a pizza from A to Z
• list halloween candy from A to Z (this was tricky)
• try to come up with famous names that are AA BB CC (Abigail Adams, Burt Baccarat, Courtney Cox) all the way to ZZ (Zig Ziegler, just in case you were wondering)

Most nights, these do the trick, but lately it hasn't been falling asleep that is the problem, it is going back to sleep after I have woken up in the night with Charlie.  Last night I was up from 2-430.  I just should have gotten up an done some laundry - at least then the time would have been productive!

Any fellow insomniacs out there?