Let the tired begin

My kids started school last week which means my summer sleeping schedule has come to an ending.  The usual summer routine of sleeping until 7 or 7:30 is over, and the alarm is now going off at 5:30am.  After a week, I am still not adjusted to the change.  I am, by nature, a night person.  It's much easier for me to stay up until 2am than to get up at 5am, and I can't seem to go to sleep before 10:30-11:00pm.  While 6 1/2 hours of sleep might be enough for some, it's just not enough for me on any kind of long-term basis.  Though my work day is shorter than 8 hours, I play "single mom" quite frequently in the evenings due to my spouse's work schedule.  I am not complaining, and I know there are a lot of people out there with longer, more stressful days than mine.  But, even an hour more of sleep a day would be welcome.  As long as I can train myself to go to sleep earlier soon, I should be able to adjust.  If not, it looks like a lot of Sunday afternoon naps are on the agenda.

Here we go...

It's my first entry on my first blog, my own little spot out there in the vastness of the web.  Perhaps no one will ever see what I write here, and perhaps a lot of people will see it.  Either way, I'm excited to finally join the internet conversation.  I often have more to say than I know what to do with, and now I have a spot for putting it all "out there."  I don't Tweet (at least not yet), but I do use Facebook.  However, THIS is the place for real expression.  What will I have to say?  I don't know.  Will there be any specific topic or agenda?  No.  I have no idea where this is going or what we're going to find on the way there.  So, on that note, hang on to your shorts, because here...we...go!