
Originally Posted by
Catrin
This sounds good - and I don't know about you but as an early morning person anyway I've more energy at crazy-early morning hours than I do at night. Assuming I can sleep (insomnia issues).
I'm also an early morning person. Unfortunately, I'm now married to someone who is more of a mid-morning person. It's not that I can't get up without him, but it sure is a lot harder to jump out of bed when Mr. Sleepyhead wants to sleep until 8. Given how much we've had going on, the extra sleep has probably been good for us, so I haven't felt a huge urge to push us out of bed any earlier.
My guess is that we'll reach a different accommodation over time. For one thing, I think we're both discovering that this crazy summer heat simply requires us to get moving a bit earlier. What I'd like to do, to be honest, is ask that he give it a try for just a couple of weeks. Admittedly, it does take some practice and discipline at first. Once you get used to the idea, however, you wonder how or why you ever slept in. I hate the way weekends otherwise fly by if I don't get up early. Right now, by the time we get up, eat and get motivated, it's after 10. Ugh!
Ah, married life. For this "Girl" of 40, it's a bit of an adjustment.
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