Comments on: The All-Nighter http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/ Parenting, Homeschooling and Technology Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:45:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Carmi http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/#comment-2472 Carmi Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:21:17 +0000 http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/#comment-2472 I do the all-nighter thing more often than I dare to admit. I do my best writing after the little people go to bed. And when the writing docket gets full, it's hard to fit everything in within the course of a regular business day or evening at home. So I fire up the kettle, steep myself some tea and settle in for a long night in front of the laptop. Thankfully I've got lots of great tunes to keep me company. I do the all-nighter thing more often than I dare to admit. I do my best writing after the little people go to bed. And when the writing docket gets full, it’s hard to fit everything in within the course of a regular business day or evening at home.

So I fire up the kettle, steep myself some tea and settle in for a long night in front of the laptop.

Thankfully I’ve got lots of great tunes to keep me company.

]]> By: Denise C. http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/#comment-2405 Denise C. Sun, 13 Aug 2006 08:04:39 +0000 http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/#comment-2405 My dentist told me I grind my teeth at night, too. No wonder some days I would wake up unable to even lift my head off the pillow! It sucks. I went the cheap route and got one of those $15 mouthguards at Target. It blows. I had to sleep with my mouth open because its so freakin big...then it falls out the minute I fall asleep. When I blindly look for it in the middle of the night, it usually has my husband's taco meat on it. Ew. Funny how stress manifests itself. My dentist told me I grind my teeth at night, too. No wonder some days I would wake up unable to even lift my head off the pillow! It sucks. I went the cheap route and got one of those $15 mouthguards at Target. It blows. I had to sleep with my mouth open because its so freakin big…then it falls out the minute I fall asleep. When I blindly look for it in the middle of the night, it usually has my husband’s taco meat on it. Ew. Funny how stress manifests itself.

]]> By: Mom101 http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/#comment-2355 Mom101 Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:05:08 +0000 http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/#comment-2355 These days I can't ever get to sleep til 1, because I just have too much to do. It's starting to take a toll. Maybe what I need is some pizza and chocolate to get me through - good idea! These days I can’t ever get to sleep til 1, because I just have too much to do. It’s starting to take a toll. Maybe what I need is some pizza and chocolate to get me through - good idea!

]]> By: kailani http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/#comment-2354 kailani Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:57:59 +0000 http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/#comment-2354 I have no idea why I'm still up either. It's now midnight and I have to get up at 5:30 am to get ready and take my daughter to school. Yikes! I have no idea why I’m still up either. It’s now midnight and I have to get up at 5:30 am to get ready and take my daughter to school. Yikes!

]]> By: becca http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/#comment-2344 becca Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:14:22 +0000 http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/#comment-2344 an all nighter? hmmm yeah it has been that long. I am with you on the teeth grinding deal. No broken ones, but a wee bit of clenching. Wonder why we stress? an all nighter? hmmm yeah it has been that long. I am with you on the teeth grinding deal. No broken ones, but a wee bit of clenching. Wonder why we stress?

]]> By: Shannon - PHAT Mommy http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/#comment-2339 Shannon - PHAT Mommy Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:00:42 +0000 http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/#comment-2339 Angela, that's a great idea. I'm always telling myself I'll be sorry (tired and cranky) if I stay up all night, but planning for it so I could nap the next day would be awesome. (I LOVE napping.) Angela, that’s a great idea. I’m always telling myself I’ll be sorry (tired and cranky) if I stay up all night, but planning for it so I could nap the next day would be awesome. (I LOVE napping.)

]]> By: Angela, Mother Crone http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/#comment-2335 Angela, Mother Crone Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:42:44 +0000 http://phatmommy.com/2006/08/10/the-all-nighter/#comment-2335 I do this almost once a month, and it is my salvation! I will read, putter around, do lesson plans, write emails, and any darn thing I want... which is the key as to why I love it so much. I savored the quiet freedom it gave me, as a stay-at-home mom. There is always some sort of noise, or some perceived crisis that kept me from focusing on anything I really wanted. YOu must try to make it a regular thing. Especially if you do it on a Friday night, because then you take a nap late in the afternoon Saturday, and DH could keep an eye on the kids. Now, mine are old enough to self entertain, so I can do it whenever I want. It is very rewarding! I do this almost once a month, and it is my salvation! I will read, putter around, do lesson plans, write emails, and any darn thing I want… which is the key as to why I love it so much. I savored the quiet freedom it gave me, as a stay-at-home mom. There is always some sort of noise, or some perceived crisis that kept me from focusing on anything I really wanted.

YOu must try to make it a regular thing. Especially if you do it on a Friday night, because then you take a nap late in the afternoon Saturday, and DH could keep an eye on the kids. Now, mine are old enough to self entertain, so I can do it whenever I want.

It is very rewarding!

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