There are many parts to my every day (and night) that are not exactly part of the New Year's plan that I posted last week (or was it 2 or 3 or 4 weeks ago now!) and aren't exactly allowing me to achieve the ideas/plan/schedule that I have been motivated and excited about (from my previous post).
Lately the boys have been waging war against sleep. Jonah is mellowing out a bunch, but there are still nights now and then (like last night) when he is awake for hours at a timer and he just will not go back to sleep. I have tried sining to him, and not sinign to him. I have tried snuggling and sleeping on the floor next to his bed (don't worry there is a huge stuffed dog on his floor which is kinda comfy to sleep on so all is not lost!). I have tried sitting by his door. I have simply tucked him in and left. I have no idea how to get this kid back to sleep when he wakes up at night! We have been sleep training David for the past few nights and he is starting to sleep much better at night and during the day.
What this all means for my plans though is that by the time 6 AM rolls around, I have either been up a few times or am already awake or finally back to sleep and in all those cases, a run in the rain or the cold outdoors sounds like a very bad idea. Or else John has been up most of the night waging the war and I feel as though it is his right to stay in bed while I play with the wide awake boys who kept him up all night! Either way, the sleep war is foiling my work out plans!
Also not in the plan is my addiction to the Bachelor! I started watching it one night simply by accident and now I find it to be hilarious! I love watching it on hulu when I can, just a little here and there as a break or when I am doing a chore. It's not bad, just not in the plan. It tends to interrupt my plan to organize and kills any motivation I may have had to clean or do other chores (though I can watch and do dishes or fold laundry, which is a motivation in and of itself!). It just tends to keep me on my butt more than I was planning.
My addiction to pop corn and coffee are not in the plan and are making it very hard to stay away from the mentioned foods...ie corn! But mmmm, so good!
My attention deficit is not really helping the plan either. I get distracted from the task at hand any time I am on the internet, or anytime I do much of anything! That slows down productivity on all other plans! But then again, having 4 kids is pretty attention draining and also slows down progress so who am I kidding!
Also not in the plan is my nightly laziness. I have a very hard time getting a move on after the kids are in bed. At 8 PM every night, I want to go to sleep, but I don't. Instead I take some time to "myself". I watch TV, hang out on the internet, try blogging (but rarely finish one and post it), do some dishes and not much else. I end up getting nothing done and feeling anxious about it the next day. I need to stay focused. Stay. On. Target!
As a mom so much of my life is not planned. And so much of it doesn't fit in any kind of plan I could possibly make up. I'm sure there are people out there who make these kind of plans work, and maybe it will just take a little time. Either way, I still like having the plan; the opportunity to potentially get organized, if only in my own brain compartments!
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I have a hard time sticking to any set plan around here because no day is like the one before! It's crazy! I find time to work out at night once the kids are asleep. I never want to go but somehow- I put on foot in front of the other and do it. I always feel great the next morning when know I fit in a workout. I give you do much credit for working out in the a.m. I couldn't do it. I sleep until the last possible minute. And coffee? She is my best friend and sole mate. Without her- I'd be a zombie! Have you tried microwave popcorn that is 94% fat free? It's good! You're doing a great job.
Thank you Lisa! I always love your comments!
I tried cold press coffee and it seems to be better on my tummy (less acidic). The pop corn is not about the fat. We actually pop plane kernels in a brown bag in the micro for 1.5 min and then put olive oil and salt on it. I'm not too worried about the calories, etc, but my tummy can't digest it if I eat much of it. I have to limit it to once or twice a week and just a small bowl, which is hard when you are an addict like we all are!!
And I will be trying a few evening/night work outs too just to see how it goes. It is always very hard for me to get going after putting the kids down for bed though.
The internet seems to be the joy and demise of us all at the same time :-) Try putting the kids to bed with your workout clothes on....maybe that will be good motivation to just go out and do it! Have you ever thought or some workout videos, (I'm trying p90x right now just for something to do indoors when it is SO cold! Kind of a joke for me as I'm so out of shape, but it actually reminds me of our old rowing workouts, lots of jumpies, abs, etc...makes you so sore!) I'll be glad to loan you some if you want to try them!
I keep saying I am going to get up early in morning when hubby leaves to work out before kids get up! This month I have been working on getting up! Hopefully next I can get on treadmill! I have tried going to bed in work out clothes it does help in mornings when hubby is home and I can slip on my shoes by the door and go outside! I just need to get motivated and stop eating chocolate crap! Good luck and glad to see many of us suffer with the same probs! And so true the damn internet!
Ps I watch bachelor!
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