An explanation!

And it's not that I'm lazy. So, right about the time I started this blog, I somehow mysteriously got pregnant. Then, I got really tired... really, really tired... I thought I was just lazy. Nope, I was growing a baby who would eventually grow to a staggering 8 lbs 5 oz before coming into this world on December 27. Crazy! I shall continue with my 6:08 am project...

Falling off the wagon into a pit of pillows

I've been turning my alarm OFF. Not just snoozing, but turning it OFF! I sleep in. I love it. I've got a stressful bit of stuff happening at work... sleep is my therapy. Is that an excuse? No. I'm just lazy and I can't handle life so I try to sleep through it when I can. Is that the truth? Oh my.

I love the bed. I love to sleep.

On a positive note, we are getting some light-filtering shades for the bedroom so that the morning light will come in. Right now I have a doubled up, very thick, flannel sheet (artfully arranged). It blocks most of the light and makes it so I think it's still nighty-night time when in fact, it's well past 6:08 am.

Okay, this is my first night blog. I'm staying up too late trying to finish up a few work-related items. Lame? Sort of. The sad thing is, I'm getting a response from about half the e-mails I"m sending so I have company. Off to bed. My husband is waiting for me, probably annoyed that my low-paying job is taking precedence over our personal goals once again.

Sleeping with the shades up

I like light to filter in through my room in the morning, my husband likes it dark. Since he's out of town, I can do whatever I want. So I leave the curtains up in the bedroom and when I wake up, there's a sunny world outside greeting me and saying "Hey, lazy - it's beautiful outside, get out of bed!" We'll soon solve this challenge by purchasing some of those light filtering honeycomb blinds. That way, no one can see in at night (there's no one out there except the trees anyhow) and the light will filter through in the morning. Although I really like to look out and see trees, sun, sky, birds, etc.

Had a wacky dream last night. I was hanging out with a friend in his University-area apartment and he rented his couches and floor space to commuter students for naps. So when we get there, we have to step over the students who are napping on the carpet and couches.

I also was dreaming when I first looked outside because I remember seeing this ugly area of our yard transformed with some killer landscaping. Alas, it hasn't happened that way yet, but it gave me some good ideas....

Hey, mon, gotta get to work painting the livingroom!

Day 13

I'd rather be sleeping. I'm not feeling more productive. There's more to work on. I got up when I was supposed to buy my eyes feel like pillows and I'm a zombie. I've been doing laundry, but maybe I'll read for a little bit.

We went to a seminar yesterday called "Can Small Towns Be Cool?" It was an interesting presentation by a man from Michigan State University. He visited 250 towns in the Midwest and interviewed folks in the towns, visited their cultural assets, observed the city politics. He found that the people in towns who were most cooperative and found the most information/energy sharing were likely to have a cultural asset which was homegrown and authentic.

Organic projects, rooted in the communities strengths were likely successes.

So, can my town be cool? I think so.

Day 12

So I was really confused about my alarm this morning. I wasn't sure what "that noise" was. It couldn't possibly be my alarm... I was just half in dreamland.

I'm really tired this morning. We had dinner with friends last night, drank wine, ate lots of excellent food. Even thought I went to bed around 10:30 or so, I'm very sleepy.

This weekend, I wasted a bunch of time. I couldn't quite get it together to actually clean anything or do a big project. So, for 48 hours I sort of wandered around and putzed. Which is a big bummer, because our house is totally trashed. So, over the next week I'm going to be cleaning it in the morning before I get ready for work. I think this will help me feel like there's more time in the day.

Have to go wake up the husband...

Day 11

Oh, my will is flagging... Sleeping is soooo nice. Sleeping means I don't have to do anything else. Sleeping is escape.

Day 9 & 10

So it's kind of like cheating on a diet, I guess, although I'm not one to diet. But I can imagine what it must be like.

Yesterday, I didn't blog and I also didn't get up at 6:08 am. I slept in, hit snooze, and just about fell off the wagon. My husband and I were carpooling yesterday, so I just got up when his alarm went off a little while later.

Then, last night I drank way more alcohol than I thought I did... Sapient Ale from Dark Horse Brewery in Marshall, MI is crazy stuff! Before that we had Chinese food (Kai Garden) and then went for martinis. I didn't feel drunk last night (good thing I didn't try to drive home!) but I must have been pretty drunk last night based on how I feel this morning.

I got myself out of bed without knowing what time it was at 7:30 am. After going to bed well after midnight, I'm surprised I was able to manage it. It's a beautiful sunny day, it's going to be great for playing outside.