Tired
Life is making me tired at the moment.
Tired of school holidays. Tired of trying to entertain a 4 year old in weather that’s already too hot to stay outside comfortably for long.
Tired of trying to chase a toddler and 4 year old on a bike around the park. In the heat.
Too tired to enforce the rules I would like to see in this house for TV and snacks.
Tired of changing Guerita’s sheets at 1am after another blood nose and stressing about how to get blood out of the lovingly-handmade-by-Grandma quilt. Bloody dry air.
Tired of having an almost cold that isn’t bad enough to warrant sympathy and a day in bed, but still has me sneezing, headachy and miserable.
Tired of trying to catch a moment’s peace for myself. Tired because the only way to get this is to stay up late. Damn, can’t blame anyone but myself for that.
And the thought of this room makes me feel downright exhausted.
But not too tired to play with my new camera. It’s beautiful!
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Through the fog of fatigue, though, one accidental breakthrough. Too tired to spend the usual 30 minutes pacing, rocking and singing Chiq to sleep twice a day, I resorted to putting her in the cot awake. The first time she cried for all of 10 seconds. Then 5 seconds, now she smiles at me and rolls over to sleep! I definitely didn’t deserve that breakthrough, but I’m not complaining. I’ll enjoy it, as long as it lasts.
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Ah yes - tired, exhausted - whatever other word I can think of for it! At least one of you (Chiq) isn’t tired. Hang in there.
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Ah yes the fog of exhaustion - I know that. But at least Chiq is now putting herself to sleep - what a great breakthrough. Now if only walking out on the toys would mean they would put themselves away………… A girl can dream can’t she ?????
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I am tired just reading about all of that… but I think you definitely did deserve the sleep break through - I love it when the universe sends us a little something to get us through tough times!
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Hope the sleep breakthrough does last. Even when you are tired you are still taking beautiful photos!
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Hope you feel better soon.
Love those photos! Woohoo for new toys.
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Long may your breakthrough with the bedtime thing last!
Hope you get some rest hon and that things settle very soon for you.
hugs
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Oh my lord, look at that room. Ouch, my voice goes all raspy just thinking about asking my kids to pack that away. I think your girls must’ve had LOADS of fun.
Hope the tiredness goes away…soon.
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hope your little breakthrough lasts … though you may feel a little sadness too she doesn’t need you as much. I feel that on the days my boys go to sleep without me feeding them to sleep.
Lovely photos.
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