A Bit Better Blog

Progress, I Guess

This much was written Tuesday, March 13:

So last night I went to sleep at ... wait for it ... 11:20 p.m. Yes, that is a full 40 minutes prior to midnight. Wow! I feel fully rested.

I am totally kidding about the fully rested part, or course. It would take several 10-hour blocks of sleep before that would happen.

The other thing I need to work on is getting out of the house more quickly. My office is moving in the fall, even farther away from me, so I really need to get the morning routine streamlined. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings, hubby takes the kids to school, and on those days I am usually leaving before anyone else gets up. The problem is that I futz around, trying to make sure that things are all set for them, so I look for clothes for the kids (should be the night before), move a misplaced jacket to its rightful spot so that he's not searching for it, etc. If I actually tried to leave when I'm supposed to, I would imagine that I forgot to do something.

Okay, now it's Thursday. I actually have the day off today and will hopefully be able to take a nap. I'm having new issues now: I just started on Loestrin 24 Fe birth control pills. I was taking progesterone-only pills because I was nursing, and those don't really count, so now I'm going on birth control pills for the first time in 9 or 10 years. Starting a couple of days ago I started having midcycle pain, and it has been awful. I have never had pain this bad (not counting miscarriage and birth-related pain). It's also wreaking havoc on my digestive system, which is already messed up (subject for another post). Suffice it to say I am not feeling well, so I'm actually going to post this and write again when I'm in a happier mood.

Stand by....