I don't know what it is about the middle of the night but I absolutely love it. Right now it is 2:30am and everyone else in the world is sleeping...but not me. I have been working away on so many projects that have been pushed to the bottom of my to-do list, and I've enjoyed every single minute of it.
My husband looks at me like I'm from Venus (duh), and perhaps there are others that would as well. But for me, this is my favorite time of day. The phone can't ring. There is nowhere to go, nothing to do. I don't feel guilty for spending 3 hours uploading pictures to Shutterfly and designing the way overdue photo book for my baby. Or wasting an hour reading random blogs about organization (I know, I'm a total nerd). And no, I haven't thought twice about the pile of dirty clothes in the laundry room. You see, the article I just read about organization states to only start laundry when you can finish laundry. And tonight is not that night. Besides, if I were sleeping the laundry wouldn't have been done anyway, so who cares.
I'm not sure if burning the midnight oil is genetic, but I do know my mother used to stay up all hours of the night. I always wondered why she would rather read a book on the couch than just go to sleep. Now I completely understand. I can only imagine what her evening hours would have been like if she had had access to the internet. Staying up all night is much more fun in 2011!
There is only one thing haunting me at the moment. The realization that within 6 hours my house will be bustling with 2 small children, bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready to start the day. At this point I have two options. Option A: retire for the evening and do my best to recover. Option B: keep on keepin' on.
Either way I see a trip to Starbucks in the near (6 hour) future. I figure the $4 is a pretty reasonable investment for a night well spent.
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