But it went well today. And my daughter took a four-hour nap this afternoon, because she fell asleep in the car, then we napped together at home, then I woke up and got some things done while she still slept… So, that part was questionable. But we both were exhausted today. Hopefully, we get good sleep tonight, though still less than desired, and have great days tomorrow. Then we can sleep loads tomorrow night(!).
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Why must I be great at going to bed early when it doesn’t much matter, yet awful at it when I have to get up the next morning by 5:30?
Ugh.
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If I just had real ones locally, life would be a lot easier. A lot… ugh(!)
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My body hurts. I need to move more, exercise for real, both the movement and the weights.
And my mind hurts, too. My emotions are a mess. I need help to regulate all of my systems. And exercise would be a great way to start doing that…
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I love cool old names. But why do they have to feel so odd actually to use nowadays?
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I still can’t get over that the mom the other day had never heard the term “mansplaining”. She’s young, too, so it’s not like she’s too old to have heard it. Maybe she really is too young to have heard it. Or she’s been living under a rock. Fifty-fifty, probably.
Haha
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Well, we’re going to bed at one AM tonight, but not because we weren’t tired. It’s because my husband unexpectedly got to be at a thing where the president was, and so we watched the TV to see my husband. Silly, I know, but it’s what we did. But we got to see him, and my daughter even recognized him and recognized his “boo-boo”, a bruised fingernail (which I had not even noticed was in view), pointing out both with excitement. So, it was worth it.
Then, we talked to my husband on the phone and on FaceTime for, apparently, a very long time. The event went longer than expected in the first place. Then my husband had to wait until he was back to the hotel to call us, since his phone had died. (Pretty much just down the street, but still.) He and I chatted with excitement about seeing him on TV, then he FaceTimed with our daughter for quite a while while I sewed.
Then it was suddenly 11PM, and we totally needed to clean up all of her toys and mess from the day, and go shower and get to bed. We’d made it to bed around 9:30 the past two nights, so this was a disappointment. But she was so happy chatting and playing with my husband that I just kept sewing. Even after he went to get ready for bed, I did a bit more, as she was content stacking and re-stacking some sewing patterns while I sewed. I took advantage of the somewhat rare opportunity to sew and work without interruption. It was great.
But then we both kind of hit walls and needed to sleep as soon as possible. So, goodnight.
Thank you, God, for the delights and successes of today. In your name, I pray. Amen.
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I often feel like it is just a wild system when all the folks in the northeast tend to get to meet each president before he is elected, just as a normal part of their initial campaigning, yet the majority of the country never even gets to lay eyes directly on the candidates and the eventual presidents, let alone shake hands and chat for a while at an event. With all of them.
Just wild.
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My baby went to sleep at about 21:30 tonight, well over two hours earlier than she has been doing since my husband came home the other night for two nights. And I am glad for the shift forward again in her sleep time. Hoping for earlier and longer sleep for us both these next days and weeks and months and years.
God, guide us always, please, and make us well. In your name, we pray. Amen.
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Working on it. My baby is my only witness at present, though. Haha
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