tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post4362568706400427132..comments2023-11-02T06:13:57.587-07:00Comments on Semi-desperate Housewife: Breaking My Rules By Making Some RulesSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07141742419364168878noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-19699449664768702942013-06-21T01:26:24.745-07:002013-06-21T01:26:24.745-07:00It’s unbelievable how fortunate I feel after findi...It’s unbelievable how fortunate I feel after finding your Email address. For the past 6 months, I have been so depressed after losing my Husband to another woman. My money situation worsened so much that I thought I’d have to file for bankruptcy. I had a huge amount of debt and I didn’t know what to do. Out of complete and total desperation, I contacted many of those so-called individuals who promised powerful magic, witchcraft or black magic. None of them worked and none were as wonderful, affectionate and warm as Dr Odigie has been. He is definitely different from the others and I felt immediate hope and strength from hearing about the spell he had to offer. He carries an air of purity and divine strength that is as pure as fresh snow on the ground. I requested Dr Odigie's most powerful spells and I was relieved right away that I had someone to solve my problems for me. His spells worked wonders and I am now back with my Husband and my money troubles resolved itself after winning the lottery. Dr Odigie, I have no idea what I would have done without you being there to help me out.If you need help in your marriage you can reach him on his email lovebackspelltemple@hotmail.com<br /><br />Sharon sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-8905647489567501562013-06-21T01:25:41.502-07:002013-06-21T01:25:41.502-07:00It’s unbelievable how fortunate I feel after findi...It’s unbelievable how fortunate I feel after finding your Email address. For the past 6 months, I have been so depressed after losing my Husband to another woman. My money situation worsened so much that I thought I’d have to file for bankruptcy. I had a huge amount of debt and I didn’t know what to do. Out of complete and total desperation, I contacted many of those so-called individuals who promised powerful magic, witchcraft or black magic. None of them worked and none were as wonderful, affectionate and warm as Dr Odigie has been. He is definitely different from the others and I felt immediate hope and strength from hearing about the spell he had to offer. He carries an air of purity and divine strength that is as pure as fresh snow on the ground. I requested Dr Odigie's most powerful spells and I was relieved right away that I had someone to solve my problems for me. His spells worked wonders and I am now back with my Husband and my money troubles resolved itself after winning the lottery. Dr Odigie, I have no idea what I would have done without you being there to help me out.If you need help in your marriage you can reach him on his email lovebackspelltemple@hotmail.com<br /><br />Sharon sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-69756823937547168562013-06-21T01:24:51.999-07:002013-06-21T01:24:51.999-07:00It’s unbelievable how fortunate I feel after findi...It’s unbelievable how fortunate I feel after finding your Email address. For the past 6 months, I have been so depressed after losing my Husband to another woman. My money situation worsened so much that I thought I’d have to file for bankruptcy. I had a huge amount of debt and I didn’t know what to do. Out of complete and total desperation, I contacted many of those so-called individuals who promised powerful magic, witchcraft or black magic. None of them worked and none were as wonderful, affectionate and warm as Dr Odigie has been. He is definitely different from the others and I felt immediate hope and strength from hearing about the spell he had to offer. He carries an air of purity and divine strength that is as pure as fresh snow on the ground. I requested Dr Odigie's most powerful spells and I was relieved right away that I had someone to solve my problems for me. His spells worked wonders and I am now back with my Husband and my money troubles resolved itself after winning the lottery. Dr Odigie, I have no idea what I would have done without you being there to help me out.If you need help in your marriage you can reach him on his email lovebackspelltemple@hotmail.com<br /><br />Sharon sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-10260372413657235032008-11-16T16:47:00.000-08:002008-11-16T16:47:00.000-08:00Hoo boy, there is a special place in heaven for th...Hoo boy, there is a special place in heaven for the inventor of the Sleep Schedule.<BR/><BR/>We have a policy at our house that says we are no longer parents at 9pm. I tell Josie that I am off-duty at that point, and should she bother me with a moronic request, I am no longer required to be nice. Of course, if something is truly Wrong, the Mommy hat is back on, but other than that, I NEED those hours to wind down and recharge. I don't care if the kids go straight to sleep, as they're allowed to read in bed or do whatever they want, In Their ROOMS. As in, Leave Me The Hell ALONE!!Astartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337583910910454897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-35280911383378918772008-11-16T12:41:00.000-08:002008-11-16T12:41:00.000-08:00With babies, I'm generally more of a routine perso...With babies, I'm generally more of a routine person than a schedule person, but bedtime is my exception.<BR/><BR/>We are pretty strict about bedtime with our baby and our preschooler. I cannot deal with messed up sleep! I hope the schedule works for you. It makes such a difference for me that I can mostly rely on kid-free time by 8 or 8:30 at night.Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02256355039094301578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-35711851099512586612008-11-14T13:41:00.000-08:002008-11-14T13:41:00.000-08:00Hope it keeps working for you! We had the same pr...Hope it keeps working for you! We had the same problem with staying up to late when we did the same thing - even if we just wanted to watch a show we seemed to just go to bed later and later. Our kids do so much better on a schedule but they're all different. You just have to find what works best and makes you feel least like dropping over dead . . .bananafanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705721816298945413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-91503628443391220292008-11-13T19:36:00.000-08:002008-11-13T19:36:00.000-08:00Glad it seems to be working! I just discovered yo...Glad it seems to be working! <BR/>I just discovered your blog a few days ago by googling "I am a desperate housewife" because I often feel like one. True story. I got hooked on your blog. We seem to have similar parenting experiences. Anyways, just thought I'd say hi. Keep the posts coming- they help me get through my own desperate housewife life. Feel free to check out my blog too (although it's not quite as impressive as yours).Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785640836122721190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-21237587523453280492008-11-13T08:41:00.000-08:002008-11-13T08:41:00.000-08:00Sleepy cues? My kids must have missed that part o...Sleepy cues? My kids must have missed that part of their training. Although we force them into bed at 9pm (they are 6 and 3), they are in no way sleepy. They are usually running around bouncing off the walls at the point that they have to go to bed. It takes on average... 45 minutes to an hour for them to actually fall asleep. Generally, they go to sleep earlier if they throw a tantrum about going to bed. Said tantrum seems to tire them out. <BR/><BR/>Going to bed later does seem to make the situation worse so we are pretty religious about starting the bedtime routine at or before 9pm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-16959373622712040792008-11-13T06:55:00.000-08:002008-11-13T06:55:00.000-08:00I've always been more relaxed about "scheduling" a...I've always been more relaxed about "scheduling" and more into "routines". That helps us throughout the day. And I can be more flexible for other things then. But bedtime is full of routines, and we do stick to a schedule. I started doing that when Zachariah was 2 months old. I realized that we needed a more established routine, and it has worked great ever since. I think he sleeps better when he goes to bed early (7:00-8:00). And the schedule gets adjusted as needed. IN the summer bedtime is a bit later. Otherwise he is just awake in there and does sleep right away. Right now we've moved bedtime up, because he was getting too cranky at night. So right now bedtime is around 7:00-7:30. But it's the routine that gets us through. I'm glad that it's working for you!Mommy Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272248293460562006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-46149127540764914812008-11-13T05:43:00.000-08:002008-11-13T05:43:00.000-08:00We've always had a pretty decent bedtime schedule ...We've always had a pretty decent bedtime schedule and our kid has slept well since she was pretty young. Like Erica, we start bedtime by 7-7:30, so in bed by 7:30-8, which leaves a couple of adult hours for us and bedtime around 10. It may not be the most glamorous life but at least I don't have bags under my eyes any more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-66164602022177771162008-11-12T21:00:00.000-08:002008-11-12T21:00:00.000-08:00You may have just convinced me because Charlie cha...You may have just convinced me because Charlie changes the schedule every three weeks and it's friggin killin me.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189007616883663434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-35724256537083059012008-11-12T19:28:00.000-08:002008-11-12T19:28:00.000-08:00I'm so glad the bedtime routine/schedule is workin...I'm so glad the bedtime routine/schedule is working for you guys. I have to admit that I wish I could be more like you and be relaxed about schedules, but alas, I am way too Type A. My in-laws call me the Sleep Nazi because I'm so strict about bedtime. But, like you, the hubs and I have a good three hours of grown up time each evening. That is definitely worth being called a nazi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-24326707488506966802008-11-12T18:36:00.000-08:002008-11-12T18:36:00.000-08:00I don't think I could function without a bedtime s...I don't think I could function without a bedtime schedule. My husband gets up for work at 4:45am, so we put Maddie down for bed between 7:00 and 7:30 every night. Then we have a few hours of adult TV before we go to bed. We all get a good night's sleep and function much better that way.<BR/><BR/>Although, it's not terribly cool to admit to the world that you're in bed by 9:30 every night, so I don't tell too many people : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-8193730355242396782008-11-12T18:25:00.000-08:002008-11-12T18:25:00.000-08:00So glad it's working for you! Hip hip horray!I th...So glad it's working for you! Hip hip horray!<BR/><BR/>I think I chose to have a schedule because I like schedules but I also remember reading somewhere, in some baby sleep book, that once you start seeing the cues, it's actually too late. They are ready to FALL asleep THEN not start the process to get ready and will then be overtired when they actually get to the "go to sleep" part. It's been true for us, at least.clueless but hopeful mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11011524864788495788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-39184139956533473482008-11-12T18:22:00.000-08:002008-11-12T18:22:00.000-08:00YAY! I really hope this continues to work for you....YAY! I really hope this continues to work for you. <BR/><BR/>Taking (most of) the question out of bedtime makes such a difference for us. When we say it's time for bed, the boys put up almost NO fight. But it took some serious training and enforcing the schedule to get it that way. Our sanity depends on it.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05170500094049647497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30354864.post-61002654593554695732008-11-12T18:19:00.000-08:002008-11-12T18:19:00.000-08:00Bedtime schedules are great! We only have The Boy,...Bedtime schedules are great! We only have The Boy, but getting him to bed at the same time every night saves our sanity. Even more interesting to me, when he was about six months he suddenly started waking in the middle of the night again. We couldn't figure out what his problem was. He didn't want anything, didn't even seem to want to be awake. After several teary nights, we moved his bedtime EARLIER and presto! no more night-time wakings. Apparently, he was getting overtired and that was screwing with his sleep. <BR/><BR/>Early bedtime means The Boy sleeps better and so do we, after some adult time.Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383163628351295433noreply@blogger.com