turning over the same old leaf

Has anyone else made the exact same resolutions they made last year again?

No? Just me?

Every year I want to do the same things. Generally they are some combination of eating healthier, exercising, getting more organized, waking up earlier, reading my Bible/praying more… stuff like that. (So, basically I usually resolve to do things I should have been doing already.  Ahem.)

Going along with this trend, Husband and I decided that we will start waking up at 6am Monday morning. We used to do this, but slacked off majorly in the fall, due to Colin not sleeping for approximately 3 months. (Remember that?) And then we were crazy busy at Christmas, then we were both sick, taking turns getting up with this kids while whoever was sicker got to sleep until the NyQuil wore off. Its not like we're sleeping in until 10 am… but many days we were getting up with this kids at 7-ish and racing to catch the bus at 8.

Those who know me in real life, like my sisters for example, know that I am NOT a morning person. Never have been. Functioning before 7am is very difficult for me. My husband learned soon after we were married that I am not very sociable until I have had a shower and at least one cup of coffee. Having kids has forced me to function on very little sleep, but I still do not naturally wake up easily.

So… getting out of bed today was brutal. But we did it!! We had that First Day of a New Resolution energy going for us. And a lot of coffee.

Tomorrow is probably going to be rough. More coffee.
Wednesday will be rougher. Maybe I can sneak in a nap.
Thursday will probably suck. I'll be falling asleep in the carpool line.
And Friday is going to be brutal. You may not want to cross me that day. Just a head's up.

We'll see what happens next week.