We get asked “How can you find time alone together in a Motorhome” a fair bit! But it’s not normally an issues. Normally we find time to be alone, or escape the bus! Until now. Now we don’t actually see each other that much.
To be really honest – we don’t spend time together alone at all. Not since we arrived in Mackay. We usually have someone or many someones in our Motorhome throughout the evening, or even during the day. Today was a day where we only had an hour alone together.
And that was during the day. When David should be sleeping so he can work tonight. What Would You Choose Sex or Sleep?
Since he has been working and I am home alone at night-time I have been lacking in sleep. Not sure why but I can’t sleep in our big bed without hubby being there. I listen to every sound, and I am don’t go into a deep sleep in case our boys need me. Even though the Bus is locked up at night-time I still don’t feel too comfortable.
Lacking In Sleep
I think that I am used to having that other person in bed, who rolls over, snores and farts while he is sleeping (I am so not owning up to that one!)
So today I was over it all….and I did something I havent done in so very long. I climbed into bed with hubby after dropping our youngest two to school….and I rolled over and fell fast asleep within minutes.’
Of course – David being a bloke wanted more than Sleep. But once I go into a deep sleep there is no hope of waking me up. When our boys where little I would only sleep lightly. I would be awake and feeding them before David even realised that they had woken up. It was like my in-built alarm clock.
Then once they stopped breast-feeding, I was able to go into a deep sleep and nothing was able to disturb me.
Now I am almost like that stage….I am sleeping too lightly and have big bags under my eyes to show for it.
Time Out For Everyone
So today I turned off the computer. I turned off my phone (actually I think I left it charging but no-where near the bed!) and I went into a deep sleep. Only waking to take our son Zachery to school for his Tafe Certificate III Access 10 testing. (That was where we had the one hour alone time!)
Then straight back home to bed. I was once again asleep within minutes, waking up in time to pick up our boys from Primary School.
I chose Sleep over Sex. Is that normal in a marriage? No idea but its normal for us 🙂
What Would You Choose Sex or Sleep?
Cheers
Lisa
New Life on the Road
It’s normal! It’s so hard to manage “quality time” with the hubby when you’re exhausted by the end of the day…. or even the start of the day as the case may be!
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Thanks Bethaney – so glad to know we are not the only ones that chose sex or sleep 🙂
Interesting question! I think the key (not that I am sex expert or anything) is to make time for it. You will only get a better night sleep! 😉 But I don’t think there is anything wrong with needing/wanting to sleep. You don’t have to have sex every night!
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So agree Deb! Sleeping is so vital to feeling better…and sometimes sex is good as well 🙂
Depends which one I felt more deprived of as to which one I would choose!
It is nice to fall asleep in each other’s arms sometimes, without having had sex.
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I so like that idea Jan – falling alseep in each others arms…sounds so nice 🙂 I think that is what I miss most about David working night shifts – we never get to bed together anymore!