It’s Monday and it has been a great day. ☀️

I hopped in the shower in the morning before Conoon left for work.  Eden woke up all smiley and well-rested after a full night’s sleep and long morning nap.  We played and danced to Pink Fong in the afternoon and because I was able to read her sleepy cues, she went down for her second nap without a fuss.  I finally remembered to order contacts online.  I ate breakfast, lunch, AND just had an afternoon snack. 😱 A second load of laundry is in the dryer and I’m sipping on yesterday’s latte while writing this post.

All this because I knocked out at 10:30 last night.  I’m trying to make sleeping early a regular thing since Eden forces me to be a morning person.  Feeling 💯 means I can show up 100% and give Eden the best of my love and attention that day.  If sleeping early is the secret to that success then why wouldn’t I want to do that for my baby!

Physical rest is crucial, but it’s also about mindset.  I want to get to a place where even if I’m tired, unproductive, or emotional volatile, I can manage to smile and see the day as good.  God’s mercy and compassion are new every morning (Lam 3:22-23), so whatever the day throws at me, I want to be able to accept it with grace by leaning on God’s strength.