Ever since J and I got married, we have always gone to bed at the same time each night. Of course there are exception now and again when for some random reason, it just doesn't make sense. For the most part, however, we make it make sense. That's our favorite time of the day...when we get under the covers, curl up and spend some time together before we fall asleep. We talk about the highlights of the day or plans for the next day or just whatever is on our minds. It's so important to us to have that time together.
So, what's the problem you ask? I need sleep. If I don't get a solid 7.5 or 8 hours, then I just feel tired the entire next day. J, however, could probably run on 6 or 7 a night. So, when 9:30 hits, I'm all about getting washed up and ready to hit the hay, and J still has about an hour or so of energy to burn off. It has not gotten to be too big of a problem quite yet, but I'm getting concerned about what it's going to be like when I start teaching. I'll have to get up around 5 in order to workout, get ready for work and drive 45 minutes to get there. This means that I'll be feeling the need to go to bed even earlier.
Now, don't get me wrong. I don't love to go to bed so early. I like to have more time in the evening to spend together and just to get things done. But I know that if I'm going to have energy the next day, I have to do it. We don't want to give up going to bed at the same time at night. So, do I give up much needed sleep....or does J have to deal with not being able to fall asleep because he isn't tired yet?
Maybe we could go to bed at the same time, spend those precious 10 or 15 minutes together, then J could get up, spend time doing the things he needs to do, then come back to bed when he's ready? Do any of you have this issue? What does you nightly routine look like?
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Oh, I am right there on this issue with you! I love going to bed together, but hubby likes to go to bed later and can operate on much less sleep than me. If I don't get enough sleep, and I am lethargic, grumpy, and tend to get migraines the next day. I have just had to start going to bed before him some nights, but then I'm not usually a heavy sleeper so I wake up when he comes to bed and that disrupts my sleep patterns. I have no answer to this problem, so if you find one let me know! Lately, I have been sacrificing sleep to be with the hubby (because he doesn't get home until 8 PM from class, at the earliest) and that is probably why I had to leave work early yesterday with a migraine. Good luck - let me know what pointers you get!
We usually go to bed together, and it is also my favorite time of the day. I hope you figure something out!
Whenever Mr. R spends the night at my house, I find myself exhausted the next day because he is a little night owl and I try to stay up with him. :) I love my sleep too much so sometimes I just say alright going to bed! ha ha :)
We are the exact same way! What usually happens in our house is that I fall asleep on the couch until he is ready for bed. Then we go together. I may not be completely coherent for chatting but at least I feel like we aren't getting cheated out of time together!
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