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Dear Abby:

I'm exhausted.  Every night around 10 pm I end my "work" and decide to go to bed.  But since I've been working all day and night, I decide I need some 'downtime'.  The house is quiet.  Derek is either on the treadmill or on the computer.  So I watch a DVR'd show.  Or read a book.  Or a magazine.  And I feel a burst of energy!  "I'm not tired" I tell myself!  And I pitter (or is it putter?) around the house.  Then when I finally settle in to bed it's 11:51 pm.  It never fails.  Always 9 minutes 'til midnight.  Always.  And I'm exhausted.  I've hit a wall.  I fall asleep a little after midnight.

But then 7 am comes (actually I usually hear the boys around 6:42 but I ignore the sounds and try to continue my slumber).  And I curse myself for not going to bed earlier.  And I swear up and down that I WILL go to bed early THIS night (cursing and swearing are all figurative of course!).  I will take care of myself in that way and recognize the NEED for a good 8 hours of sleep (because 8 hours is a definite NEED for my body). 

But then the night comes.  And it's 10 pm once again.

And…

Regretfully yours,

Sleepy in the Suburbs