I'm not a morning person. Just ask my mother or my husband.
I don't think that people should have to get up before the sun does. And I prefer rainy mornings, not sunny ones, so you can imagine the fight I have with that one.
When we had Logan with us this summer, there wasn't much lazing about in the mornings. I had to get up early, get him up, feed him, get him ready, get myself ready, and then run out the door to drop him off at my sister's before I went to work.
The past few weeks since he's been gone, I've found myself lying in bed, wondering what to do with my extra hour in the morning. At first I'd get up, vacuum, do the dishes, throw some laundry in the washer, meditate, and then get ready. The last week or so, I've been rolling over, enjoying the comfort of our bed, and laying there until it was absolutely necessary for me to get up.
Welcome
{ those walls will soon be blue }
{ and yes, that's a crown on my bed. Logan made it for me for Step-Mom Day }
I was feeling guilty about not getting up, about being lazy and lying cocooned in a mass of blankets, pillows, and the best mattress I've ever owned.
But as I laid there, I thought about priorities. The laundry always gets done. The yoga poses are done either in the morning or later in the day, it wasn't necessary to do it immediately upon waking. The dishes get done, the floor is vacuumed. What was I stressing about? I had a glorious quiet hour, probably the only quiet I'd find during the day--why should I feel guilty about appreciating it?
It is with that thought that I continually return to my blankets after Ty leaves for work. Now I just do it without guilt.
Carrie Snow said that "No day is so bad that it can't be fixed with a nap."
{ I just fit mine in a few minutes after I wake up }
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Wow, I LOVE the bed!! And the crown!!! :) And you!! :)