It's a Challenge!

Last night I got very little sleep. I'm talking fell asleep around 2 or later, woke up a few times in the night, was up with Randall's alarm clock at 5 threw all 3 times he pressed snooze and then slept fitfully until the kids got up at 7:30. I did drag myself out of bed to a somewhat grumpy little girl who spent a good portion of the morning crying, and I mean sobbing, over not being able to find her long orange dress to wear for the last day of school. The reason she wasn't able to find it is she doesn't have one! She was meaning a pink and white dress that was in the laundry with a big orange stain on it. Maybe that's why she thought it was an orange dress. She then decided to wear the one with the black flowers. This is also an imaginary dress. The one she was thinking of is beige with different coloured flowers. The entire time she spent sobbing as I tried to sort out what she wanted. I will admit, my voice was raised and I did inform her that if she didn't just pick one of the many clean dresses hanging neatly in her closet I was going to pick what she was wearing and I would make sure she did not like it.

Alex was somewhat agreeable in the morning but after a long trip to the grocery store while Trinity was at school his patience started to wear thin. Everything made him angry, yet he had no idea what he wanted. It was some time in the afternoon that I realized that despite the lack of sleep and grumpy kids I wasn't feeling quite as run down, angry and exhausted as I usually do on days with such little sleep. In fact I was feeling quite OK. Happy even. So what so different about today? It was my first day on the Body by Vi program. Already I am convinced that these products are giving me more energy and balance than without! I'm excited to see what the other 89 days hold. lol

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