What do you do in the morning?
By T3hG33k
@T3hG33k (215)
United States
July 3, 2008 5:46am CST
I was just having a conversation with my mother about her neighbor who gets up at 5:30. He is 80something and obviously retired. I was woundering what a person like him gets up at 5:30 in the morning for when he could sleep until what ever time he wants.
10 responses
@sherlock27 (913)
• United States
3 Jul 08
Habit, is my excuse. I get up at 4:15 or so every morning. I'm a morning person, I love hearing the birds and watching the day's sky open up. I have my most energy early.
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@T3hG33k (215)
• United States
3 Jul 08
Wow 4:15 that is usually when I get to sleep. So do you just relax for an hour or two or do you get things done in the morning too. I agree though when I do have to get up early I seem to have more energy all day especially in the morning and when I go to bed I feel good and tired which is nice since it usually takes an hour or two to fall asleep.
@sherlock27 (913)
• United States
3 Jul 08
I like to do any chores early. Get outside to anjoy nature. I work from 5:00-11:00pm. during the week days. I work longer hours on the weekend. I'd prefer to work a job earlier in the day but this is all I can find to provide a paycheck.
@mayonaka1616 (555)
• Philippines
3 Jul 08
i drink milk tea every morning and read my books for school. sometimes i cook a heavy breakfast but most of the time, i just eat cookies.
@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
3 Jul 08
More than likely he worked a job for years where he had to get up early, that habit is hard to break. I've been off work for 2 months, due to injury and them putting me on medical leave, I still get up around 6, at the latest 7. It's just habit, unless the pain killer kicks in and then I might sleep til 8 or 9. I don't like sleeping late because I feel like half the day is wasted, and the rest of my day is thrown off. My s/o on the other hand could sleep til 10 or 11 and it doesn't affect him.
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@T3hG33k (215)
• United States
3 Jul 08
How long have you had to get up this early? In the past I had gotten up at 6:30 for school and all the way until the very last day of every school year I had always had trouble getting up. I remember hearing somewhere it only takes 2 weeks to make a habit, I don't think that applies to sleep.
@golfproo (1839)
• Canada
3 Jul 08
Hi There,
I always get up very early in the morning. I am usually up by 5:00 at the absolute latest. It does not matter if I have work or not, I always get up. If I don't I really feel like I have wasted the day. I am sure that is the same way your neighbour feels. Just trying to get every moment out of every day.
cheers,
@T3hG33k (215)
• United States
3 Jul 08
You are very right. When I get up after 10 I always feel like the day has been wasted or at lease not seized. It is just hard to get up so early when I have no good reason to. I suppose I could try it a few days and just browse myLot with a cup of coffee while admiring the sunrise.
@bbsr13 (4196)
• India
3 Jul 08
Hello,..... I am a retired person,aging seventy.I get up in the morning at 7.30 AM and after completing routine works i prepare my tea myself and read news paper for two hours.then work for one hour in the kitchen garden and collect vegetables and flowers.then attend to some personal works.from 11.00 to 12.30 pm work in computer.these are my daily works.besides,some days i go for marketing in the morning hours and pay the bills.thanx.
@T3hG33k (215)
• United States
3 Jul 08
Thank you. Nice to hear from someone whom I was mainly woundering about, someone who is retired that it. I suppose it would take about the same amount of time to go through all of my news sources in the morning. I am happy I started this post. I am going to start getting up early and take care of these things in the morning as opposed to late at night, it'll probably give me more energy for the day too. Do you get up at 7:30 on your own or do you need an alarm of some sort still?
@Eijazku (6)
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3 Jul 08
Every morning I always make fun with my little 6 months old baby. He's so funny, cute, and smart. he only knew when his parent woke up in the morning and shows us his innocent face and start to smile and then laugh in the end... he's very my precious and nothing possibly more delightful than to see his lovely look in the morning on very first look.
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@T3hG33k (215)
• United States
3 Jul 08
It is nice to hear a person talk like that about their child for a change. Seems like all I really ever hear from people about their child is how much work they are, how they don't listen and how they've messed up (the latter two probably wouldn't apply to you yet anywho). I am very happy for you and happy you child will be growing up in such a loving home.
@antony2best (583)
• India
3 Jul 08
first of all i wake up,then brush my teeth,drink my milk and then go to the toilet..after that i have a bath....eat my breakfast and go to school.during sundays i wake up very late....rest of the days i follow the same routine mentioned above.
@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
3 Jul 08
The early bird get the worm maybe ? Maybe he is a morning person and enjoys the sun light . We don't know what he does he may be reading , or talking with friends . Sure, I love to sleep in myself , but there are days I love to be up as early as possible . I just feel like I miss out too sometimes if I sleep way too late . In the morns I will wake and have my coffee while here on the lot , write some friends , then go to work ( work online) later in a few hrs maybe write some (writer) Then I always like to catch the sun and swim and chill by the pool . This is all within 6 hrs time .
Peace and happy lotting 
@sangeetgupta20 (71)
• India
3 Jul 08
My routien is very different,I am leave my bad on 4:30am ,First i am doing my study between 4:30 to 6am and after i am go my zim for workout and come in 8:30am .And after i am go for fresh n bath ,in 9am i have at my breakfast and in 11am i have to go my college in my cycle ,My college is very far from my house minimum 3 to 4 km ,this is my morning routien ,its all are very difficult for me, but i also like this routien because morning is the golden time of whole day .you cannot do this type of work in any time of the day accepting morning time.
@pisceszqq (24)
• China
4 Jul 08
Normally,i get up at 6.30 am,because I should to get the bus to go to work.
At the weekend,i get up after 9.00 and then watch TV or go shopping~~
