bed time?

I think that my Ode to Night Owls has transformed me into someone else. Since school began two weeks ago I have gone from late-night-internet-addict to a very different in-bed-by-nine-thirty-Old-Lady. Going to bed that early is a first for me and the sad thing about it is that I like it. Ugh. It makes me throw up a little in my mouth just writing that. What happened to me? When did I become so old?!? That's what early bedtimes signify to me -- either a child or someone who is no longer youthful (i.e. OLD).

So when did I become old? It must have been this summer. No, strike that, I think it was when I had my daughter. I definitely felt old after that. But this summer as I tried new things like yoga and nia classes, I came to understand why women say that they weren't happy until their thirties. You know yourself better, your life is more settled, yada yada. Yeah, but it's true! I have settled... into the fact that I'm not cool and not a fresh new parent and I will never fit into those categories. So why try? I am who I am. For the first time in my life I'm becoming comfortable with that. I just never, EVER, thought that what I am... is a woman who enjoys going to bed early to get a full night's sleep.

Think about it. What have you discovered about yourself that surprises you?


edited to add:
And yes, I posted this at nearly midnight. One of my rebellious late nights, trying to recapture my youth I suppose. I will pay for this tomorrow. Oh yes, I will pay.

So much to write, so little time

I have been browsing a lot of new (to me) blogs lately. Between that and trying to enjoy the last weeks of summer I haven't gotten around to my own blog. There is so much I see and read that I want to share so I can't wait to devote more time to it. Until then, I hope everyone is enjoying the last days of vacation or the first days of school. I am eagerly awaiting my boys having more order in their lives, but not so much the early mornings! I have been so spoiled and I need to tweak my internal clock a bit so that I am not staying up until past midnight with a 6:30 alarm slapping me awake!

So here's to all the Night Owls out there who are adjusting to the school schedule again:
May we find moments during our hectic days for the things we crave to do in the quiet of the evening.
May we rest our weary heads on our pillows just a wee bit earlier every night.
And last but not least, May we discover a way to freeze time around us so that we don't actually have to change a thing. :P