It works for me!

Yes I'm guilty! From starting out and trying to blog everyday to not blogging at all. How bad can you feel? To make things worse, except for being busy and telling myself that there is no time left in the day to spend in front of my iPad, there actually is no excuse.

Of course the schools started after the long December holidays. My kids had been at home for eight weeks! After all the chasing around and trying to get everything ready for the first day of school I felt like I really needed a break. I couldn't look at another shop, I wanted nothing to do with clothes, books, pencils - anything that looked like it belonged in a school bag.

You know how you sometimes just want to climb into your bed and forget about everything? That was me. Unfortunately my kids didn't get the memo. Of course they wanted a sleepover at our house, they know that their friends are always welcome, so why wouldn't I want them over? Yippie !!!!!

Fortunately they each only invited one friend over. After making a lovely chicken dinner and relaxing with my kindle I decided it was time for bed. Not for the kids though, just for old people like me and my husband. The only problem is, I'm one of those people who can't sleep unless everything is super quiet. My husband however can just climb in bed, roll on his side - and he's asleep!

After getting up every fifteen minutes and doing ...... well nothing, I decided that I would once again revert to good old Prestik! Yes, those putty things you use to put posters up in your classroom. I've used it before and the only setback is that your hair can get stuck in it and it really is an awkward feeling when you hear your heartbeat in your ears the whole time (until you move your head slightly). That was it! I slept like a baby. I didn't hear the boys raiding the fridge, I didn't hear the playstation or the computer.

Next time I will be sure to have the Prestik on hand before I climb in bed. No reason for me to suffer unnecessarily. I almost feel like I should give out a warning like the ads on television that you shouldn't try this at home. I don't know what my doctor will say if I mention it to her (perhaps I shall keep it a secret for now), I just know that it works for me.

Believe me, a well rested mom with sticky ears is so much better that a tired grumpy mom. Now, where did  I put my Prestik?