Gud, can you get your parents to adopt a lesbian post haste? I know it's a little late in the game, but points for trying, right?
Ouhh! Snacks! The secret to any successful migration! Who's up for some tasty fried meat products!?
Anya ,'Touched'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
amych - Aug 31, 2006 6:02:15 am PDT #5341 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Jesse - Aug 31, 2006 6:05:11 am PDT #5342 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That sounds like a pretty packed schedule. It does sound like the lesbian sister is your best bet, sorry.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 31, 2006 6:05:44 am PDT #5343 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
How do other Dads do it? Are there some time management tips they have? It's hard for me to see where the time is going to come from if not sleep.
As a person who is not a Dad, but a Buffista who works 2 jobs, my time would come from the a) exercising and b) cleaning, cooking, and household chores, rather than sleep, but I am aware that that may not work best for people who want to be a) healthy and b) clean.
Gudanov - Aug 31, 2006 6:06:09 am PDT #5344 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Gud, can you get your parents to adopt a lesbian post haste?
Damn, why didn't I think of that before. I should have known the secret to time management is to be related to a lesbian. I mean, it's so obvious now.
flea - Aug 31, 2006 6:07:25 am PDT #5345 of 10001
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As a working mother, my schedule is very similar -i.e. no spare time for anything like a home business. It sounds like you usually get 10:30-6:30 - that's 8 hours, which is more sleep than a lot of people live on. I would so kill for 8 hours in a row of sleep right now, but I have Sleep Issues (never get enough, damned kids).
Gudanov - Aug 31, 2006 6:09:59 am PDT #5346 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Right now I'm getting 5 to 7 hours of sleep. I'm just tyring to figure out how the working in 8 hours of sleep would work, and I'm just not coming up with anything.
flea - Aug 31, 2006 6:12:25 am PDT #5347 of 10001
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Oh, I thought you said you got to bed by 10:30. If the kids are in bed at 8:30, I'd think a 10:30 bedtime could be possible, even allowing for evening chores or personal or couple time.
Me, I go to bed the instant the kids are asleep.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 31, 2006 6:14:12 am PDT #5348 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Mickey Finns for the kids with dinner?
Ginger - Aug 31, 2006 6:15:10 am PDT #5349 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
My wife is trying to get me to get more sleep. Okay, perfectly reasonable and only out of concern. But where to get the time?
If that were really a concern of hers, she'd be doing more of the work you're doing in the evening or getting the kids breakfast so you can exercise later.
beekaytee - Aug 31, 2006 6:15:36 am PDT #5350 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Right now I'm getting 5 to 7 hours of sleep. I'm just tyring to figure out how the working in 8 hours of sleep would work, and I'm just not coming up with anything.
Can you do a kid exchange with the bobbins' friends' parents? At a couple of times per month, you pack them off early in an evening so that you can turn early and/or have a lie-in? It's not an overall solution, but might help a bit. If you get two other kids a few nights per month, it won't equal any LESS sleep, I suppose.