I don’t know if you
are an early bird, but I sure am. The past few weeks I’ve made the decision to
wake up around 4:30am. Some mornings are better than others. I know 4AM,
ARE YOU CRAZY?! Yes, I probably as
ridiculously crazy. But I’ll tell you my reasoning for this choice.
- I am able to wake up slowly without feeling
rushed. I only work early on Tuesdays, but I was beginning to hate the
feeling of hear Little Miss over the monitor crying, but I panic and then
feel sluggish all day long.
- I am able to get in my me time. This is
such a bonus for me. Most days I would wait until naptime to get my
workouts in, or maybe get to my daily Bible reading. But now, I start my
day with reading the Bible, my cup of coffee and workout.
- My days, I feel more energy and am able to
get more done. I’ve been working on not workouts out TOO much lately, and
so I’ve been trying to use naptime to get in my housework or some reading
to just take some slow down time. I am always going. It may be the fact
that I feel guilty if I’m not being proactive and doing something
productive. So this 4 am wake up call is selfish. Its time for me to begin
slowing down and set my day up.
- I feel like a better person. I’m going to
bed earlier, when I’m tired and not feeling restless at night and my body
is beginning to wake up around 4 am naturally. I don’t know how that is
natural, but I’m still getting 6.5 hours of sleep. Sometimes, like today I
will probably need a cat nap because I’ll be running a bit more today.
That seems to be a little taxing on my body.
So how do you fit it
all in?
Do you make time to have some ‘me’ time?
Are you a morning bird or
night owl?
