I decalcified my espresso machine a few days ago around 11:30 pm.
This process typically takes me roughly 45 minutes, so one may rightly wonder why I would take up this task at such an hour... Well, apparently I am vaguely nocturnal now!
My son likes to party till midnight or later, gathering a tidal wave of energy that is a ton of fun if I give up on the idea on sleep. So, that's what I've been doing. While I ran water into the biggest thing I could fit under the spout of my machine repeatedly, I decided I might as well save the browning bananas on my counter. I hopped online and found a recipe for muffins.
Now that I can count on consistent temperatures, I'm much more motivated to mess about.
I figured banana bread muffins would be easy, and assumed I had all of the ingredients after a quick peak in the cupboards.
I had my batter all but assembled when I realized I was missing a key ingredient! The small container of nutmeg that I was sure lived behind other more imposing spices was in fact not there at all.
I'm a fan of getting weird, so I decided to add cardamon instead, and boy was that a great choice!
I brewed six double shots of espresso while my water came to a boil, filling my favorite extra giant mug about halfway up.
I like a splash of cream in my coffee, just enough to give it a dark caramel tone. This softens the bitterness of my six shot Americano, while still leaving it intact to dance on my palate.
Thinking of ways that I can love the me of tomorrow has been making my late nights feel more like a choice than a duty. I find that tricking myself like this is powerful, and helps me tremendously in landing on the right perspective.
I've also been catching up on my to-do list when I can at night. Emory seems to have a brief lull in energy before he puts on his finale of silly boy antics. This can go one of two ways for me. Sometimes he's the world's biggest snuggle bug, others he will allow me to wander off for a bit.
Being a mother of two seems to leave one in a state of constantly needing to organize something, so I've been leaning into that in the wee hours. Sometimes I chuckle as I complete tasks to help myself stay awake, thinking how not long ago I stayed up this late all the time for fun.
Yesterday I enjoyed my coffee and then forced myself to eat a proper breakfast. I'm normally the type to forgo breakfast all together, but I also knew that nourishing my body would help my addled brain wake up!
Soon I was brewing coffee number two to take with me to the playroom, where I silently thanked the coffee gods for the wind in my sails.
Emory sometimes only sleeps for 6 hours a day lately, a developmental stage, I'm sure. When you are only 2.5 things change fast, so I know this phase will be over before I know it.
He's gotten the hang of sentences now, and wow does he say a whole lot of them! He enjoys recapping things that happened earlier in the day, and he will often act them out as well.
He wanted to go outside the other day when it was freezing. Later, he recounted it all to me. "Coat, pants, socks, shoes... Go outside! It was too cold. Brrrr!" He told me, holding himself in a shiver with the last word.
He also loves to sing, silly songs like "5 little monkeys" or "The Itsy Bitsy Spider".
This makes the days really enjoyable. The simple and open communication of toddlers comes with so many laughs and heartwarming moments. As I mosey along through my sleep deprived haze, I find gratitude. The boy is a gem, my coffee is strong, and I can sleep when I'm dead!
Changing times, cyclical routines and moments that close to make way for others, that is life. And of course, always with a delicious coffee next door for instant home. You has a beautiful son, a charisma that attracts and the innocence. Happiness is always found in the faces of children.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us.☕
Good day.
There is always so much beauty in a comment from you, thank you very much for the thoughtful read! Children really do highlight the magic of life, it's so easy to get lost in that, especially with a strong mug in hand! 💚
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This is so wholesome to read, Gee. I love how much you're finding pleasure in your daily routine. And Emory is so fluffing cute, I would grant him anything he wanted with that smile alone. I've been cooped up with far too many things offline, but I'm mighty glad I got to start my day with this.💞
Awe it makes me smile to think of you starting your day, probably having coffee yourself, while you read about my "wake up" routine these days ahahaha 😍
And shucks, thank you so much!! I often think that life made Emory cuter to help me cope for these times, it's pulling me through along with the espresso 😂
Sending hugs and a hope that you get some free time soon your way! 🤗
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Emory is so cute 😍 Toddlers are lovely at this age when they're learning to talk and come our with all these funny phrased. My niece @kathrynkw has two toddlers and says they're quite a handful so I know how tiring it must be for you. Her babies are so adorable, I love visiting and playing with them
Thank you so much! 🤗 It really is a blast at this age- I think my favorite so far is how he says "lemon juice", somehow it comes out as wobby juice 😂
I dropped your niece a follow, it's always cool to connect with other moms here! 😍 I spaced my kids out by 3 years because I didn't think I could handle two toddlers at once, I think any woman who manages that deserves a superhero title haha! 💚
Whoa, six espressos at night? That would literally keep me up around the clock. Hmmm… tempting! I’ve always said sleep was over-rated! It should be optional. A nice to have! I could use a whole lot more productivity time!
Your son is so adorable!
Sleep is optional, kinda...
Pros: You can taste and smell colors
Cons: You can taste and smell colors
hahaha 💚
Thank you! 🤗 He's getting so much less screamy these days, it's been so joyful, even if sleepless haha! Hey, I heard that you were thinking about publishing a book?! 😍 that made me so excited!
Kids as always cute but we need time to part with him for a while. A feeling of longing arises and then it makes us remember that it is the mother who needs it, not the other way around.
Gosh I could not say that any better! We miss ourselves when we do not have time, but we miss our children so much more when we DO have time. Hahahah, What a beautiful paradox, eh? 🤗 Thank you for the great comment!
Emory is the cutest thing I’ve seen today. Why so fine? Lol
I’m glad you shared your daily routine with us
It was an enjoyable one
Awe haha! Thank you so much, he's a real sweetheart 😍🤗
That cute baby! Great idea.
hehe 💕 Thanks :)
Birthday is something that is worth celebrated and it should be a memorial day every year to reflect how one is going
Yes, each year we learn more about ourselves, and old lessons settle in better. 😄💚
At first I was terrifying with the title of the post that I was wondering what might have been wrong
!LOLZ thank you for verifying that I was in fact okay ahahaha! I dunno if it is an expression other places, but here in the US it's like "Ah, who needs sleep anyways?!" 😂
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