Designated Rest Day....aka Hooky

I'm playing hooky today.  I should be showing up to spin about now and have already done a 1200m swim.  Instead I sit here still in my PJ's deciding if I'll clean the house or maybe just plop down on the couch and watch movies all day.

We all have those days that we just want to do nothing.  I have a lot of those days since I can't seem to figure out the secret to a good night's sleep. But for the most part I get to the gym or I hit the treadmill and get something done.  After that I'm more focused and get even more done throughout the day.  But today I think not.

Sleeping has again been a huge topic at my house.  It was so bad on Sat morning that I was nauseous every time I  moved.  This tends to happen when I'm up all night long.  Last night I felt guilty for leaving Chloe for about 5 hours while we went to a party.  So, when we got home I placed her bed on top of ours at the foot of the bed.  Perfect I thought until about 1:30 in the morning a heard a big thump.  She slid right off her bed and hit the floor.  Surprised her as much as me.  I picked her up and she quickly snuggled right near my head and chest still shaken from her fall.  So I let her stay there.  Great for her, not so great for me.   I was on the edge of the bed with dog leg, butt, face or whatever position she decided to be in, in my face.  And of course she too snores just like my husband.  I love my husband and dog, however it doesn't come across that way when the Mother of the house is getting NO SLEEP!  She tends to be lethargic, irritable, slow, sore, itchy, antsy, unattractive, snippy and on occasion silent.  The silence comes when I have had enough and if I were to dare start talking about it I would hurt feelings, get other's pissed off or just explode in anger.  Been there done that, I know when to bite my tongue.

So I am playing hooky and of course feeling guilty about it.  I'm not training for anything right now so really there's no reason I can't have today off.  I worked out hard yesterday and will again on Tues, Wed, Thurs and Friday plus either Sat or Sun.  Writing this blog entry I thought would help me feel less guilty.  Make it sound more like I wasn't making excuses.  It's not working. 

I admit it.  I am making the excuse that I'm just too tired to bother today.  I'll rest today and work that much harder tomorrow.  Just call me wimpy smart.