If your sleeping routine causes havoc for others?

I suggest you try to compromise with your husband. Such as: Does he drink coffee for breakfast. If yes, have that ready and something simple as rolls, biscuits, muffins or something quick to serve. That way you don't loose your train of thought by serving your husband. Plus, he is happy you serve him breakfast to start his day. If he likes a warm breakfast. You can serve him things such as oatmeal. Make it early and keep it warm til he awakes. This way he doesn't skip breakfast or make you feel guilty.

It is just me and Tigger (the kitty cat) in the apartment, so we pretty much have learned to adjust to each other's sleeping patterns. Even when he was a baby kitten the rule was that he could bring his kitty toys to bed as long as he did not wake me up. I have to say about 99% of the time he managed to keep that rule. I learned to fall asleep to the sweet sounds of jinglying and rattling kitty toys. I did not even mind it the morning that I woke to find that Tigger had brought his slipper to bed. How we managed to get it from the living room to the bedroom; then all the way up on top the bed still fathoms me. At least the fuzzy blue slippers of Tiggers worked absolutely purrfectly during the time that he was teathing. Still, there have been the occasions when someone thought that it would be fun to play with my hair in the middle of the night. He even lives up to his name of Tigger as he has perfected the surpise Tigger bounce right onto the face when you are fast asleep. Tigger has learned the rountine that I will toss and turn till I find my spot in bed. So, he will say goodnight take a round or two the apartment; then check back and snuggle in next to me when he has determined that I have settled down, and will no longer be tossing and turning. Isn't he a smart kitty? How about neighbor's routines wrecking havoc on your sleep routine. From the creek of a bed spring of the upstair neighbor and slamming car doors is only the beginning of the noise. It is like everytime you managed to begin to fall asleep you get jolted awake by some noise. Then, you have the nightly sound of the helicopters almost the same time every night between 1 - 2:30 AM. Then, comes the upstair's neighbor getting up to leave for work at 3:30. I can hear every footstep, the sound of a drawer opening, and it is not until I have heard the slam of a car drawer and roar of an engine that I know it will begin to settle back down to quiet. I have even trained Tigger to wake me up when the alarm goes off, and he knows that if I did not ask him to wake me up that means it is a sleep in day. This took some adapting on his part as when I first got Tigger he woke me up the first morning at 5am. Trust me back in those days I only woke up at 5am if I absolute had to get up that early. Generally, I would have to get up at 6am for work, but I would sleep in during the weekends. Now, that I am struggling so much to wake up early I wish I could get Tigger to go back to waking me up at 5am, but these days even Tigger will look at me oddly for waking him up super early on rare occassions when I must get up that early. Tigger dear, I am on to all of your tricks. Your clever way of waiting till I get out of the shower to get out of bed, so you can catch some extra kitty zzzz's. Even on the last moving day, it was so cold that Tigger refused to leave the warm cuddly spot of the bed. Yes, I know that last trick too where you get up early with me, but then go back to sleep as soon as I leave. Not fair! I know what will make Tigger want to get up early. Turkey! Yup, that will generally do the trick. He used to love it when I would make a turkey sandwich to take for work for lunch. He would always ask for a taste of deli turkey meat, but of course he says homemade turkey is always the best! He will totally do the whole puppy dog act of putting his paws up on you to beg for some turkey. It is really cute to see a kitty cat do that little trick. Of late, his new favorite is wanting to go out on the patio in the morning. I'll tell you it is hard to get him to keep his fur on while I am getting dressed. He is always rushing me to quickly get dressed so I can let him out onto the patio. The odd part is that I have never had quiet as much trouble sleeping as I have had here in this apartment. It is rare to have the blessful tranquility of peace and quiet in my apartment. I am starting to think that this is a lot why I tend to have trouble lately falling asleep before 4am unless I am so exhausted that I fall asleep and do not hear anything till the next day, which only happens occassionally. I guess in closing I would say it is easier to live with your kitty's routine than with your neighbor's routines. Yet, I have to pay extra rent to have a kitty extra month when Tigger makes less noise than any of my neighbors. LOL!

I love to sleep and sometimes my dream to make others wait for me. but must be able to learn from their mistakes. to such misunderstandings will I go to bed earlier and sleep a lot better for you then my husband in good terms and feel so content with each other. Success!