I seem to be fond of my CAPSLOCK today...

[bluecastle]

A small miracle happened this morning. I got up early enough to eat breakfast at home. 

And I know that sounds completely stupid, but since probably about when I was 10 ... so for the last 35 years or so ... I've gotten myself conditioned that on work days (or school days back when) I could only get myself out of bed like 15-20 minutes before I had to leave. Leaving myself JUST enough or CLOSE TO enough time to have a quick shower, aim the blow dryer at the front part of my head at least, pull on something to wear, feed the cat (the last bunch of years) and run out the door.

But this is an extremely unsatisfying way to start the day. 

So this morning, through a combination of thinking about it a lot lately, writing about it a lot lately in my daily not!morning pages, and convincing myself that if I got up early today, it being a Friday, and a day w/o a rehearsal, that if that extra 1/2 hour of bad sleep I was "giving up" was really taxing me, I could always come home after work and take a nap, I got up at 7:15, a good 25 minutes earlier than I have any other day this week.

I have so little experience with getting up with time to spare I did sort of wander around for a minute after I fed the cat thinking "ok, now what?"

Then I made a cup of my fave Starbucks coffee in my Keurig, ate my yoghurt and granola sitting at the dining room table, and paged through a People magazine someone had given me. Then showered, and dressed, and was out the door at my normal 8ish time.

I'd like to think I could continue with this trend -- though production week is not the likeliest time for getting up early-for-me!

But we'll see. But it was a novel way to start this sunny Friday morning.

(Also, I switched out my flattened pillow for a foofier one from the guest bed. I think this was a good move. And my neck agrees! It's SO NICE to wake up without a headache. Although replacement!pillow is oddly springy and weird feeling.)

Comments

[dremiel.livejournal.com]

First off YAY for good start and good day and no neck pain and all the rest.

Second, well, umm, as someone who is not remotely a morning person but needs time to get gears going in the morning I'm stunned by people who can get out the door in 15 minutes. It almost literally does not compute.

-I get up at 6:00. (5:30 during the summer when I have to walk the dogs BEFORE it's 100˚F).

-Give The Boy his meds so he can actually wake up 30 minutes later when his alarm goes off.

-Feed the dogs and the cat.

-Bring the paper in, turn on NPR, make tea and enjoy those three things for 20 minutes or so.

-Check to make sure The Boy and The Husband got up and are moving like shambling zombies at least.

-Make more tea. (this is about the point where I generally acknowledge that I am awake and, unfortunately have to remain so for several hours).

-Make breakfast while The Boy is packing his lunch (assist as needed).

-Take picture of The Boy's lunch, tweet.

- Eat breakfast, attempt to figure out where husband is driving/flying to the next few days.

-Shower and dress.

-Harass The Boy into brushing his hair.

And that takes us to about 7:15 when we leave if I am driving carpool to the magnet HS across town (there is a bus but it picks up at 6:34, not happening most days.) On days when I don't drive I dress for the gym instead and leave as soon as The Boy is picked up (about 7:20).

Jeez, no wonder I'm tired. :D

[valancy-joy.livejournal.com]

but see, you're a Mom which sort of requires getting yourself and others up! :)

I always feel bad bitching about dragging myself out of bed between 7:30 and 7:45 when VAST SWATHES of people get us SO MUCH EARLIER.

I used to work with people who'd talk about getting up, doing laundry, baking things or whatnot before coming to work... and that so does not computer with ME :)))

LOLS