Are you an early bird or a night owl?

@nikky28 (1572)
India
March 2, 2009 8:07pm CST
DO you hit the bed early and wake up early? Are you a morning person? Or are you someone who stays up late in the night and wake up late. Do you hate waking up in the mornings? I am a night owl who is forced to become an early bird. I sleep at 10 and wake up at 5 in the morning. What about you?
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22 responses
@myralmedo (815)
• Philippines
3 Mar 09
hi nikky28 :) actually it really depends i can be an early bird or a night owl LOL :D i can adjust my time..am not a heavy sleeper so if you'll wake me up early in the morning i can go up to bed that time too :D... am not having a hard time on that but now am a working mom sometimes i sleep late and wake up early..how do we call that early owl? LOL hehe enough sleep is good for me or a power nap just to rest my eyes and back ;). (but i know lack of sleep is bad to our health too espcecially now am not getting younger anymore LOL) thanks for posting!:) happy myLotting!;) Godabless!0=)
• Philippines
3 Mar 09
hehe :D thanks again!:) you too stay healthy! ;) hapy myLotting!:) Godabless!0=)
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
Hey again Myralmedo lol an early owl that should be added to a dictionary. Yeah, a working mom needs to be up on her toes most of the time. Stay healthy always
@jessi0887 (2788)
• United States
3 Mar 09
I am an early bird. I hate staying up past my bed time. And i get grouchy at a certain time in the evening. But in the morning at five when i get up i am sometimes hyper thats how much of a morning person i am.
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
6 Mar 09
lol I act drunk when I am late for bed
@sona22 (1430)
• India
3 Mar 09
I used to wake up early in the morning at my student life. It continues up to marriage and birth of my daughter. After the birth of my daughter I had to change the habit. My daughter was crying at the night. She started to cry from 11 to 11.30 pm. And her crying normally stopped at 2.00 pm. This is going on. No, she is not crying now, but a late sleeper. So we are late sleeper. And those who, obviously normal health, sleep late can not wake early. I wake at 6.30 am. But I can say that my hubby and me both are missing the morning. There is a beauty of morning. Don't walk, just watch. Watch the morning of birds, the rising of sun.
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
Yes I totally agree. Mornings are very beautiful. Thanks for the response
@mermaidivy (15394)
• United States
3 Mar 09
I like to go to bed in normal time and get up in the early morning otherwise I feel lazy and wasting time to stay on bed.
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
Yep, following a routine certainly helps one to maintain an easy sleep routine. Have a nice day!
@bubbletush (1332)
• Philippines
3 Mar 09
I can say that I am a night owl. I stay up until 2-3 in the morning and wake up around 7am to prepare breakfast. If I am still sleepy, I will hit the bed again around 10am and sleep until 12 noon.
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
haha lucky girl. How I want to hit the bed again!
• India
3 Mar 09
I am little bit opposite to you nikky, I am the one who likes to stay late night and likes to wake up lately in the morning. I cannot go to bed so early at 10, at this time i don't even have my dinner, so that may varies to person to person.
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
Oh I am forced to do that lol Or I am a classic night owl.
@Valenas (1507)
• United States
3 Mar 09
When I have work, I have to wake up early no matter what time it starts because I carpool with Mother. We work in an adjacent city. When I am not working, it really depends. I still tend to wake up rather early, but I tend to stay up late as well. My sleeping hours just get cut short. So, I am either both, or neither.
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
Hey Valenas, I agree that work dictates our sleeping schedule. I see that you are nearing a 1000 posts I hope you reach it soon
@cndn420 (2062)
• Canada
3 Mar 09
Night Owl!! soo not an early bird, i am always hitting the bed late and when i can wake up late LOL love sleeping hehe my job luckily doesn't wake me up as early at 5 but at a decent time so im ok with it!
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
lol I have to get up early to get ready lol. The cab comes at 7:15 and it takes about an hour and half to commute.
@Jae2619 (1483)
• United States
3 Mar 09
I am a night owl for the most part, but here lately i'm what you'd call a morning owl, lol.... My daughter has odd sleep habits due to some early medical conditions that left her with this odd sleeping schedule/habit. So for the most part, I am up most of the night, and then until mid morning. That's when I catch me a nap, and am up again for the remainder of the day and night. I would would much rather go to bed late, and sleep in, than get up bright and early and go to bed early. I do my best thinking at night lol.
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
Yes sleeping time for most part is habitual. lol Myra and I were discussing about the term early owl in post 11. Morning owl is a better term haha.
• Australia
3 Mar 09
Unfortunately, for the past couple of months I can't seem to fall asleep before about 2am. But then I'm up by 8am... so I'm not running on much sleep and it's definitely catching up on me. I feel awful most of the time.
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
aww you know if I haven't slept the right amount of sleep the previous days, I could sleep like a baby the next day for hours, maybe days too (haven't tried that one yet lol) I have heard that a cup of hot milk before going to bed might help one sleep. You could give that a try.
• United States
3 Mar 09
I became an early riser when I had kids. The little ones were always up around 6:00 a.m. Yuuuuuuuk. Now I am used to it but there are still times that I really enjoy sleeping in until 9:00 or 10:00 in the morning. I read somewhere that teens and people in their twenties actually need more sleep and have a hard time falling asleep at night. I love to tease the teens as they are gaming until 3:00 a.m. or later in the morning. I tell them if they hoot with the owls at night, it will be hard to soar with the eagles in the morning. I get a lot of interesting looks. No matter when, it is nice to get a good long restful sleep.
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
That's a great saying! I have heard that teens need more sleep too. Oh and how wonderful that the kids woke up that early haha. My parents had a tough time in trying to send my bro and I to school
• Philippines
3 Mar 09
i am more of a night owl..i stay up late at night then i wake up late in the morning...^^
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
lol I think most of them in here prefer to be night owls Have a nice day or night or both err
@beency (15)
• China
3 Mar 09
i go to bed at 12-1,usually get up after 8. if i go for classes, i have to be a lot earlier.everyone in our dorm are almost night owl. if i rent a single room, maybe i can have a better schedule,but rents is too high.
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
I totally agree that the habits of people around rubs into us. I see that you are new on mylot. Welcome aboard!
@kirei24 (251)
• Philippines
3 Mar 09
i have no choice but wake up early because i need to work. :)
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
Its the same thing with me. I have to wake up early to go to work. If that wasn't the case I would have slept till 10 in the morning
• United States
3 Mar 09
I'm really not an early riser. I hate waking up in the morning. In fact, I'll spend as much time as I can sleeping before I have to wake up. I just hate getting up so early. I'll go to bed rather late too. I don't always go to bed late just because I'm staying up and doing nothing of importance either. I do stay up late and work on important things, sometimes I don't though. It just depends upon my need at the time.
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
Yes I am like you, sometimes I just hate waking up in the morning. I also tend to finish my work in the night.
@Aurone (4755)
• United States
3 Mar 09
I am a night owl. I go to bed at 2 am and get up between 10-12. Luckily I have a job right now that lets me have that schedule. But occasionally I have to wake up earlier to interact with the real world such as doctor's appointments and such.
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
lol @ interact with the real world. Cool job
@hopejordan (3561)
• Australia
3 Mar 09
hi there nikky28 i am both but more of a night owl but i have kids so i have to be up for them i do get tired when i do you to bed late take care happy mylotting
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
Oh yes, if there are kids you can't but help waking up early and also we have to set a good example to them ugh
@cream97 (29086)
• United States
3 Mar 09
Yes, I do hate waking up early in the mornings. I dread it. I do stay up late at night at least until 11p.m. Then I will wake up very early than usual. I am so tired when I am getting up for the next day. I am in the middle of between the two of each.
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
yes going to bed late and waking up early is a pain.
• United States
3 Mar 09
I am a night owl. Always in bed after midnight. Normally one or two AM
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
what time do you wake up?
• United States
3 Mar 09
On weekdays and nights, I go to bed somewhere between 10-11ish and wake up at 6-6:30. On weekends, I usually go to bed between 11-2, and wake up from 10-12. So I'm pretty much both... but how much I'd give to be able to sleep til twelve every day... LOL!
@nikky28 (1572)
• India
3 Mar 09
Oh tell me about it! My ideal time for work would be 12:30 to 6:00 haha.