It is a regular Tuesday! After finishing work, dinner and all the 10,000 toddler chores, we(me and my husband) lie on our bed at 10 PM; pretend to sleep, in order to lure our toddler to sleep.
After two and a half story books and endless tussle, we finally taste success. I am not sure when our kid slept.
I wake up in the middle of the night and my smartwatch mocks me, showing 2:30 AM , “You slept (again), pretend sleeping!”
After a quick bathroom run (periods), I come back to bed, thinking “No worries, I will wake up early tomorrow morning!”
When I couldn’t sleep after turning and tossing for 15 minutes, I decided to take a peek at my phone (Instagram) and it is 3:30 AM. I came across a post which compels me to keep the phone down and go back to sleep.
That’s when my mind decided to work on new content. I kept the thought flowing and decided to document it once I wake up in the morning. But, what if I don’t remember it later? (happens all the time, #mombrain)
I got up, opened Canva and created a brand new post and felt satisfied. As I was ready to go back to sleep again, I got a little nudge to work on that unfinished reel.
After an hour, I kept away my phone, contented that I have 2 new posts, I am sorted for the week now (never happens). I tucked myself in (with one leg outside my blanket) and kissed my bub.
“Oh, I should take him to pee” , crawled a thought and I decided to act on it.
After all this ordeal, I still hoped that I would be able to wake up early and close my eyes with that hope.
And now I am writing this in an email draft, on my husband’s laptop, at 5:12 AM, after re-running it 3 to 4 times in my mind and taking notes on my phone.
So much for waking up early!
And as I finish this, I wonder if I should go back to bed or should I put it up on my website now.
Whether I should name it “Midnight Musings” or “A Tuesday“
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