Ulog: Sleeping Well

Sleeping is my Superpower

Ask most moms.

They are tired and they don't sleep well.

Today is the second day in a row I was able to wake before the alarm.

Both times I rolled over and went back to sleep, but recognized that if my pattern kept up, I would be able to lay in bed and meditate instead.

The Secret?

Sleeping when my kids sleep

Just like when they were babies.

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I am writing as a job now, and I tried to carve out a schedule that would let me write at night when it is quiet and everybody is asleep. It turns out, I can't function (well) that way. I end up tired all day and wanting to browse online instead of get to work at night because "I deserve a rest."

Then I give myself a break.

And end up with a long list of things to do, and calling myself a procrastinator, and feeling bad about myself.

Instead, I am now carving out a schedule that gives me less hours of writing, but a whole lot more quality hours of writing.

In the hours when all three of the kids are at school. I am writing and only writing, paid writing gigs (steem and its "this is a great investment in my future" dream that is fun and lovely but does not pay the mortgage TODAY does not count).

I am also making sure to SLEEP every day, from 9 pm when all the kids go to sleep, to 6 am when the first kid starts wakes up. Eventually, I will naturally be waking up at 5:15 is which will give me a good 45 minutes of "morning me time."

It feels as if I get enough sleep and carve out time for writing, then everything will work out.

No need to force a writing schedule at midnight when I "think" I have time to write.

Write at the time that was gifted to me.

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I am cross posting this to the int app as it turns my sleep is directly affected by my self employment.

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