Is it Bedtime yet?

I have been dragging butt all day today. It took me forever to get started, and, while I did force myself to complete the two projects that absolutely had to be done today, the key word is FORCED. I've drank an entire pot of tea - which I must admit is not unusual for me - but it didn't fulfill it's usual restorative promise. Not only have I felt like crawling back into bed for along winter's nap, I actually drifted off to sleep while my husband was pumping gas this evening. Thankfully, I was not driving the car.

So, as if there was much of a choice, I've decided to listen to what my body is telling me, and do my best to get a little extra sleep tonight. This means that I'll be skipping the gym. In reality this is no big deal, but in my head, it is! I keep telling myself that it's still technically the holidays, but really, do I need an excuse? I will be at the gym every day for the next two weeks, and then at least five times a week until I re-evaluate everything in late spring.

There is a very good reason I am tired. Beyond the obvious holiday hangover, I am trying to adjust my sleep schedule to match my hubby's work schedule for next semester. Until mid-December he was teaching at 8:00am and now he'll be teaching until 9:00pm which puts all after work activities off until at least 11:00pm. If I'm being completely honest I still haven't quite gotten into the groove of daylight saving time, so it's swings and round-abouts really. The saving grace of the late schedule, beside it making my night-owl side happy, is that it's generally very quiet at the gym after 10:00pm. I am not a social gym rat, I enjoy my time there, but I like to do my thing uninterrupted. Shocking, I know.

One of the must do project that got completed today was making Granola. I have published the recipe before, and will publish it again here soon. It has become a family favorite and a pantry staple. It is easy to make, and beats nearly everything on the grocery store shelves in both nutrition, and taste.

As for now, there is little point to going to bed too early because I will just wake up all the earlier tomorrow: I will simply have to white knuckle it until then.