How Busy Are You?

Are you constantly running, picking up this and that. Moving clothes from room to room, refreshing your email as you run by the computer. Yeah! Me too!! Working full time, being a full time mom to a very very busy 3.5 year old boy, and my online life makes time a very scarce thing in my world. ( oh yeah, I'm a wife too)

I have to say, being a busy mommy is a very hard job. I love it, but it's not easy. I guess Mom was right!lol

I have a hard time slowing my mind down. Even after my rugrat is asleep, the computer is turned off,(never) and I'm on my way to bed, my mind still keeps turning and turning. I find it really hard to sleep through this. I'll get an idea, or something that needs to be done pops in my head, and then I just can't sleep. There have been many nights when I just get back up and do it. lol

I've been trying to come up with ways to avoid this. Unfortunately I can't lay there and read or watch tv, those things keep me awake. Ways to slow down at bed time, so I may fall asleep before 2 am. So far, I've come up with;

~1. Keep a notebook next to my bed, that way when I get one of those great Ideas i can jot it down and not worry about forgetting.
~2. Taking 20 minutes before bed to just sit. After the 'puter is off the TV off and it's quiet.
~3. Get up earlier in the Morning...that way I'm tired earlier at night.

Feel free to tell me about your busy life, and what you do to slow down. I need all the help I can get at this point!!