Tag: sleep

  • If this were an accurate blog post about the state of my life…

    …all you would hear is a great hissing sound followed by a colossal bang. The sound of my head exploding. Instead, I will leave you with a photo I took before I had kids. Doesn’t that look calm and lovely? That’s how they sucker you in.

  • If you can't say anything nice…

    Whoa, this morning getting my teeth cleaned (hate!) I almost fell asleep. I think that’s the definition of tired.

  • Is there a Murphy's Law for sleep?

    Last night at 10 as I was falling asleep, I congratulated myself on getting to bed at a reasonable hour. Then: 11pm: Fucking cat woke me up yowling about something or other. Midnight: Craig came to bed after watching US Open tennis and woke me up complaining about cat pee on the floor. 2am: Chip…

  • Would it be "wrong" to deny my child "water" or any other "liquid" after, say 3pm?

    I only ask because, holy hell, he wants to stop wearing a pullup at night. And I am totally supportive of this decision. Except when it means he gets up at least three times every night needing new PJs. And a clean blanket spread over his bed — for I amway too tired to constantly…

  • Going Down to South Park

    Thanks to Blogging Baby and Her Bad Mother I now know what I would look like if I lived in South Park (and got as much sleep as I did last night). Go try it yourself — very fun!

  • Finally, something nice to sleep with

    Still on vacation, but right before I left my new nightgown arrived from Landsend. You, my lucky readers, will now get the benefit of my exhaustive search for the perfect nightgown. It is incredibly soft. A nice dark color. NOT frilly and weird. Recommended 100%!

  • Ugh

    Headache, backache, fatigue. I’m ready for vacation! So are the kids. They are so tired and cranky. I’m very glad that today is Friday — we leave for a vacation tomorrow, and it couldn’t come soon enough. Yay!

  • She can't take it any more, Captain, she's breaking up!

    Monday and Tuesday I worked at home with Chip. At the same time I started to feel more rested. Today I’m back in the office and I could take a nap RIGHT NOW. Coincidence? I think not. This is sad because my job involves sitting at my desk and typing. Like blogging, but they pay…

  • And the doctor said…

    … gimme all your blood. For your amusement, after I noted to the nurse that there were no magazines in the exam room, here is what she brought. Personally selected for me: Yes, that’s right, the triple-A magazine, and “Women & Cancer.” I made it into the second page of the cancer one and thought…

  • Why can't I be Supermother?

    Last night I woke up in a sweaty panic. Robbie’s birthday party is on the 12th, and it hadn’t yet occurred to me to do anything about actually INVITING OTHER KIDS. I had visions of forgetting it completely, no one showing up to the party, and Robbie crying and crying. This is why I was…

  • I still haven't fallen back

    Still tired and still posting like that drunk guy on the corner who shouts at you as you walk by… I do not watch Oprah. She gives me the hives. But I just read this and, ew. Apparently she gave everyone in her audience $1,000 gift cards. Wait for it… But you have to give…

  • Fall BACK dammit!

    Good lord, people. Why is GAINING an hour making me so f-ing tired? All you’re getting out of me today is short, incoherent, vaguely psychotic outbursts. (Shut UP — that is too different from every other day!) Check The Zero Boss’s post about Violent Acres. He raises some good points. Violent Acres: Right or Wrong?…

  • pillow talk

    Before I went to bed last night I went to check on the guys, and I noticed that Chip looked uncomfortable. Ever since he was tiny he has used his bear Rupert as a pillow, but lately he’s been using his blanket instead. I decided it was time to give him a real pillow. He…

  • This Heaven Gives Me Migraine

    Just hangin’ with Robbie today. He’s on day 2 of a scary-sounding croupy cough. He’s almost 4 and I thought croup was just for babies, but apparently not! Two nights ago he woke up crying hard and, well, barking. If you’ve never heard the sound it is pretty impressive. And terrifying. It was midnight and…

  • lady made of lead

    So f-ing tired today, no brain left for write or comment more than 3 word. Nyquil last night mean fog today. Watch I cheat and distract you w/ cute pic: [photo removed] Returning to lumpen state. See later.

  • Boy blanket

    OK, enough tinkering around with my site, back to the important stuff. This was a really, really long week. The boys were all tired and cranky, we skipped a preschool potluck party due to it, and they fought a lot. But this was a really nice way to end the week. [photo removed] Chip is…

  • We don't need no stinkin' manuals

    Just who, really, is going to read a manual for a freaking toaster oven? Well, apparently I should. We’ve had ours for years and years and I only just accidentally discovered that the little broiler pan fits neatly into a handy slot under the rack. How long have I been lamely trying to balance it…

  • Restive meat locker

    I figured it out — I keep waking up at night because the temperature in the house is above freezing! So now I’ve equipped the kids with winter jammies and set the air conditioning to SIXTY-EIGHT DEGREES all night long! Glorious sleep. How I’ve missed you… Of course this plan is not without pitfalls. For…

  • must sleep more

    Yawn, I’ve got to get more sleep. I wake up about once every 30 minutes and it is getting to the point where I can barely think anymore! Maybe I need one of these snazzy sleep chairs? Ah yes, retail therapy… Always a good plan! Today is yardworkday, so think of me out in the…

  • naptime

    Do you ever feel like you have chronic fatigue? Not the kind with capital letters, just the regular, old fucking tired all the time kind? That’s what I have and I just can’t shake it. “Not right now Robbie, mommy is passed out on the couch.” Ever tried to nap while your kids are running…