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You've Gotta Sleep Sometime
My thoughts at 08:10 AM, May 7, 2009
Master Plan
I went to the LDS Natural Mom's conference in Jordan, UT a few weeks ago. It was an interesting experience for me, because I had no concept on how I was going to make it happen - I just knew I needed to be there, so I signed up and said, "I'm going". It all fell into place without me having to spend a whole lot of brain power on it. Amazing.
While there, I gleaned a lot of old information that I hadn't given thought to in a long time as well as some new information that helped spur me on to doing things that I knew I COULD do, but didn't have the HOW. So that's what the next few blog posts (spanned over days - can't do it all at once) are about - just stuff that was really pertinent to me.
Today I want to share about early to bed, early to rise.
WAIT! Before you run off screaming, let me explain. ;)
I have been working on going to bed earlier and getting up earlier. I just felt that I needed to do that. Well, two sources confirmed this for me. The first was Donna Goff. She said that it was her experience (and she has plenty) that any time a mother said she felt out of sorts, overwhelmed, and burned out, she wasn't reading her scriptures. She might try to do family scriptures, or spouse scriptures, but most often, she was not taking the time for PERSONAL scripture study. She said the best time to do this was in the morning. It sets the tone for the day, etc. "Being a nightowl is a habit," she insisted. Then she went on to describe the benefits of going to bed. (If I could find my notes, I'd list them. :P You can laugh - it's okay.)
Then we were priviliged to hear Cliff Dunston who used to be a BYU professor talk about natural healing, and while he spoke he talked about going to bed early. He said at 10pm you hit your second wind, so you don't feel tired. By 11pm you are running purely on adrenals. Adrenals are a key part of your endocrine system - which is what gives you the ability to fight illness, heal, etc. Adrenals are something I had to work with a lot with my thyroid when it was hypo - and I was notriously up all night.
So I've been experiementing. (You know me.) Confession time. Redbeard and I have been discussing what we are going to be doing next year for the kids. I am very serious about following my patriarcal blessing and writing on a serious level. It's my mission, and the pull is so strong I don't think it's appropriate in my case to say this is not the season. It IS. So there's that, plus my boys turned 5 this year. They're already asking about letter recognition and wanting to do more love of learning things at their age than any of my girls did. Add this to Athena wanting to prepare to go to college when she's 17, Venus and Iris' schooling, and I'm wondering can I really do this?
I took Donna at her word. I'll be the first to admit my personal scripture study suffers at the hand of living. I wrote on my personal blog that no matter what time of morning I wake up, within 15 min. I have a child up with me. I don't have a lot of "alone time" - I take extra long showers. But the alternatives to not homeschooling left me empty. Redbeard and I pray over these decisions - both of us have been blessed with discernment. Neither of us felt good with public school, or charter schools. Neither of us felt good about me giving up my writing. So when she said this, it was like she was speaking right to me.
So I went to bed at 10pm, got up about 6am, and read my scriptures. Magic. I'm not kidding - the whole day flowed and was so easy, I couldn't imagine what in the world I was so overwhelmed about. Kids were learning, I had time to work on my book, chores were completed, etc. The next day, I didn't read my scriptures. What a yucky day. It was a mess, and that's all I have to say about it.
Not that every day is as perfect as that first day, but it makes a huge difference for me. Somedays I don't get much read, and somedays I feast. For those who believe we are a creator of our own lives, and there is nothing to reading your scriptures that makes a real difference - it's all in my head, I've got an answer for that. Beliving in God the way I do, I believe that He gives us those instructions (we HAVE been instructed to read our scriptures everyday) knowing that it puts that intention in our heads/hearts, helping us create that experience, creating our own acceptance to His blessings. Or, in other words, why fight collective intention?
As for the going to bed early thing - I am really focusing on changing those life habits. It has not proven to be a simple thing. Most of the time (it's only been a few weeks) I make it to bed by 10pm. Sometimes though, when I really get into my writing, or I'm out with hubby and it gets late, I meet the wee hour of 1am again. I'm working on being forgiving of myself, because logically I know it takes time to make a lifestyle change. Esp. since it was a lifestyle my husband and I collaborated together. Now he says, "I never see you".... but I refuse to go back - my physical health and the health of my homeschool/home depend on my willingness to change for the better. I hope I don't sound like Redbeard is making this difficult - he isn't - he's actually been very supportive. But there are sacrifices being made, and I want to acknowledge those too, so a clear picture is painted.
I'm not a perfect woman. I've never claimed to be. But I am very clear that when I am in obedience to the Lord, my ability to do more is increased, and I don't understand how. The nice thing is, I don't have to understand. Sometimes, it's just about doing.
I'll write more later on the rest of that conference (hopefully with my notes.) |
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early to bed...
| Yes. I need to work on this. Lately my babies have been getting me up at 6:30 and I've actually been doing it. And getting to bed at 9:30 most nights as a result. Amazing how doing what you're supposed to be doing in life can be naturally good for you! Sometimes. I know there are also kids out there who would stay up all night if they had their way... |
Inspired by nosurfgirl at 09:47 PM, May 31, 2009 |
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Thanks for the inspiration
This is something dh and I have strugged with lately. I know with every fiber of my being that we are supposed to be going to bed earlier and getting up earlier. As you know, that is often easier said than done though. You just reaffirmed what we already knew to be true, so I am going to recommit to making it happen.
Just for the record, somehow the search string "oldfashioned LDS homemaking" brought me to your blog! lol |
Inspired by Mom2PCAJD at 01:30 PM, June 3, 2009 |
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