In high school I probably wanted to sleep which I did sometimes, but with swim team, band, student council and youth group, there was always something. And my parents would always wake us up! My sister was more of a late sleeper than I was.
I had my fair share of sleeping in during college. The good ole days of doing what I wanted and sleeping in as long as I wanted had too unless something was happening...like getting those early morning rays at the pool :)
When we first were married, naturally I would pop right out of bed, started chatting and was ready to conquer my to-dos. I soon found out this was not how my new husband operated in the morning...oh newlyweds!
Now being a parent to young kids I really really really miss sleeping in. It's not so much sleeping as long as I want to part (which i do miss) but its the process of waking up I miss. The lay in bed staring at the ceiling for a little bit. Or sitting at the kitchen table or on the couch for a while before I need coffee or make breakfast. Waking up these days is fast paced. Someone always needs something: a new diaper, milk, breakfast, a napkin, a banana or a spoon.
I decided to change the fast paced wake up and be ready for the morning/day. For the past month I have been getting up earlier than everyone.. I set my alarm for 5:47am and start my day by myself. I usually head the kitchen fill the sippy cups with milk, put the dishes away, start the coffee maker, sometimes workout, maybe read a little or sometimes just sit by myself in silence at the kitchen table. It's a nice way to wake up. Every extrovert needs a little alone time. Most days it's hard to get up this early especially if I went to bed late. But for me to have MY time in the morning has helped me be less in a rush, I'm nicer to my kids, I'm prepared for what we are doing that day, I can connect with Bryson before he leaves for work. So far it has been very helpful and I hope to keep setting this time aside for myself.
The early bird catches the worm.
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