Ever wake up looking like this? or maybe just feeling like this? This is Izzie and on most mornings this is what her hair looks like! Even though she looks like she is going to have a rough day, she normally wakes up very happy and ready to start her day.
I, on the other hand, am not a morning person. I sleep until all the kids wake me up to get in that last minute of shuteye. I have been working really hard though to be as happy as I can be in the morning because it makes ALL the difference to the kids when I am. It was actually one of my resolutions for the year, to make an extra effort to be very patient and happy in the morning. I noticed that even though I may be tired and not quite want to answer to 4 hungry, still tired, needy kids, if I really try to tend to their every need with as much patience as I can, they are all so much happier and have a better day. And I feel better too.
It is hard for me though, just as my husband. He is a morning person. The days he is home, I let him take over my morning duties so that I can have a day off to stay in bed and not put on my happy face. I often tell him, "How can you wake up so happy in the moring?" But really, why not? He could ask be the same thing, "Why do I wake up so crabby in the morning?" I guess no matter how much sleep I get, I still want those "2 more minutes" before I HAVE to get up.
It is amazing how you can create your own mood with your actions and feelings. The days that I try hard for the first hour to be happy, attentive and patient, I seem to stay that way throughout the day and it really helps me to have a great day as well. So, as hard as it is for me, if I get through the first hour of the day putting on my happy face, we all have a great day and that is totally worth it.
I can maybe get my extra 2 minutes tomorrow :-)
Good for you! I know it is not easy when you are tired :-)
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