Reclaiming my Sunday

Sunday use to be my favorite day.  It meant that I got to sleep in and when I did wake up there would be the Sunday paper and coffee there waiting.  I use to wake up to the clickity-click-click of the computer keys next to me.  Now, I wake up to the alarm clock screaming at me to wake up or I would be up all night fighting sleep. Pay now or pay later…and coming
from someone that fought insomnia, I would much rather pay with lack of sleep on the morning side than on the night side.

Saturday night before I went to bed I set my coffee timer to go off at 6:15 to brew.   I set the alarm to ‘soft’.  I checked in on all the kids to make sure they were in bed, because if I had to get up at 6, they could at least get up at 8.
When the alarm clock went off this morning I began my debating with it…”Okay, I hear you.” I got up and did the wide eye blink and WHOA too much light squint.   I started to get back into bed to see if the new alarm clock would stand a chance in my house when I smelled the fresh brewed coffee in the kitchen.
Ahhh…niiiiiiiiiicccceee!  I turned myself around and made my way down the hall to the kitchen. The morning sun was starting to make it’s way through the windows.  The kitchen was so quiet and I could see the calmness in my home for a few minutes before he kids started getting up.I made myself a big tankard of coffee and made my way back to the bedroom.Tonight, in anticipation of a suckass Monday morning I did the same thing I did the night before.  I also put the left overs from the kick ass dinner I made into tupperware for my lunch tomorrow.
The girls are in the living room playing cards and I’m at the freshly polished desk in the kitchen.

Life isn’t the same…it’s soooooo much better.

9 responses to “Reclaiming my Sunday”

  1. Connie T. Avatar

    I love this picture and your description of your morning. I need to go make me some coffee.
    I put my alarm clock across the room, so I have to get out of bed in the morning. If I don’t I just keep hitting the snooze an extra 9 minutes, over and over. If I have to get up, I only hit it once and then plop down on the bed again and think about getting up, which I hate doing. I stay up way to late.

  2. christie Avatar

    Oh My God

    I am in LOVE with that cup on saucer….. where did you get it? What’s the pattern called? wow
    I’m going to lick the computr screen I love it so much.
    And glad you have Sundays back :)

  3. Kristy Avatar

    Life isn’t the same…it’s soooooo much better.

    YIPPEEEEE!!!!!

  4. Kristine Avatar

    Kristy,
    send me your address: randomandodd@gmail.com I will send you one!
    I found them at this little shop in a town near where I live.

  5. traci Avatar

    I can’t see the photo because I’m at work right now and god knows we’re not adult enough to actually look at pics online during work hours buuutttttt what I wanted to say is this:

    “Life isn’t the same…it’s soooooo much better”

    IS AWESOME!!! You ROCK and I’m so proud of you!

  6. T abitha Avatar
    T abitha

    Awww Mama! Congrats! and Tink!!!

  7. Pam Myers Avatar
    Pam Myers

    Yeah for you!!!! You came out on top, period dot!!

  8. Kristine Avatar

    Thanks guys! Things are finally coming together! Glad you stopped by Tabitha. When I was putting together the living room I was thinking, “Okay, what would Tabitha put here? How would she move this to look good and fit my style?!” I think it actually came together nice! Seriously you should go into interior design!

  9. Kristine Avatar

    Pam! I am SOOO excited for tonight!! Eeeeee!!! :)