I am trying to switch schedules this week. I’m going to attempt to get my ass up earlier in the morning, or at least earlier than my son, so that I can groom myself and maybe do a few things around the house. This may seem like no big deal, thousands of other moms get up early every day, but you need to understand… I’m NOT a morning person. Previously I have been letting my ass sleep in until my son wakes up and then getting up with him. This is usually between 8:00 and 9:00 in the morning. And I’ve been doing all of my work/writing/blogging at night after everyone is asleep, so I am often up quite late. I actually don’t have a problem with this routine. It suited me, it suited the kid, it’s definitely in line with my natural sleep patterns, BUT there are a few glitches.
Glitch #1 – early morning appointments. Usually I have to wait for Chance to take his first nap before I can get a shower. Consequently I have had more than a few stinky days. (I don’t think I ACTUALLY stink; you know, that other people can smell. But after a while I just feel icky. And an icky mom is, um, well, gross. There’s only so many layers of baby slobber, snot, and formula one can take.)
Glitch #2 – exhaustion. Surprise, surprise, being SAH can be tiring. Sometimes, as I’m trying to finish up a paying project I am really, really struggling to think clearly. (As you can tell by my posts. Sorry folks, you aren’t always getting my A game. Sometimes I don’t even spell check. Throw some cash my way and we’ll talk.)
Glitch #3 – rush hour. My Internet connection, lately, has SUCKED ASS late at night. I blame it on all the folks surfing (and consequently, all the applications doing maintenance at the same time). Blog at work, people! That’s what it’s for!
So there are my reasons. Please, in no way confuse this with a resolution, because it aint. Just because it’s January and you say you’re gonna do something does not automatically make it a resolution. This is merely an experiment in time management. We’ll see how it goes. Blogging posts and making/responding to comments will remain as erratic as ever, I promise ( – that’s called an ANTI-resolution).
Thank you for your patience. – the (weird) management
Here, here! Same boat, sister. Up until 2am working, sleeping in with little man, trying to juggle everything during the day AND i haven’t showered in days. Literally, I smell like a diaper.
good luck. and remember if it looks like it aint goin’ well enough early maybe its simply that those good intentions are notorious for paving a road to hell.
So happy to see someone writing about this! Can’t seem to get on a “normal” schedule either and it’s frustrating b/c I’m pregnant again and if I don’t figure this out soon I will never see the light of day, figuratively or literally…
I’m just glad to hear other moms have this same issue. I think there is an expectation that once you’re a mom you’ll get on a “normal” schedule and it just wasn’t happening with me. I’m not talking getting up super early, I just want to get up an hour before my son!
Status: Yesterday I got up a half hour earlier. Today, not so good.
(I just realized that I used the word “ass” in this post like 4 million times. What a dork.)
Could you maybe put Chance in a playpen while you shower if he’s awake? He doesn’t have to be out like a light so you can bathe yourself – although it helps if the little guy is sleeping.
If he’s awake, and you’re tired of smelling like pee and stale cheerios, you could put him in the playpen with a couple cool things to look at or play with and hop in the shower.
Time management – it’s so much easier in the working world.
Yeah, actually I do put him into his exersaucer occasionally and then take a shower – especially those days I have to get to an appointment. But that only seems to work if he’s got Play With Me Sesame (a preschool version of Sesame Street) to watch; it’s the only show that keeps his attention. He’s going through this stage where he alternates between being super-clingy and an escape artist. Either he wants to be on me or he wants to be completely mobile. The result is that I get loud protests for A LOT of situations that don’t meet his approval. It’s not that I’m picking him up at every demand – I don’t have a problem with letting him learn that he can’t always get his way – you just have to walk the fine line of managing moods so you can minimize the complete meltdowns. (You know what I mean?) It’s that in-between stage – you can’t quite communicate yet but they’re still trying to exert control, test boundaries, etc.
In any case, this stage is temporary. I’d rather try to adjust (and improve upon) my schedule before I screw with his. And don’t get me wrong, I CAN get up earlier than him when necessary. It’s just those days it’s not needed that I’m working on.
ohh my god!!!
Your 1,2 AND 3 is allll me!!!
I am a working mom but still attempted to sleep in as much as possible but due to 1,2and3 I have set the clock 30 minutes earlier and am doing things before the little one awake. Sucks but I feel more organized.
Teletubbies would probably put Chance into a strange and quiet trance…it would give you the opportunity to shower and everything.
However, seeing your kid in such a transfixed dazed, with slobber just oozing out of his mouth is a bit too horrifying.