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.
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flea - Aug 31, 2006 6:12:25 am PDT #5347 of 10001
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Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 31, 2006 6:14:12 am PDT #5348 of 10001
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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.
Fred Pete - Aug 31, 2006 6:17:31 am PDT #5351 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Gud, I'm not a father (unless 3 cats count, which I assume they don't because the raise such completely different issues). But a couple of things stick out from your summary.
How much is Mrs. Gud doing? If there's an imbalance (and I note that you seem to be cooking at least two meals a day), is there some way to bring things into balance?
How involved is cooking dinner at your house? Would it help to make one night a week "pop something into the microwave or oven" night?
If the problem is lack of "Gud time," would you feel comfortable skipping the exercise one morning a week to do something else just for you? Or if the problem is lack of sleep, would you feel comfortable setting the alarm for 7:30 every, say, Wednesday morning?
(Edited because you answered one of my questions while I was writing this.)
juliana - Aug 31, 2006 6:17:36 am PDT #5352 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I'm just trying to figure out how the working in 8 hours of sleep would work, and I'm just not coming up with anything.
I honestly think the only way (in the current situation) would be to hire a weekly cleaning service, so that the cleaning would come off of your plate. I mean, I'm single and childless, and I can't even get 8 hours of sleep per night if I want to exercise & keep my (wee) apartment clean.
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Gudanov - Aug 31, 2006 6:18:18 am PDT #5353 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Well, a half hour of doing misc. cleaning stuff isn't really a burden. Cut that out, and I'm not doing jack around the house except on the weekend. So I can't really complain out that.
sumi - Aug 31, 2006 6:19:25 am PDT #5354 of 10001
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Gudanov - Aug 31, 2006 6:20:15 am PDT #5355 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
If the problem is lack of "Gud time," would you feel comfortable skipping the exercise one morning a week to do something else just for you?
That's a pretty good idea, regardless of sleep time.
Jesse - Aug 31, 2006 6:23:13 am PDT #5356 of 10001
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Well, a half hour of doing misc. cleaning stuff isn't really a burden. Cut that out, and I'm not doing jack around the house except on the weekend. So I can't really complain out that.
You don't have to be "complaining" to see that as a place you could let go of part of your current routine to free up the time for things you think are more important, whether it's sleeping or even sitting around, honestly. I am a big believer in the importance of sitting-around time.