Burning the Midnight Oil

I have never been one to pull all-nighters. In college, I pulled one single all-nighter and it was *miserable*. Lately, though, I’ve been waking the baby has been waking me up between 1 and 2, and I haven’t been able to fall back to sleep. Instead of tossing and turning all night, I’ve been getting on my computer to get some extra work done, and, oddly, I’ve realized that I am loving it.

When I was in college, I had a strict put-the-work-away-by-9-ish-pm rule. After that, I found I was pretty worthless and much better able to tackle the next day if I was rested. I love my sleep (which is hard when you’re a mom — I miss it), and I’m definitely the type of person who gets the best work done bright and early. I think that’s why I loved working in the energy field – those guys get to work at 6 in the morning! But, I guess my last few years in the I.T. department has rubbed off on me because I’m thriving at 3:23 in the morning…

Maybe it’s the quiet. Just me, a sleeping baby on my lap and the night sounds. There is no one to interrupt me. There is nothing pulling me in another direction. It’s so quiet that I can hear my clock ticking across the room. It’s *amazing*.

So here I am burning the midnight oil and not regretting it one bit. (Till morning comes and I’ve had zero sleep and will deal with the kiddos, but that’s a story for another night.)