tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166038.post2053189614645396048..comments2023-09-16T08:43:25.401-04:00Comments on Ima Shalom: SleepIma Shalomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09061606719970415577noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166038.post-73318416024939081872009-05-05T16:26:00.000-04:002009-05-05T16:26:00.000-04:00I have the same problem. I feel so run-down, but I...I have the same problem. I feel so run-down, but I just can't get to bed earlier. I need the "me" time so badly, but then I feel like such an idiot the next morning! I appreciate what the "Queen of Laundry" had to say about going away. About a year ago, I went away for a weekend to visit an old friend who had just had a baby. I didn't get much sleep there either, but I came home feeling like I had made a little space inside my head. I was just writing to her that we needed to plan another weekend. This gives me more motivation to actually do it.Joyous Jewesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03675321990503546473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166038.post-75055683673123443262009-05-05T16:11:00.000-04:002009-05-05T16:11:00.000-04:00I'm not sure if it's my total identification with ...I'm not sure if it's my total identification with what you wrote (or... my lack of sleep), but reading this post simply brought tears to my eyes. <br />Or maybe it's the absurd: we look for Mr. Perfect to share our life with, we pray for children, we do our best to excel in our job etc., and once G-d grants us with all we hoped for, instead of being thankful, all we want by the end of the day is... to be alone! It just doesn't make sense!<br />Making an effort to catch up with sleep actually works (unfortunately... I hate the idea of giving up those wonderful, quiet, promising night hours!) but also going away for a couple of days, on your own or with a close friend or two. It needs some planning but it's doable and it could give you that quiet and time alone that will recharge you with energy to go on, happily, for quite a while.The Queen of Laundrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166038.post-54677866768447440922009-05-05T09:25:00.000-04:002009-05-05T09:25:00.000-04:00I'm struggling with this, too. A colleague, academ...I'm struggling with this, too. A colleague, academic mother of two, gave me the same advice that Miriam is giving. My baby wakes up at 6 am no matter what time she goes to bed, so I'd have to get up at least by 5. I'm not ready to take the plunge yet, but it seems, looking at it dispassionately, like a good thing to try.Marcela Sulakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232403389788282812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166038.post-41044342922155731272009-05-05T01:20:00.000-04:002009-05-05T01:20:00.000-04:00I am a night owl, too, and it was ruining my relat...I am a night owl, too, and it was ruining my relationship with my girls because I was tired and cranky and short and they fed off of that.<br /><br />I spent a few nights going to bed really early and catching up on my sleep and then I started waking up at 5:00 am. It was hard at first, but soon it was habit and I get the same quiet alone time with the bonus of uninterrupted prayer. When dh leaves for shacharit I pray. So I get 1 hour of me time and 1/2 hour of prayer time before kids start waking.<br /><br />So much nicer!Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10200991476565029183noreply@blogger.com