Messing With Your Time Clock

For years I was a night owl-- always up until 2 or 3 in the morning, never up before 9am. I loved my sleep, and being a performer I didn't get home from work until 11pm, or even later. If you think about a normal 9-5 schedule, you don't just come home and go to bed, right? You unwind, eat, do things around the house, and then go to sleep. So, my schedule naturally shifted later as I worked more in theatre.

When we moved to Ottawa and I worked in retail, I had a more regular work schedule-- though still not 9-5 -- and I began to go to bed earlier. Then the girls came along and, well, there was no sleep, but who's counting?

Now, I'm back to a theatre schedule, only I have two kids and I can't sleep in until 9 every morning. In fact, just staying up through the end of the show and making it home on the streetcar is exhausting. I can't just come home an go to bed, though, or I just end up staring at the ceiling. Case in point-- it's almost 12:30 and I should be in bed, but I'm not. Go to bed!!! *sigh*

So, I am in a bit of sleep limbo. I'm still figuring out how to get the rest I need, while still spending extra time with the girls. I feel very lucky to have Q at home so that I can sleep in sometimes, or even have a nap if I need it. It's all adjusting to being back at work.

By the way, I get SO much scrapbooking done during the show! We have all these breaks and I just scrap! Usually, I get the bulk of a page done there and then I tart it up a bit at home. I am enjoying limiting myself to what I can find in my scrap tote, and I find myself using scraps galore! Here is an example:

Mom and Dad are coming to the show tomorrow night. (Don't forget, Mom!) I'm hoping to bring Audrey down to the theatre next week so she can see where I work. She is still adjusting to me leaving, but I think overall it's going pretty well.

Comments

[lynn]

beautiful lo and girls!! and good luck w/the balance that all parents everywhere struggle with.

[Marcie Morgan]

What a beautiful layout, love the soft colors and the butterflies!

[virginia]

I just looooove this! beautiful! did you cut the journaling pad in half? love it.