Oops.

My little Pixie has not been sleeping, yet again. I thought we had solved those problems by removing any semblance of a crib from her sight and replacing with a futon mattress on the floor. That worked for 2 nights. For the past 5 nights, she has pretty much refused to sleep unless she can feel my face pressed against hers. Then sometime in the middle of the night, she wakes and screams inconsolably. I have no idea what her deal is. She seems happy enough during the day.

I feel like my life has revolved around figuring out sleeping issues for the past 3 1/2 years.

So a smart person who hasn't slept in 3 1/2 years would take any sleep she could get. A smart person would go to bed at the same times the kids do. A smart person wouldn't stay up until 2:15 in the morning, reading.

You know who's not so smart? MOI.

Yeah, I did it again. I stayed up way too late and am now exhausted, on edge, and just bothered by everything my kids are doing today. Why do I continue to do this to myself?

Oh right. Because I really like reading. And I really like having several hours of quiet, with no babies smearing their snotty noses on my shirt and no toddlers hanging on my arm every time I try to move. I really, really like being the only one awake, enjoying time to do whatever it is that I want to do. I like sleep a lot, but on some nights I like this better.

It's just a good thing I read fast, because I would have stayed up a lot later if I hadn't finished the book ("Hunger Games." And yes, I know I am the last person on earth to read it.).

Adventures in Gentle Discipline

I've meant to write a bit about some of the books I've been reading this year.

One of my goals this year (it wasn't one my main New Year's resolutions, but it was one of my goals for personal growth) was to read a lot more. I didn't attach a number of books to it, but I promised myself I would always have a book I was reading, and also always have one picked out to read when finished with the current one.

So far this year I've read 4 books completely and am working on my fifth and sixth (simultaneously).