Energy Quest

On my days off I think a lot. And I always want to blabber about everything I think but neither of my other blogs seem the appropriate forum. I really don't have anything interesting to say either, I just think all of the time and very random thoughts too and I usually don't want to forget them. My random thought today is about energy. I have decided to embark on an energy quest. I feel completely devoid of energy all of the time. I actually feel so tired on a daily basis that it is very hard to pick myself up off the couch to do anything! I'm not even watching TV most of the time. Just sitting there in silence talking myself in to getting up and doing the dang dishes. I've tried various things over the years to overcome this: caffeinated sodas which I have discovered I hate; caffeine pills which I discovered only work sometimes and make me shaky and have very high anxiety; and the latest thing I've tried is rockstar energy drinks. Which work sometimes but sometimes they don't and lately have left me feeling nauseated. And very rarely I try drinking enough water, eating enough fiber and getting exercise-- this one I have never tried consistently enough to find out if it yields results. I am thoroughly tired of feeling this way however and I am ready to make changes. I look at other moms, running to and fro all of the time, dressed and ready with their makeup on before the kids are awake, houses at least somewhat clean... I'm not even asking for all that. I just want to feel like I don't have to scrape myself off the couch every time something needs to get done. I'm very interested in anyone's ideas on how to have more energy. Any recommended reading etc... I'm sure it has something to do with my sugar addiction or something like that. P.S. I apologize to other Amy's for the blog address... but hey, it was available. How could I resist?