wake up before my kids do

This is a must for me during the week because then I have time to go for a quick 15 minute walk, shower real quick, and just in general get myself pulled together before they get up. I have time to go over my schedule which is a big help for reminding me about field trips, papers I need to sign and return, remind me about any after school activities, etc. I generally get up about a half hour before they do during the week. Now the weekends? Oh no.

I’ve decided I don’t, after all, care about getting up before the children on a regular basis. I don’t care enough about it, anyhow.

While I still love being up before everyone else, I think I might be able to make do with just making sure everyone else goes to bed a lot earlier than I do, so I’m the last one up. If I clean the house with the children just before they go to bed, this should accomplish the same end, which is to give me time in my house without the noise and mess.

I did it, I did it, I did it!

The past two Sundays, I woke up around 4 AM and just stayed up enjoying the silence and getting some quiet things done (reading, organizing, that sort of thing). Bliss. I hope it happens again this Sunday. I sure could use it.

They just get up too stinkin’ early. I’d have to be up each day at five to pull this off, and that’s not going to happen. I’m still fantasizing about it, though.