So I feel like there are times when I think that I have a routine down real well and then something happens. But there are bits and pieces of the routine that I hang on to that I couldn't do without.
One thing that I haven't been able to figure out is regular showering. Gross right?! But really I tried it while she was napping but then she would wake up mid nap and there I was soaking wet with a screaming baby that I wanted to cuddle. Or while she was playing in the playpen, but then she was learning how to stand and would fall and cry and I would want to made sure no bones were bent and all was well. Or while she was watching Baby Einstein I would try to take a 5 minute shower.... That's probably the 3 showers that I have had in the past 7 months. Okay, not really. I showered often, but it was always pending the needs of my child. Which is how it should be, right?!
Well, I have decided that there are things in life that I have been viewing as luxuries when in all reality they are necessities. The things that are daily necessities (at least the few I have been neglecting) are exercise, showers, and regular mealtimes.
Before you start thinking that I am disgusting. I showered. 5 minute, "don't wash your hair" showers. At least every other day. But I am talking long, "let the warm water relax your body from the scalp down" showers.
Anyway, this last week I have found that it is possible for me to have relaxing showers. When, you ask. I will tell you. At night!!
Hello?! Why did I not think of this before? Well, because I hate showering at night because then I go to bed with wet hair which makes me feel like I am sweating if I wake up in the middle of the night with wet hair. BUT, I have learned that going to bed with wet hair is a price I am willing to pay for a nice relaxing shower. Seriously. I showered one night and I realized at the end of the shower that I had thought of nothing. Really, seriously. I don't think my brain ever takes a break. But it did. It may have been the first time in my life. It was glorious and relaxing.
I love it. I will continue to enjoy Kaela's wake time and then when she goes down at night... Me time!! Yay!
All I have to say about the exercise and the regular mealtimes is just to do it. Realizing that I needed them daily was my biggest problem. Now I just remember those are two things that have to be a part of my day.
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