Sleep... the lack there-of

SO, I've come to the conclusion that a LARGE part of my slowed weight loss is lack of sleep.  I mean it!  I don't get regular sleep at all.  I use to make it priority to be in bed at 12AM.  Now, for most I know this is late, but for me, that's early!  I use to stay up much later.  My hubby works odd shifts, and I've always just lived whatever schedule he was on.  But now, with a child, that's just not possible.  But over the last few weeks, the time has slowly but surely creeped later and later -- like Insomnia or something.  And THEN, my son got sick and our schedules are off even worse because he's been falling asleep late in the afternoon and waking up around 10PM.  He stays awake for a few hours and then goes back to sleep and sleeps until about 10AM.  So, my schedule is WAY off.  He went to bed fairly early last night, but I couldn't fall asleep for anything!!!!  So, now we are are on two nights of laying in bed WIDE awake until about 3AM.  URGH.  So, now when I should be wide awake and up doing things, I'm tired.  And I have SO much to do.  URGH.

Now I'm sitting here writing this blog and looking at my list and thinking, oh lordy I'm never going to get it all done!  But I've got to.  I don't have time to pass it off because there is the chance that for our loan, someone will need to walk through the house and I have to do all these 'little' things so I can get to the bigger things.  And I know once I get up and get it done, I'll feel much better.  Hell, it may even tire me out enough to where I will go to sleep on my own.  Either way, I have decided to take some PM meds tonight.  I NEED to get myself to sleep sooner!  So, I'm not going to eat past 10 and I am going to be laying in my bed very close to 12.  I am taking the sleep aid a little past 11 to give it time to kick in and relax me.  If I get uber desperate, I'll take Benadryl -- that ALWAYS knocks me out!  Thankfully, it relaxes me to sleep, but doesn't konk me so out that I can't hear my son if he needs me.  And at almost 4, he'd come and tickle me or something to wake me up if he called for me!  LMAO!  He's such a ham!  I am SO relieved he's feeling better today.  Hopefully, he won't need a nap now that the worst of his sickness is gone and we can get back on a better schedule.

Well, I guess this is all for now.  I think that later on tonight if I'm not exhausted, I may jump on the forums for a bit.  I think that's why I don't get a lot of comments on here is because I don't really do the forums a lot.  I do read them occasionally, but rarely have anything to input.  But I feel like if I DO get out there and get more involved, I'll make some diet buddies.  :D  Going to run and try to knock out half my list!  Laters!