How do you wake up in the morning and what are your first thoughts?

merlin

merlin

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I often wake up in the middle of a dream, so it takes a few seconds to come into reality, I then maybe mull over the plan for the day if I have one, or think about so particular worry of the moment. I am not fully compos mentis though until I have had a couple of coffees :coffee::coffee:

I haven't yet reached the stage of being grateful I made it through the night, and have the bonus of another day :eek:ld:

How are your waking moments?
 

If I wake in the middle of a dream I am very foggy and clutzy for a while. But I am married to an early morning person so to him a long lie is 7.

I get up at 6:50 on gym days which are MWF.

Hubby brings me my tea in bed then I wash out my eyes and make my porridge. Breakfast always in bed.
 
Ameriscot said:
If I wake in the middle of a dream I am very foggy and clutzy for a while. But I am married to an early morning person so to him a long lie is 7.

I get up at 6:50 on gym days which are MWF.

Hubby brings me my tea in bed then I wash out my eyes and make my porridge. Breakfast always in bed.
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I wake up between 5 and 6 most mornings but actually get up at around 9, when with Lisa in Russia she brings me coffee in bed and I get up around the same time, or even later if nothing is planned. Here at home sadly :) I have to make my own :coffeelaugh:
 

I wake up bright as a button and my first thought is.....a glass of orange juice and a cigarette.:laugh:
 
Merlin, unless it's a gym day we stay in bed until 9 listening to Today on radio 4. If guests are being too annoying we get up.
 
Ameriscot said:
Merlin, unless it's a gym day we stay in bed until 9 listening to Today on radio 4. If guests are being too annoying we get up.
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Yes Annie listening to radio 4 in bed is something I do as well as during the day, listening to radio 4 is a very British passion for some, especially as you mature.

Both my daughters have migrated through radio 1 and 2 to 4 nowadays. Even the dog when left has the radio left on playing 4, I don't see any improvement in his behaviour or conversational abilities though :D
 
LOL! You mean your dog doesn't speak?

My DH keeps saying they are going downhill as they do sometimes come up with some obnoxious music, etc.

We really missed it in Uganda but had to content ourselves with BBC World Service.
 
Ameriscot said:
LOL! You mean your dog doesn't speak?

My DH keeps saying they are going downhill as they do sometimes come up with some obnoxious music, etc.

We really missed it in Uganda but had to content ourselves with BBC World Service.
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No the dog is pretty illiterate all round, I think our dysfunctional household has something to do with it :bounce:

Regarding radio 4 I haven't noticed the music, but I do download their podcasts onto an old walkman I have, and listen to them when there is nothing on I like.

You can get it in most countries now on a streaming service via the BBC iPlayer radio app, or the online website on a desktop. Its not UK specific like the TV iPlayer.
 
merlin said:
No the dog is pretty illiterate all round, I think our dysfunctional household has something to do with it :bounce:

Regarding radio 4 I haven't noticed the music, but I do download their podcasts onto an old walkman I have, and listen to them when there is nothing on I like.

You can get it in most countries now on a streaming service via the BBC iPlayer radio app, or the online website on a desktop. Its not UK specific like the TV iPlayer.
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It's only occasional thankfully but is really annoying at 7.30 in the morning.

Yes, we had very fast service in Thailand so listened to Today and Eddie Mair later in the day or the following day. But in Uganda, forget it. It's improving there but while we lived there we used a sim card for our internet and it was slower than back in the days of modems. Normally I'd load a page and go to some chore then come back and it may or may not be loaded. Uploading photos took hours and hours.
 
I'm up with the alarm at 4:15 on workdays... go to the bathroom, let the dogs out, feed the cats, poor my coffee, check in here, hit the shower, do hair and makeup, dress, and out the door

on non workdays... I ususally sleep to 6 or 7 if the dogs let me.
 
up most days at 5 or 6 mostly because when I worked I was up at that time because of an alarm clock now I don't need one I wake up anyway...get up have a doc. pepper log in here and facebook have coffee next and off to do whatever is on todays list.....like tonight I am at the hardware (work couple days a week)
 
QuickSilver said:
I'm up with the alarm at 4:15 on workdays... go to the bathroom, let the dogs out, feed the cats, poor my coffee, check in here, hit the shower, do hair and makeup, dress, and out the door

on non workdays... I ususally sleep to 6 or 7 if the dogs let me.
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And you really don't want to retire yet? You must really love your job!
 
I usually wake up around 5:00 or 6:00, rarely groggy. Get myself some tea and sit and watch the sun come up over the canyon behind my house while occasionally checking email and SF. I try not to plan anything for early morning because I like to get ready in a leisurely manner, whatever the day may hold. I had enough of that rushing around stuff when I was working. On weekends, when I'm at S.O.'s place, we usually sleep in until about 7:00, then have a nice morning walk to the nearest Starbucks.
 
I usually wake up anywhere from 5 to 7......first thing I think of is what day it is and what I'm going to do that day.....then I put the coffee on, let the dog out, feed the cat and dog, turn the laptop on and check out my daily sites.
 
If it's a work day I'm up at 5am and my first thought is to go for a pee, :D then downstairs for a cuppa tea..can't eat first thing in the morning, especially that early..
 
When I wake up first thing, I really don't want to start thinking or dealing with life yet, so get up quickly .... look out the window, kitchen, kettle, tea/coffee.....bathroom.....dress. Drink tea or coffee while I check weather, emails and wake up. Make/eat breakfast, another cup of tea, do the dishes. OK, ready to go.
 
hollydolly said:
Blimey cookie I think you deal with a LOT of life first thing in the morning LOL..I drag myself around with my eyes closed for the first 1/2 an hour.. :D
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LOL maybe that's why I'm such a nervous wreck! LOL But it's all so routine, I could actually do it all with my eyes closed and hands tied behind my back. Just turn on the taps and kettle with my mouth. LOL
 
My dog will start stirring, or come up next to my bed around 7 o'clock, and I let him out, open the living room and kitchen curtains, let him back in and go back to bed until 8 or 9. If I'm awake early but don't want to get out of bed yet, I listen to the radio. I have one handy because usually before I go to sleep I listen to a talk show. Unless I have an appointment or something important to do that day, my mornings are very leisurely.
 

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