Lesson 4 of 6 · One protected stretch of sleep
The one sentence
One arrangement, one person, one night. Not a rota for the month.
The move
Protecting one stretch
10 minutes or less
- Pick one stretch of four or five hours where somebody else takes the baby.
- It has to be the same stretch, and somebody else has to actually do it.
- Earplugs and a different room if you can. You will not sleep through hearing them.
- Do not use it to catch up on anything. It is for sleeping.
- Two or three nights a week is enough to change things.
If it does not work
If there is nobody, this is the single most useful thing to ask for from anybody who offers to help. Ask for this rather than for cooking, and be specific about the hours.
Write the one sentence
A specific plan works better than a good intention. Fill both halves in your own words.
When
I will
Put it in your calendar
Pick a day and a time and you will get a calendar file to open. Nothing is sent anywhere.
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