The dreaded "afternoon nap"! If you are married to a Fireman know a Fireman have a son whatever, you know what I am about to talk about! Our life has turned upside down this month we are moving but where and when we do not know. Our oldest obviously started back at school, my clientele has nearly doubled and not to mention on top of my writing two blogs I have added etsy shop owner to my list of "jobs". I also made a very big decision to step down from volunteering in the childcare for my church because I was feeling called to volunteering more with the creative teams and women's groups at our church. OH and did I mention I am also going to be starting to teach gardening classes while co-managing a co-op garden phew! Well I am sure that I've missed a few things I always do there is way to much to keep track of, now let me explain how being married to a Fireman factors into that schedule.
Today we met with our realtor to figure out the details of an offer we got on our house. I needed to have the house semi presentable for new pictures she wanted to take but Jt was working yesterday so I had to clean on top of my "being a single parent" for the day. So I got what I could done and packed another box which was exciting but its hard too because we are not sure when this move will happen so I have to pack what we are for sure not going to be using so the china my summer wardrobe etc. Anyway So Jt got home this morning eyes blood shot and he was spinning this is a normal thing. Blood shot eyes are my sign he has been up a few times through the night, and the spinning is my sign he has had his share of coffee for the morning! So he comes home and of course wants to talk about the night catch up the usually but today we needed to do this while cleaning which is fine since he is all crazy and hyper from the coffee. So we run circles around the house cleaning talking yelling trying to settle back in to "Im married" again. The appointment went well pictures were taken and our realtor leaves. We all sit down to eat lunch and as soon as I am done I went off to do something, OH thts right stress about what else we can get done to move forward with the whole situation. Then I notice it.... the house is dead silent. Yup, its nap time! Instead of getting some packing done cleaning some more running much needed errands, he goes to sleep!!! I use to get so upset! Truth is I cant fight it! He has been trained for 10+ years sleep when you can! His sleep schedule is so out of whack and it will be until the day he dies, I think! I read a story about a Fireman who had suffered a stroke and every time a load noise would go off in the hospital he would wake and start trying to move later he told someone he thought the tones were going off. I've learned the hard way that this nap needs to happen in order to have a halfway functioning husband. Knowing that the nap needs to happen has not made it any easier to deal with. I am a never sleep kind of girl! There is way too much to do, I will go go go until Im dead. I have however learned to appreciate a nap here and there since being married to JT but most days while he is sleeping my stress over what he is NOT getting done while sleeping keeps me way too spun to relax and take a nap along side him. The positive to this is that our kids sleep well and the whole house minus mom are asleep mid day which free's up some time for me to clean, do laundry, relax in the quiet or maybe even write a quick little blog ;) Maybe one day when the kids are older Ill find a way to end up on his sleep schedule but until then I will just have to be content with his crash and burn kind of schedule. Its is like clock work I tell you EVERYDAY right after lunch! To be honest I feel the same way about naps as I do about going pee they are a huge inconvenience I have way too much to get done in a day! Wish he felt the same. Thanks as always for reading I would love to hear what you think leave a comment. Does your Fireman have this same sleep pattern and if so how do you deal?
LT
Haha! Tony and I are the opposite! I LOVE napping and if I know he has had a rough night, I literally have to force/beg him to take a nap. He is not a napper AT ALL! He won't sleep in much either. He will, however, fall asleep early while we're trying to watch a show after the kids are in bed. I used to get mad because that was "our time" but then I realized he works hard and rarely naps. Guess you learn to compromise over the years. :)
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