Maximize Your Mornings Challenge Week Two

UGH!

I know it is only the second day

of the second week, but

I am ready to

THROW IN THE TOWEL!

First of all, I get up, uh, well...

GROUCHY

INCOHERANT

and

HATING THE WORLD

That's just how I am. 

I need at least 30 minutes

to resemble a human being.

I doesn't matter WHAT TIME

I get up...

Second of all, this is not the first

time I have tried to work through

the maximize your mornings program.

I've tried numerous times on my own

and twice with Kat.

Because I know that for me to be a good mom,

I need to be up before my kids. 

I do not want them to see me

acting like The Beast.

SO, there are two options I am going

to try before I completely give up

FOREVER.

One option is that I will just get up

at 6 or 6:30, but not plan to do

anything until the kids go to

school.

Kat promised me that my kids

would learn to respect my

quiet time, but that ain't happening!

I can't even get to the quiet

time without losing it.

I've tried going outside.

I've tried LOCKING MYSELF outside.

I've tried planning my day in bed

so I can pretend to be sleeping

when they come check on me...

It all just makes me ANGRY

because the kids are pounding

on the door or lifting up

my eyelds "Mommy?  Are you awake?"

People laugh and think I'm kidding.

I AM NOT.

So I thought if I just get out of bed,

make lunches and breakfast,

dress myself and take them to school...

and save the planning and the God and

 the exercise until they're gone,

maybe that would work.

AND IT MAY.

But thats Plan B for now.

This is because not only am I useless

when I arise in the morning...

I also peeter out in the early afternoon!

So if I'm gonna get stuff done,

I need to start as soon as I'm human

and haul tail, or I won't get

anything done.

That means: waiting until the kids

are in school to start my day is

the equivalent to waking up at noon.

Personally, my most productive hours are

from the time after dinner to about

2-3 in the morning.

THEN I'm like the energizer bunny.

But for obvious reasons, that doesn't work

in this life I've chosen.

Plan A will be (for now):

Da da daaaaa:

I'm going to get up at 5 with the hubby.

He's been complaining that he needs

a good breakfast anyway...

I figure, I don't even have to do anything

until 6-ish, so I should be my

regular good-natured self by then, right?

(unless I make him breakfast, but I can do that

half-dead as long as he doesn't talk to me)

I may even have my planning and God

out of the way...and I can

exercise with the kids

I just need that half hour to become

human...and the kids REFUSE

to allow me that.

So there you have it.

5am tomorrow.  No easing into it.

5AM

I'm going to do a lot of planning

before bed!

Toodles for now.

Just Amy