Go To Sleep!
My husband travels for work a lot. At first, I hated nights without him. I thought every sound was an intruder coming to get me. I’d send our dog out to check the rooms and even outside. Don’t even get me started on what would happen when my dog would bark because she heard something outside! Nights were the worst. I couldn’t wait for them to be over. I’d even have my kids sleep with me for comfort. Yes, I know a little one year old couldn’t save me from bad guys, but hey. As my kids have started to get a little bigger and I have gotten used to Joel’s trips, nights have become relaxing. My boys go to bed early and I get a good four hours to my self each night. Sometimes I fill it with a good book or binge watching a show while I crochet.
When Joel gets home our nights change. I start to notice we both have our nightly routines. Most of our routines blend until the dreaded, let’s go to sleep moment. I’m always ready to go to sleep before him! He takes forever to fall asleep and will read or watch TV until he’s tired. This can be hours after I’ve gone to sleep.
If you have kids or are busy all day, you might be like me and love going to bed in quiet. I hear my crazy kids all day long and I love sitting in peace and quiet. Joel on the other hand has to sleep with noise while on trips because he doesn’t like how lonely the road can be at times.
So you see my dilemma…
Usually I whine and complain until he turns off the TV. Healthy and mature I know. Lately, my sleep depravation has caused a solution. I’m so tired at night that I end up falling asleep mid-show or mid-book.
I guess we will re-evaluate when I get more sleep. Ha. That’s funny. I doubt I’ll be getting more sleep until my kids graduate college. So, this may be the solution.