As Gina's body and mind work super double overtime, 24/7, she is often tired. All of our research recommends sleeping as much as one can, to include naps. Gina is averaging between 8-9 hours of sleep a night. She tries to nap, but there have been days when a nap will prevent her from being adequately tired at night, making it hard to fall asleep. She works, too, so she can't always take a nap.
This is a tough one. How do we fix it? As a guy, its my duty, right? I don't think I can fix this one.
Several days ago, Gina stated that she would like more candles and comfortable smells around the house. Ohhhhh, she wants to be comfortable! I get it! This does not include me coming home from the gym, in a heightened state of sweat, and bear hugging her. I tried it, she humored me, then lovingly, "baby, please go rinse off."
Providing a comfortable environment for her to relax is the only real "fix" to the tired issue. A clean house, nice candles, fresh smells like lavender or flowers, me showering, incense (be cautious of the incense as it can be overpowering), etc, help her to relax.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Patterns
Patterns
Gina has noticed two patterns, thus far. One, she is much more tired than usual. And two, her food desires vary from day to day. As mentioned previously, Gina enjoys Thai food. She spent three months in Thailand, and returning home she brought back a love of their food. Yesterday, I recommended we eat Thai. As I finished my sentence I watched as she almost vomited in her mouth. It was the opposite of awesome. When I recommended Ethiopian food (we had it a few days prior, she was craving it) she gave me the head shake.
We were stumped. What to eat? We settled on Anglo-American food, which hit the spot: Anglo fish and chips (low mercury fish, of course), and American chicken sandwiches. As we finished our meal we sat back and did the Thanksgiving tummy pat, and memorialized our poor stuffed bellies:
“Oh man, my stomach. I’m so full.”
“Me too, I can’t believe we ate all of that.”
“Finish my fries.”
“I can’t, can’t do it, I’m so full”
-Server, “Would you guys like dessert?”
“Yes, an apple crisp please.”
I would be lying if I said I didn’t love this.
Gina has noticed two patterns, thus far. One, she is much more tired than usual. And two, her food desires vary from day to day. As mentioned previously, Gina enjoys Thai food. She spent three months in Thailand, and returning home she brought back a love of their food. Yesterday, I recommended we eat Thai. As I finished my sentence I watched as she almost vomited in her mouth. It was the opposite of awesome. When I recommended Ethiopian food (we had it a few days prior, she was craving it) she gave me the head shake.
We were stumped. What to eat? We settled on Anglo-American food, which hit the spot: Anglo fish and chips (low mercury fish, of course), and American chicken sandwiches. As we finished our meal we sat back and did the Thanksgiving tummy pat, and memorialized our poor stuffed bellies:
“Oh man, my stomach. I’m so full.”
“Me too, I can’t believe we ate all of that.”
“Finish my fries.”
“I can’t, can’t do it, I’m so full”
-Server, “Would you guys like dessert?”
“Yes, an apple crisp please.”
I would be lying if I said I didn’t love this.
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