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

Holly, I gotta hand it to you, getting up at that ungodly hour.... I could never do it. Yes, eyes closed, dragging into the kitchen for coffee was the usual for me too when I was working and sometimes showing up at work with my shirt on inside out... the embarrassment.

Shali, no, no no..... shock therapy is not for me.... I do fine with caffeine, alternate nostril breathing and a bit of mindfulness based meditation, but thanks for the suggestion.
 

I am awakened by my cat walking up and down on my body, between 3:30 and 4:30 AM. She wants to go out and hunt. I don't turn on any lights as I feel my way to the door and let her out. I get back to bed and hope to go back to sleep until at least 6:30. Sometimes I can and sometimes I can't. On the few days that I go to work, I wake to an alarm at 6:00 AM, if the cat has not already got me up. My first thought is to feed the cat after I get up at 6 or 6:30. Then I turn on the "Today" show, get dressed, and walk the dog for 45 minutes. Then it's breakfast, clean the kitchen, and go to my office to get on the computer.
 
Up by 7:30, jump out of bed, do 100 pushups, run around the block three times, come home do 100 jumping Jacks then I eat a huge breakfast, water plants and cool it, awaiting the day to happen around me. Now, I actually DO water plants after doing what Holly does....PEEing (who doesn't ?)
 

I am up and out of bed between 6 AM & 6:30, fully alert but a bit stiff until I have that first cup of coffee and a shower. I have no particular reason for getting up at that time and irrespective of what time I go to bed I will still wake up at 6 AM.
 
If a newbie is allowed to reply, I am up easy by 5:00. Like Lon, it doesn't matter what time I go to bed the night before, I wake up between 4:30 and 5:00 every morning. It's like I have a built in alarm clock that won't cut off. I have an inside cat that I don't let her in my bedroom because I would like to sleep. When I open my door, it seems like the next 10 or 15 minutes is trying to keep from tripping over her because she is right underfoot until I feed her. Her food is on the kitchen end of my house and that's why it takes so long. Then, I have my coffee and breakfast while I watch the local news.
 
I would *like* to sleep until 9 am every day because I'm not a morning person and don't like to go to bed before 1 am. But lately phone calls and necessary appointments are messing that up. The cat is very good. She will not wake me up unless it's after 10---just sits on the floor and quietly stares at me from about 7 am. The first thing I think of is "What day of the week is it," then what's on the agenda for the day.
 
NancyNGA said:
I would *like* to sleep until 9 am every day because I'm not a morning person and don't like to go to bed before 1 am. But lately phone calls and necessary appointments are messing that up. The cat is very good. She will not wake me up unless it's after 10---just sits on the floor and quietly stares at me from about 7 am. The first thing I think of is "What day of the week is it," then what's on the agenda for the day.
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I get the "What day of the week is it" sometime during the day, as being retired with virtually no fixed routine, it always feels like the weekend. I never sleep through the night these days, so though in bed by 10 pm I am awake by 2/3 am and may sleep a bit to 5 am. You have a very thoughtful cat Nancy as I hear most of them wake you when they want to.
 
NancyNGA said:
The first thing I think of is "What day of the week is it," then what's on the agenda for the day.
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On second thought I didn't say that right. The first thing is, "Is there any appointment I have to be at today." I don't really make an agenda until after coffee. And what day of the week is it, usually comes a little later in the day. There have been some days I never got that one right all day. :)
 
I only know what day is because my gym days are MWF. And rubbish/recycle day is Tuesday. But that's the extent of my scheduling. When I was skipping gym during that long bout with the flu/cold whatever, I didn't know what day it was until I consulted my tablet or PC.
 
When we have our breakfast in bed I grab my tablet. And instead of checking Facebook first thing, I now check this forum! :)
 
Bee said:
I wake up bright as a button and my first thought is.....a glass of orange juice and a cigarette.:laugh:
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I did a double take when I saw this because that's exactly what I think when I first wake up. Then I head straight for the kitchen. (I guess thousands of others wake up to the same thought).
 
If I turn off the alarm, my cat will yell at me wanting breakfast. I say "okay, give me a minute", stumble to the bathroom, drink some water, brush teeth, then get kitty's breakfast.
 
I turn out my bed lights at 11:15 PM or so. Go to sleep. I wake up around 6:30 feeling great, make a potty run without turning lights on. Go back to bed and doze off and on and pray for all my loved ones and for peace in Jerusalem. I usually get out of bed around 8:00Am, get naked and step on my scale, brush my teeth and get dressed. Get food for my cat and get a glass of iced coffee latte' and watch local news.
 
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I wake up bright as a button and my first thought is.....a glass of orange juice and a cigarette.:laugh:



Quote JohnC.....I did a double take when I saw this because that's exactly what I think when I first wake up. Then I head straight for the kitchen. (I guess thousands of others wake up to the same thought).Quote....

Thank goodness for that, I thought I was on my own in here.:wink1:

I think you may be right about thousands of others having the same thought.
 
I wake up feeling stupid and groggy. My first thought is "Thank God I don't have to go to work anymore." I HATE mornings. After 50 years of waking up before the crack of dawn to go to work, I'm grateful to be able to get up when I want. I have doggie doors, so the dogs get up and go outside and then come back in and take a nap till I get up.
 

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