I want to enjoy every last minute, stay up and squeeze every ounce of life out of my day. In a way, I feel like I'm going home before the game is over, leaving during the third quarter while the score is tied. It's hard to walk up those stairs to bed, turn off the computer, the lights, the TV, to say good night to loved ones, tucking in children. Overall, there seems to be an overwhelming case for getting up early. Still, she was the cheery, alert type, always full of energy, perhaps because of her morning routine. I find that extremely early schedule a little unworkable - she didn't have a family. ![]() delivered her route, and by 7 in the evenings she went to sleep. ![]() At 3:30 a.m., she went to a local gym and worked out (she'd made a special deal with the owner to let her in at that hour). She worked for the post office, so I assumed she had an early route, but not really. When I lived in Florida, I knew a lady who woke up every morning at 3:30 a.m. At night I tend to be more alert and loosened up. The kids are either asleep or resigned to their rooms (whereas in the morning they're welcome to come out anytime). You don't have a time limit for your activities - you work until you finish, whether that's 11 p.m. On the other hand, night has its advantages. It's quieter, and you get to watch the sun rise while everyone else sleeps. Fewer events take place that might be distracting. TV has fewer shows (and is less likely to even be on). If you're a night owl and want to become a morning person, you could.įewer distractions occur in the early morning. Your preference is merely the result of your sleeping habits. My father-in-law, a doctor, tells me no one is locked into being a morning or night person. These two experiences caused me to reflect on whether it's better to be a morning or night person. It felt depressing to know that the day was ending before I could enjoy the daylight outside. The sky turned gray, and only grew darker as I watched the time pass. ![]() Throughout the day I felt alert and productive, but around 5 p.m., the sun dipped behind the mountains. The entire landscape was already light, alive, and bustling. Why wake up at five in the morning, I thought? Instead I woke up late and drove in late, getting to work at around 9 a.m., long after the sun had already peered over the ridge. However, last Friday my carpooling buddy was out of town, so I had to drive in alone. I've never been a morning person, so the daily experience of watching dawn break is somewhat new for me. It gradually changes the dark scenery outside to gray and then blue. In the early morning, I enjoy watching the sun rise slowly over the mountains. long before the secretary comes in to turn on the lights. Ever since I moved to Eagle Mountain, I've been carpooling with a colleague who picks me up at 5:30 a.m.
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