I’m not a morning person, but neither am I a late night diva. I like to get my 8 hours of sleep, although that rarely happens. I’d much rather sleep in or get a nap in the afternoon — neither are possible for moms. Even stay at home moms rarely get naps (although I’d skip the dishes to get a nap if I stayed home with my son.)Â Moms work too hard not to get a break during the day.
In trying to find balance, I try to stick to a routine … get to bed at a reasonable hour and read before I sleep. It’s how I wind down from a long day. Then, come morning, I can start over for the new day.
My husband and I take turns getting to sleep in on the weekends so that we’re each greeted with at least one morning of extra sleep each week. It may only end up being one extra hour, but it’s that hour that keeps us going for the rest of the week.
ABOUT ALICIA: Alicia is the founder of Balancing Motherhood.com. Last year, she managed to stay sane while completing an MBA, working full-time, blogging, and still baking amazing birthday cakes — all while raising a young family at home.
mamajon says
have been truly inspired by your blog – simple and no nonsense advice with great insight.
couldn’t resist commenting today because the alternative sleep-in on the weekends is something we have done eversince jon was born. i don’t tend to sleep in much, because i am awake as of 7am every morning even on weekends. but it feels good to be able to stay in bed a little longer while the other rushes around giving breakfast to jon and then playing downstairs while the upstairs remains quiet 🙂 something i just like to lie there in the warmth of the duvet in winter. my husband however gets at least a good hour of extra sleep. it is a system that really works for us. and jon is very respectful in that sense that he will not go upstairs to run around, he knows that on the weekends one of us is sleeping upstairs and he will put the finger on his mouth and say : “shhhh”. 😀
loving your blog Alicia.