I enjoyed reading Herman’s blog post this morning talking about how he became A Day Person1. Which, of course, got me thinking about what kind of person I am. I’ve never been a night owl like my OH who, if given a chance, often stays up till 1 or 2 am. Me? I’m ready for bed at around 10 pm and, for the most part, like to be in bed by at least 10:30pm.
Though, as I said, with the OH being a night owl, that can sometimes be awkward. But the reason I love to go to bed early is plain and simple, the fact I usually wake anywhere between 4:30am and 6:30am. More often or not, it’s the birds chirruping outside that’s my alarm clock telling me dawn is fast approaching if not, already dawning.
It’s been this way since the summer of 2016, after my brain fart, when I was housebound for over 4 months, I was sleeping and resting a lot during the day which, of course, meant I was waking early. This cycle, once started, soon became the norm. Not that I wanted to wake at that ungodly hour or even get up. But slowly, realising it was my “secret” time of day, leaving the OH fast asleep (and usually snoring) I could go make myself a brew, maybe read a little snuggled up on the couch, and even, open the curtains part way and watch the day slowly begin along with the noisy sparrows who make no bones about getting up early enough to catch the first worm.
Who am I to say what’s early?
So, ten years into this getting up early lark, it’s my routine. Like Herman say, the morning is ours to do with as we please. To take our time, to focus in on certain tasks or, to just wake up slowly with the day and enjoy being in the moment. I feel I enjoy my waking hours more and certainly get more out of them as well, as a result.
And you, are you a morning person up with the birds, or a night owl prowling the dark hours?
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Herman being Herman Martinus, Bear Blog’s developer.
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