I have always wanted to be able to wake up early and have time to enjoy my morning routine. I would really love to be able to get up with enough time to take a short walk or a run. I have tried several times, but I have never been able to form the habit. It is dark and cold in the morning now, and all I want to do is stay in bed.
Next week daylight savings time is going to end and we are going to "fall back" an hour. That means my normal wake-up time of 6:30 is now going to be 5:30 on the clock. If I can just keep waking up at the "same time" I will gain an hour in the mornings. That would give me plenty of time to get up and be active and still make it to work in time for my 7:30 meeting. I am going to once again attempt to make this work. Let's see how long it lasts.
The problem with my plan is that it will require me to go to sleep at 9:30pm on the clock in order to get the same amount of sleep. This is something I can never do. I've never been good at falling asleep. Most nights I am in bed by 10:30 but almost never asleep by 11:00. I don't like going to bed. I won't be able to overcome the mental hurdle of knowing I'm laying down at 9:30. I just need to force myself to wake up early and get used to functioning on less sleep. Once the baby gets here I will have to do that anyway.
The saddest thing about the time change is that pretty soon it will be dark when I get off of work. That is always so depressing. They daylight is over and I am still sitting at my desk. There will be a span of time in the winter where it is still dark when I get to work and dark when I leave. That is not cool.
