[ljf]

Don't feel bad! Every kid is different and there is no magic trick (at least that I've found!) to get them to sleep more. Mine are 4 and 6 and I'm trying to reframe my mind to not see sleep as a battle. What is killing me is that they won't come downstairs alone to play, though once here they can play unsupervised. I am looking forward to the days getting brighter so it isn't the dark that stops them.

Even taking out my 2h45m (total) commute time, I'm more tired than ever. I'm sure a lot of mine is due to stress and low level depression - I have a lot on now but so does pretty much every person you interact with.

Before lockdown I was starting to get some arduino and electronics projects in during my commute, but I've barely even had time to watch videos of other people's projects.

I just remind myself that in time this will change, that I'll find time again for myself. Over Christmas I've been trying to go for a walk alone each day and also to step away from my phone more. But it is hard - but that is OK.