Ins and Outs of my Life

I Can't Sleep!

O.K. guys! It is one in the morning and I can not sleep! Now you are talking to a "Need 12 hours of sleep woman". I know it will be rough when my boys come in to my room at 7 and ask "Mommy, what's for breakfast!" But for now I love this time! The whole house is so quiet except for my husband's snoring! This is a time for my mind to be still and think! No noise, just me and my thoughts! That is why I like to journal, as my mind can just go and who knows where it might take me! My mind needs this as it is time to myself! Even though I am happy, I have been a tired happy, if that makes any sense! I feel like I am always running! Running on errands, running to work, running to the daycare, running to clean the house, no time for just me! But this is why I am happy I am a teacher so I have summer off and time to pull myself back into slow gear! And to stay up late like this and just think about nothing in particular! I wish society would slow down! Technology is great but I think it makes us even go at a faster pace than before! I think back to my grandparents who used to sit on the front porch and talk and share with neighbors. They did not have a telephone or T.V. They were working less than 40 hours a week with just Grand-daddy working and Grandma taking care of the home. They shared an evening meal as a family without interruptions such as a beeper going off because Daddy is on call! Where have the good old days gone? I wish we lived in a simpler time ! We have great advancements but we barely get to enjoy them!