Sleep. Who needs it?

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Mimzy Wimzy

Me! I need sleep!

I hate that I go through phases where I just can’t sleep. Am I tired? Yes. I lay in bed and try to sleep. Some nights I have entire conversations with myself in my head. They go something like this:

I’m asleep. Hmm. Nope. Not asleep. I thought I was asleep. I can’t be asleep if I’m thinking about if I’m asleep or not. Definitely not asleep.

Do you see how that could be annoying?

I understand I have toddlers in the house sleeping, key word, sleeping! If they are asleep, why am I awake?

I have tried melatonin. After using it for a week or so I was back into “normal” sleep patterns. Then something happens to keep the littles from sleeping through the night and it was all for nothing.

At this very moment my 9 month old granddaughter is sound asleep in the other room. My husband is next to me in bed sound asleep. What am I doing? Hiding under the covers typing this on my phone!

I think I need to learn not to have electronics so close to my bed. iPhone and iPad both are not good for sleeping.

I do have 2 new books to read. I need to start reading in bed instead. Less stimulation. (Not that they aren’t good books! They just don’t have the lights and Facebook and twitter and games…)

Do you get enough sleep?
What is your bedtime routine?

Mothers Day Insanity

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Mimzy Wimzy

Mothers Day I was home alone with 3 toddlers part of the day. One of them just turned 2 and has been potty trained. I came up with the great idea to load all the littles up and go to Home Depot… Alone.

I decided it was cheaper to add a second handrail to the stairs than to add a first floor bathroom.

Hair Imapired

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Mimzy Wimzy

After spending time on Pinterest I had this grand idea to dye my hair. This is not unusual for me. I’ve been doing it for about 20 years. (Wow that makes me feel old) I saw some really cool ideas for blending gray with colors like blue, pink or purple. Here is a tip: do not try this yourself.

My two inspiration photos:

First mistake. I did not take the time to find gray dye. I decided to just go with platinum blonde and make it work. Nope.
Second mistake. I didn’t take my hair light enough so there are still signs of brown in it.
Third mistake. Not having help to be able to use foils. Just slapping the purple on.

So, now I have an end result I’m not totally pleased with. I don’t know when I’ll be able to fix it. Oh, and I have a memorial service to go to like this on Friday.

Dear Shamzee, we love you!

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Mimzy Wimzy

I was sent a Shamzee with the intent of having me tell you about it. This post could have come so much sooner had I not been so busy.

On top of having my granddaughter full-time, I have had two others quite a bit. Count them. That is three girls under the age of two!! One of them has a Momma & Papi who were picking up extra hours at work to prepare for a trip to Disney. The other has a single Momma who on top of working was trying to pack their house and make preparations for their move to a new home today. This had both girls spending extra time here.

Shamzee to the rescue! When someone would be missing Momma (or Papi) they have frequently been snuggling up with Shamzee. We happen to have gotten Poodlina the pink puppy. The oldest of the crew loves to lay on the pink puppy pillow {say that 3 times fast!}

What exactly is a Shamzee you ask??
It’s a snuggle friend who comes to you empty and you “feed” him/her a standard size bed pillow. (Hence the pillow sham concept) There are 6 to choose from. Some will be vertical and others horizontal. Not that the children care which direction their new friend is. Oh, and in case you wondered, they are machine washable! I’d know. Our friend has been through the was a couple times. Just remove the pillow, wash, and feed them the pillow again!

It is so incredibly soft and cozy! I’ve even snuggled up with them on it.

I highly recommend you get your child, everyone’s child, a Shamzee friend today!

Sweet dreams and fun play all in one.

Caught!

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Mimzy Wimzy

Several weeks ago my Hubby let me sleep in (he does this often on weekends). He got up with Minty who we babysit on the weekends. He got her downstairs and settled in to play then went to get a cup of coffee. Now, the Keurig takes all of what? 3 minutes to brew a cup? He walked back in the room to find this!

I suppose I should have told him we always take the princess castle down first.