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I’m tired. As a working mom of two young children, balancing multiple demands and priorities, I’m finding that my day is getting longer and my sleep is getting shorter. I’ve been waking up at 5:00 a.m. to fit in my daily workout before my kids get up and I start the routine of getting everyone off to school and work. I thought I had it all figured out and this was the perfect solution to getting more done, but I feel like I’m actually getting less done now than before.
By 2:00 everyday I feel completely exhausted and my mind can’t even handle simple tasks. I don’t even have the energy to play with the kids after work and I end up crashing on the couch by 8:00 at night. No sleep makes me a very unhappy girl.
I was feeling guilty that something is going to need to drop off my plate to get my full night’s sleep, but I did some research on the importance of sleep, and I’m not feeling guilty anymore. According to the Harvard Medical School research, a chronic loss of sleep can lead to many health problems including:
- Weight gain
- Inability to concentrate, irritability and moodiness
- Decreased immune function
- Altered memory and learning ability
- Safety concerns, including falling asleep while driving
I’m going to need to take a good look at my schedule and evaluate how I can rearrange some things so I can get everything done while still getting my eight hours of sleep a night. How do you get it all done? Are you sleep deprived? How do you make sure you get your eight hours at night?
Healthfully,
Stacy Cacciatore
