How many of us practice the saying 'early to bed and early to rise?"

I was like you. I used to stay awake at night and sleep only in the early morning(around 2 or 3). But getting up became a problem for me which in turn afffected the work next day. But now, I am able to finish my work in the day as well as do it much effectively without feeling groggy and irritated all the time. And moreover, since I had ample rest, I am able to think with a clearer mind and work with a much relaxed and rested body. You might not feel that way now, but this will definitely affect you in the long run because that is what happened to me. Late nights will definitely take a toll on the body as well as the mind.

I know for most that the 'early to bed early to rise' sleep pattern works best. However, I am near sixty years old and have since I was a seventeen-year-old mother been on this late night/early morning schedule and it has always worked well for me.

Hi. Your mom is right. I did have such problems earlier where I was constantly stressed and would have absolutely no patience at all. Once I started regularising my sleeping pattern and waking up early, everything fell in place. And I found amazing results in my behaviour too. I was much calmer and relaxed than before since I had ample rest and ample time to finish all my work well before time. Of course I have a maid to help me out, but still doing all the work with two small kids is absolutely hectic. Since I have an eleven month old at home, my sleep is disturbed as I have to get up at least six to seven times for his feed, make him sleep if he wakes up etc. But still, it is much better than before. You should definitely try it. It will help you to keep your calm in most situations. And welcome to mylot. Hope you enjoy your stay here.

before, i used to sleep late since i have a shifting schedule and doing graveyard most of the time. my eyebags are really big, and i began to worry. thankful that is, my schedule for 2 months now are in the morning shift. i obliged myself to sleep as early as possible atleast 8 hours so whenever im in work, i won't worry being sleepy and lack of energy. i realized my eyebags are subsiding! what a great news!

Just to correct myself, the house help and the nanny is one and of the same person. :)

Hi. I am the mother of a 5 year old and 1 year old. For now, I will have to get only my daughter ready in the mornings since my son stays with me. But I do have to prepare lunch and breakfast for both my husband and my daughter, get my daughter ready for school, give her breakfast, pack both of their lunches and send them off by 7.45. Only then will I have time to attend to my son. Till then, I have employed a maid to take care of him. She comes in the morning to help me out. Then the whole day is spent taking care of the household work, my son, bringing my daughter from school, helping with her home lessons, cooking dinner, feeding both of them and then finally putting them to sleep. I make it a point to put them to sleep by 9 so that they can get up early too. My husband comes late, so I usually have to get up to serve him dinner even if I sleep early. And moreover, my sleep is a disturbed one since I have to get up several times to feed my son. So, even though my sleep is disturbed and interrupted, I find going to bed early very relaxing and even with all the disturbances, I am able to get up early and start working. Earlier I used to sleep by 2 or 3 because of my daughter. She used to stay awake most of the night and sleep the next afternoon. But now, since I have regularised her sleep timings as well as other stuff for her, it is easier on me too. I wish I can have uninterrupted sleep. But then, being mothers, I guess it will take a few years before we can come to that. I am waiting for my kids to grow up too. But for the time being, I love doing things for them and taking care of them.