a moment of clarity in mommyland


the power of 10…

Posted in Uncategorized by ruth on the July 19th, 2006

ok. i admit it. i am sleep-deprived…of my own making. (rough life when you’re dating…)
i’m HAPPY about most of it…when it’s happening…but 6 am comes early these days. so i have discovered the power of 10–not like a magnification, but a power nap–and i do mean power.

i hit the after lunch sleepies around 2 every afternoon that i am fighting sleep deprivation. and they hit back. hard.

writing stories about death and dying is very hard to do when my eyes keep slamming shut and i nod off mid-sentence. hard to keep a train of thought going…cuz i keep drifting off.

what i have discovered is that when i am home, and the afternoon sleepies hit, i settle down for a nap, intending to sleep long and hard…and instead, i wake up 10-15 minutes later, recharged and refreshed. consistently.

so, i have evidently learned the power of 10…and boy, do i need one now.

1 (one thousand)…2 (one thousand)…3 (one thousand)…4 (one thousand)…5 (one thousand)…6 (one thousand)…7 (one thousand)…8 (one thousand)…9 (one thousand)…10(one thouszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…

dots…

Posted in Uncategorized by ruth on the July 14th, 2006

cars from the beach…

Posted in Uncategorized by ruth on the July 11th, 2006

little boys…

Posted in Uncategorized by ruth on the July 5th, 2006