Hubby, on the other hand, regularly gets his full ten hours of sleep. Why is this, do you ask? Well, Hubby’s job doesn’t demand that he be at work directly at 8 a.m. Sometimes he can come in at 9 or 10 a.m. Or sometimes even after lunch (don’t get me wrong, though; his work is very demanding and requires a lot of night work and a lot of traveling). Also, it helps that his “getting ready” in the mornings does not include curling hair, putting on makeup, or getting sweet little Superdog prepared for a day without Mommy and Daddy (i.e. bathroom time, food time, a little play time before work).

So if Hubby does not have to get up until, at earliest, 7:45 a.m., it does make sense that he is not fond of going to bed before 11 p.m. However, as I get up at 6 a.m., I want to be in bed by 10 p.m. and hopefully asleep before 10:30 p.m.

I’ve gotten used to this arrangement because I love going to bed with Hubby. I love cuddling with him and watching TV before I drift off to sleep; plus, if I know he’s coming in later, I have a hard time falling asleep. So it works for us if he watches television while I sleep comfortably on his arm.

Lately, though, my entire sleep schedule has been turned upside down.

We’ve been working on a project that, due to our hectic schedules, requires morning work. Like 6:30 a.m. work. This is no problem to me. However, Hubby is not accustomed to waking up at 6 a.m., even with a delicious pot of coffee awaiting him. So guess what time we now end up in bed?

8 p.m. That’s right, folks: 8 p.m.

I can’t sleep. Usually he wants to read for about an hour, which works well for me, because I enjoy reading too – like right before bed. Not during a time when I could be doing something else. And then, as soon as 9 p.m. rolls around, it’s lights out.

Whhhhhhaaaaaaatttt??

I cannot sleep. I have a specific routine I’m used to that helps me fall asleep: Bedtime at 10 p.m., cuddle and watch TV, lights out at 10:30. That’s my routine; it works well for me. I cannot sleep without the cuddling or the late night TV.

And here’s the thing that really gets me: Why, after three years of marriage, was it okay for ME to go to bed at 10:30 or 11 p.m. and wake up at 6 a.m., but NOW that HE has to wake up at 6 a.m., we have to go to bed when it’s still daylight (practically) outside?

Does this make sense to anyone else, or is it just me?