I do have an ideal start to my day. It is not the way things usually happen. It is even less frequently since becoming a mom. My favorite way to start a morning is to wake up on my own. (No alarm, call to prayer, noise of someone else in the house, or being ‘paged’ through the monitor.)
I then spend a few minutes just reveling in the fact that I woke up unassisted. Realistically I probably have to get up and pee, but then I crawl back between the sheets. Now is the time when I hope to have time unfurled before me. I know exactly what I will do.
I pull the book from where I put it down the night before and dive back into whatever journey I left for sleep. I revel in this added bit of reading time that is not a planned part of my day, but always welcome. Ideally I read until I fall asleep again.
When I wake up from my nap I am happy to crawl out of bed and really get started with me day.
It happened this morning, even though I woke at 5 a.m. I tried to just roll over, but my mind had already started to wander down its path. Instead of being fed-up with my lost sleep I opted to not go downstairs and start working. Instead I grabbed my Kindle and followed Cal further into Peeps. I even got a nap, be it very briefly, in before it was time to get going with the day. What a great start to my week.
That sounds like a great way to "Ease" into your day. Reading is such a pleasure. I love the line, "I tried to just roll over, but my mind had already started to wander down its path." That happens to me a lot. A good book, is a great alternative. Enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks Valerie. Today is our first school day of the week so this was my 'Monday' morning.
DeleteI love when we don't have to adhere to the 'schedule'. I also love when I can go back to sleep when waking up in the middle of the night !
ReplyDeleteI love early morning reading. I'm always too tired in the evening to read much, so it's my favorite vacation treat. Once I spent all day in a hotel room (my husband said I'd be bored) reading a book. It was such indulgent bliss! I love your line, "I revel in this added bit of reading time . . ."
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting that your school week is different from ours! Good for you that you took that early morning nap...I just haul myself out of bed and go, go, go...which I come to regret at 2:30, in the middle of the last period of the day. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThat happened to me last week where I woke up at 5am and actually stayed up! It's kind of a cool feeling to get a few extra hours to the day in the morning. I'm so not a morning person at all! I hope you have a great week. :)
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