So What Do We Do Now?

Now that our kids are going to bed at 7:00-7:30 and sleeping through the night, Nathan and I have an absurd amount of "free" time on our hands. I'm not sure why I put free in quotation marks, but time never seems free, so it seemed fitting. After we tidy the house and start the laundry, it's only 8 PM or so. Considering the past few months have consisted of our children constantly being awake, we have no idea what to do with so much time.

The past couple of days, I have spent these hours foolishly watching episodes of The Mentalist or playing geography games because I am a nerd. I used to take any opportunity I had alone to read, but I'm not there yet.  It's like I am slowly coming out of a sleep-deprived catatonic state; I feel the fog lifting, and it is amazing.  I plan on enjoying mindless entertainment for a few more days before I buckle down and find something productive or fulfilling to do with the day's extra hours.

Who knows? Maybe I'll start exercising? Realistically speaking, though, I'll probably just find a new book series that I enjoy. Oh, words, I am so happy at the thought of reading you!

I should also consider going to bed before midnight. It's hard to retrain the body and mind into believing that sleep is real and isn't going to be interrupted!