Separate Needs

It can be tough to balance Carrie and Shane's needs at times. They love and want to be around each other, but some of their tastes are polar opposites!

      Shane                                                      Carrie

Wakes up early                                       Wants to sleep in

Wants to jump on couch                         Falls asleep on couch

Loves to make noise                    vs       Woken up by noise

Super social/wants visitors                     Home is her retreat at end of day
Wants to run, climb, and jump               Wants to snuggle calmly

Nova working nights lends weight to Carrie's side of things during the day. We try to keep the house quieter, because we're not really sure when Nova is or is not asleep (and we're not about to knock to check either!).

So far what works for us are busy days and quiet nights. Shane gets his energy out and then there's TV and video games to rest when it's dark and time to cool down.

Side note: I tried to be a little clever with the formatting. I hope it holds up. My interest has waned, so if it doesn't tough cookies.