Lack of something.

The past two days I have had absolutely no energy. This shouldn't be the case, since exercise is supposed to make you feel more energetic. I did take a break yesterday because I felt like I was coming down with something, and I'm hoping to get to the gym this evening. But you would think that the time between one workout to the next, even if it's a one or two day lull, wouldn't leave me so lethargic.

I'm guessing that the one thing I do need to start doing is exercising in the morning. This is probably the most difficult change to make, but it's the one that tends to stick once I've made it part of my routine. It's just that waking up when the sun hasn't risen is so difficult to do. Then there is that night time greediness I tend to have, when the kids are in bed and I feel like I should stay up doing whatever I want just for the sake of being able to do it, without sticky little fingers or tantrums or whining to interfere.

So next week that will be the plan. That way it can actually be a real part of my day instead of something that I might be able to squeeze in depending on what everyone else is doing. And then maybe I'll have that bit of an endorphin buzz to last me through the day.

Because right now, this just isn't cutting it. I feel like I need to curl up in a ball and shut out the world so I can sleep for a few more hours (even though I got 7 hours of sleep last night, with the last hour being spent hitting the snooze button half a dozen times). But with the house in its usual disarray and kids climbing the walls like monkeys, those sorts of things simply aren't allowed.