once around the clock

as the days creep toward fall, my sleep patterns get even wonkier...today, up at 3am, after just 4 hours sleep. but i was energized and ready to go, so i stayed up and got some prints matted and did more work on my business plan. by 8am i was ready for a nap, so diva dog & i hit the pillow for a 15 minute break. thunderstorms are headed our way today, so i expect we'll be doing a lot of cuddling. i'd give her some benadryl, but she looks so pathetically confused, albeit relaxed, that i just feel like the bad mom of the 50's rubbing brandy on her baby's gums for teething/sleep. yes, i heard you - that does explain a lot. actually, there were quite a number of parenting practices that i was raised with, that would warrant a second look in this enlightened new millenium...i remember my pediatrician sitting at his desk in the exam room, writing notes in my little 5 year old chart - as the ashes from his cigarette grew long and dropped on the floor. yes, a whole new world of parenting & child rearing. today's 3 year old child is as likely to be facing an entrance board to a pre-school as we were facing a disciplinary board made up of mom & God. the "right" clothes meant last years too-short jeans made for mud-stomping and sliding into 1st base. today, some kids have actual stylists. for real. not Garanimals. oh geez i'm off track already. the point i started out on is that i got more done before 8am, than i usually accomplish in half a day, which technically it sort of was if you work a 10 hour day. i'm feeling the need to escape these 4 walls for a bit and believe i'll set out in search of teeny mother-of-pearl buttons. something obscure enough to keep me distracted for a little bit. then lunch, nap, and back to work. hopefully diva will hold up if the storms start before i get home. wishing you a productive and dry day......