There was a time in my life when I wanted to sleep late on a Saturday morning. When I was sure that Saturday morn sleep was a cure for anything negative that happened during the entire past week. A time when I would, probably did, snuggle down on the floor and fall back asleep as the children watched a little TV. But honestly I can't think of very many of those times because I never liked the girls watching TV and they were always up happy and ready for a big breakfast!
I'm not sure when I decided I needed a sleep-in Saturday morn.... but on the rare occasion that the opportunity has been grabbed, it has never worked for me. I wake up at my 'usual' time no matter the day so I really just lay there and doze, and that can be fun but never past 6:30am. Anything later than that is always a recipe for a chaotic entire day!
Once I realized, and accepted, that I like to get up early and move a bit slower, it has been another moment of true happiness. I want to be up, drink my coffee and freshen up before the rest of the house is ready to be "needy". This is my recipe for calmness, me being ready! I want to have a whole day, not just 1/2 a day cause I slept too late and then moved slow. I want to enjoy the colors of the sunrise, the calmness of the lake, and actually hear the early morning chatter of the birds. I want to move a bit slower, pet a little more on my dog... I want the time to be ready for the family. They deserve to be greeted by the domestic goddess and engineer of their home with a smile that radiates from a happy heart and I deserve the time to move a bit slower to make that happen.
My name is Deby and I LIKE getting up early on a Saturday morning!
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