They say everything we do is affected by how much sleep we get. I have never paid much attention to that fact because I figured I had diet Coke to help me through my tired moments. I had no idea just how much diet soda I was drinking until I decided to cut it out. You can imagine my temperament during this diet soda free time. My poor husband cowered in fear. Ok … maybe cowered is strong … but you know sometimes I like to imagine I have that kind of power. More like, he ignored me and tried to hustle the kids off to as much as possible so my grumpiness didn’t cause any hurt feelings on all fronts.

I don’t really miss soda to tell you the truth. I am all of a sudden tired during the day though. I do my best work when I’m up at night. I listen to business podcasts and audiobooks while I edit photos and create materials. Of course when I do that at 2-3am … and get up at 6 with my oldest … well, you can see where I’m going with this. I’m tired. So tired. I’ve been working so much and trying to fit everything in, that I am exhausted. Of course, I am so happy. 😉 I love being busy. I love feeling productive. I want to contribute to my family first but inevitably the world. It makes me happy that I get to do that on some level.