With David working nights I am not sleeping! It’s almost like I have hit a wall of no return. I want to sleep, yet I don’t. I am tired and dragging my arse around all day – yawning my head off and living on too many coffees! Yet i still do not go to sleep before midnight.
Sometimes it can be 1.00 or 2.00 am and I am still awake. Of course come morning time and I want to sleep in.
Normally I am a night owl but this is going too far. Its been weeks and I am beginning to wonder “Sleep, What Does That Word Mean” – will I ever find my sleep again?
Seen as how I am needing to get back into the whole horrible morning drop off school thingy I need some sleep somehow. I am even thinking of checking into a hotel this weekend with our boys because David has got some major renovations that he wants to do on our bus and I can’t stand to be around the mess.
And David cant stand it when the boys get under his feet! Seen as how he is going to be taking the ceiling apart inside our Motorhome I voted that we disappeared for the weekend! He agreed that would be the best thing for all of us.
Will I Sleep?
But what is the point in staying somewhere if I can’t get to sleep?
Tonight I am at my breaking point. I am tired and cranky….think the boys picked up on this when I said it was bed time before they normally go to sleep! So I asked my son Zachery to make me a chamomile tea (he was making himself a cuppa) to see if that will help me! Combined with a girly book – and I am turning off the computer. With fingers crossed I am hoping that I can sleep.
Kyle ~ Sleeping in my bed ~
Need to move him over to Davids side of the bed…and I hope I can lay down and sleep!
What Do You Do When You Havent Had enough Sleep?
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Cheers
Lisa
New Life on the Road.
Hello, Yee of little sleep. I do not have your problem. I get to sleep easy enough but then I wake up at 3.30 a.m. and cannot get back to sleep until about 5.30 a.m. Just in time to be in a deep sleep when I have to get up. When it is not too cold I get up and read (this might be hard in the bus) and when it is too cold I just stay in the warm bed but toss and turn, make lists in my head, think of blog posts and plan things. Urgh!
I think the hotel stay will do you good. Take some books to read before bed. Some people say warm milk and honey before sleep – don’t know how you feel about that one. Use natural honey that has not been heat treated. I buy it from the markets in Townsville.
Jan
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Hi Jan,
I have never ever had this issue before! I have always gone straight to sleep, and normally crave at least 8 hours of sleep every night. I look like death warmed up!
This weekend I was keen to try a hotel but it looks like I am going to be busy working 🙁
But I am thinking that next weekend I am going to get away – somewhere in the Mountains where the good fresh air will help, and somewhere where there is a warm comfy bed!
I love natural honey (its all we buy)- will give it a go!
Cheers
Lisa
Hi Jan,
I have never ever had this issue before! I have always gone straight to sleep, and normally crave at least 8 hours of sleep every night. I look like death warmed up!
This weekend I was keen to try a hotel but it looks like I am going to be busy working 🙁
But I am thinking that next weekend I am going to get away – somewhere in the Mountains where the good fresh air will help, and somewhere where there is a warm comfy bed!
I love natural honey (its all we buy)- will give it a go!
Cheers
Lisa
Sounds hideous… I do this to myself, too, and then it becomes a habit. Chamomile tea, or some special herbal blends you can find in health shops are a good cure for me. Or a brandy 🙂
I hope you get some sleep soon…
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Hi Dorothy,
I have never been like this before! Its really getting to me – will I ever be able to sleep again is all I keep thinking!!
Not sure what its going to take to get me out of this cycle – I think maybe a few drinks might do me some good – actually thats a great idea! will have a bottle of red wine on Saturday night and see if I can get a good night sleep 🙂
Either that or get hubby fired from his night shift work.
Cheers
Lisa
You are allowing your self from a maternal point to worry and wait for David to come home . He is an adult. Relax .no coffee. Room must be black. No tv. Just think of what you need and that is sleep. If u don’t look after u you won’t be there for David . It’s a catch 22. God bless u. Sleep tight don’t let th bugs bite. Try rain tapes or rain forest relaxation tapes.
Hi Jeannie,
oh I so love your suggestions for the music – will have to see if I can find some! I am very tired today as I had to work (cleaning the caravan park) and I hardly had any sleep last night. Fingers and Toes are crossed that i get some sleep tonight.
Cheers
Lisa
Another thing u could do is stay up and sleep th same hrs as David. That way you get to sleep together. The childeren are big enough to handle what comes along. It’s better for them if your a happy and refreshed mum. Jeannie
I have done that a few times – had a sleep while David is home! Havent done it in the last couple of weeks because it was school holidays, and now I am back to work once again 🙂
Cheers
Lisa
Oh my goodness! I can totally relate to your problem! No sleep is THE worst! And believe me, I’ve tried everything.
It is harder when my husband is gone. I feel like I have to do all of the listening…listening for children calling or crying…listening for weird house noises….just listening for anything.
Ugh! It’s tough.
I sometimes dream of a night in a hotel. That may be just the trick!
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Hi Amy,
You have no idea how good it is to hear that I am not the only one going through the no sleep when hubby is not home journey!! That is what I am doing – laying there and listening to the kids, the noises and making sure that everything is done! My to do list keeps on running through my head and then when i do go to sleep it almost feels like I have to wake up far too soon!
Cheers
Lisa