Thanks for the sleep advice! I am going to do B6 in the AM (I do not take this every night, so I don't think it will be the magic bullet, but maybe) and move everything else a little earlier. I also need to be better at reading or journaling for a bit when I start to get stressed in the middle of the night. Like the other night, I fell asleep perfectly in my own bed but then woke up (probably from my own snoring) and got super anxious. That would have been a GREAT time to read a few pages of a book or use a journal or do a Calm app meditation. Instead I just laid there and got freaked out.
1. Visit 2 restaurants to catch up-- this should be NO PROBLEM since we have a couple little kid sports travel things in new cities. I might even get ahead and settle back into my eating rut for July.
2. Bake! Even though I am not eating sweets (can I just say I feel GREAT not eating sweets?!!? It's wild)
3. Make peace with my sleep.
4. Do a strength workout 5 days a week and do cardio all 7 days-- including when we travel
5. BE A FUN SUMMER MOM. This does not come naturally to me, but I will only have ONE PARTIAL WEEK of our summer schedule to slog though in June (school gets out the 10th and we spend the whole next week in Charleston and then go to Cleveland at the end of the next week), so I KNOW I CAN DO THIS.
6. Write every day. I got sidetracked with my job dramz in February and then the world falling apart in January and gave up. NO MORE!
How about some pictures of my current mundanity, yes?
Got a mammogram and got the (all clear) results back within hours. Sometimes my HMO knocks it out of the park.
Idk, you seem like a fun summer mom to me!
ReplyDeleteOmg Minnie. She's starting to look like a little Dorothy in her dance costumes! And- those are all good goals, although let's just say you're more ambitious than I am. Luckily at this point being a "fun summer mom" for me just means yes, I'll drive you to the mall and here's $20.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great mix of goals - fun stuff, health stuff & family. Perfect balance!
ReplyDeleteUgh I have sleep anxiety too, its most unpleasant. One thing that helps me is to address the anxiety itself. Therapy is helpful, also journaling, doing guided meditations, using positive affirmations, etc. There are some wonderful meditations on the insight timer app, you can search for 'soothing anxiety', and they help to work with that anxious part of you that gets freaked when you 'can't sleep'. Because you know you can sleep, you can regularly sleep 10-5 like you said, its just getting through this anxious spiral. I like to write out affirmations or say them, such as, 'It's safe to sleep', 'My body knows how to rest', 'I'm safe in this moment', etc. Waking up in the 1-3am range is the most challenging, so having a plan for that (you can take melatonin then too just fyi), of doing some deep breathing, talking to your anxious part like a wise parent would to a child etc. You will get through this and sleep will be easy again. This too shall pass :)
ReplyDeleteGreat goals. I love that you already notice feeling better without sweets. Exercise daily is a must for me. It gives me energy, relieves stress, and helps me sleep better. You take your kids to the pool and to a million activities- that’s fun in my book? Plus ice cream ? Yeah- def fun!
ReplyDeleteWTF- I forgot again that I need to put my name in EVERY time on your blog when using my phone. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely one of THE coolest moms around. You'll knock this summer thing out of the park.
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