And I wake up between 3:30 and 4:30 am feeling refreshed with less hours of sleep than my toddlers need. I'm able to get 2-2.5 hours of uninterrupted work done before the kids wake up. I feel super ready and prepared for my day.

I hope I can keep this up because I swear I can get twice as much done in those morning hours than the equivalent amount of time after the kids go to bed. Nobody is online, no group messages pinging my phone, no TV to have on in background, brain is fresh, no active posting on CougarBoard, etc...

I don't know if I could do it without the help of the kids' bedtimes anchoring an early bedtime for me too, but my weekdays have been way more enjoyable this way.