You know those rare moments, when you have managed to get both of your children to nap at the same time?

Miraculous!

I’m in no position to complain about non-sleeping kids, I know. We’ve got not just one but two particularly laid-back children who have both slept really well, in general, from a very young age. That I am still usually getting a 2 (sometimes 3!) hour  nap out of Tucker every afternoon is a huge blessing in and of itself. But sometimes it feels like he and little Cole are actually conspiring to give me no more than a few minutes down-time if they can help it. Tuck gets to sleep… and Cole wakes up poopy or hungry. Cole finishes feeding and has just finally drifted back to sleep… and Tuck wakes up crying, in desperate need of a nose-wipe, some juice, and wanting to know when he can go on an airplane again (?).

So when we reach one of these moments of sympatico, when both are fed, clean, and just down for naps, I’m suddenly left with a serious choice to make…

What do I do with this limited window of time I have?

Do I try to get some work done? Be it cleaning, or laundry, or prepping dinner? Maybe do a little bit of drawing or writing?

Do I take a quick nap myself? Lord knows I could use one.

Maybe I could get a real shower instead of that quick spray-down I squeezed in this morning, and finally get around to giving my head a proper shave? And I’m sure there are important phone calls that need returning, and emails waiting for replies.

Or hey, maybe I could exerci–oh who am I kidding, that’s not happening today.

Eventually, the real question is, with all of these things to do, why do I so often feel like that window of opportunity has come and gone and I have nothing to show for it?