… gets the worm…
…but I’ll pass on the worm and go with a hot cup of black tea instead…
But worm or no worm, I’m definitely an early bird, a morning lark; a person who eagerly jumps out of bed at hours that the majority of society considers ungodly, and for no apparent reason, really.
But there are several good reasons to be out of bed by 6 AM. Like what, you ask?
Well, to watch the sun rise…
To make, and eat, breakfast without feeling rushed…
But the thing that I love most about being an early bird? Peace and quiet. A chance to be alone and collect my thoughts. An opportunity to relax and be still before I walk out the door and become part of a loud and hectic world. The experience of serenity – something that I’ve come to appreciate even more in the past couple of weeks.
Life has taken a turn towards crazy. Not in a bad way, but in an “Omigosh its 7 PM and this is the first opportunity that I’ve had to sit down” kind of way. In other words, it’s been busy. Take today, for instance. After enjoying a leisurely [and messy] breakfast…
… I ran out the door for a quick 3 mile run, came home to shower and make myself presentable, hit up the bookstore and went a little crazy…
… made a pit stop at the grocery store and picked up some staples to prevent myself from going crazy…
… came home to inhale lunch, ran out the door again to meet with my real estate agent, spent the entire afternoon/evening looking at condos, came home to make dinner, and now it is indeed 7 PM, and this is indeed the first opportunity that I’ve had to sit down all day. Whew.
Not that I’m complaining. I enjoy days where I have lots of errands to run because it makes life more interesting, and makes me feel more alive. I’ll probably be dead tired by 9 o’clock, and passed out by 9:30… but hey, that’s life. At least I have my quiet and peaceful mornings to look forward to…
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Are you an early bird or a night owl?
Do you enjoy busy days?
I love being up before everyone, means I have the kitchen all to myself 😀
Did you have any luck with finding a new place?! I love house hunting!
So I like what I see – I’ve read all the books and boy, you got a lot to look forward too ^^
I’m an early bird too. There is something about the peace that fills me with gratitude for being alive. A new day, new possibilities. Just sit and be me, breathe and smile.
To read the paper before the rest of my family wakes up. Don’t get me wrong, I love them, but they do make a lot of noise! In a hectic society my mind craves some silence and time by myself.
Night owl not so much though, haha… My mind is normally far away in dreamland before midnight. I blame it on the puzzle word, mental activity makes me tired.
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The mornings are SO peaceful!! I honestly have no idea what I am!! when i was sick with ed and even still recovering, i thought i was a morning bird. but now that i am freed and going a million miles a minute with my social life, i am such a night owl! I stay up SO late, i dk how but it always happens! So I really have no clue! haha
I’m definitely a night owl! Going back to waking up early in a month is going to be quite a challenge.
I love busy days because they make me feel super productive. Most summer days I’ve just been sitting around, and I definitely prefer busy days!
I hardly ever get days like that anymore! I totally used to be an early bird but that was only because of my ED. I could never sleep and I never had the energy to go out at night. Now I can stay up all night and long to sleep in to 9 am. It depends on what I’m doing as to whether or not I enjoy busy days 😛 But I kinda like the feeling of walking through the door and wanting to go straight to bed. It ensures a good nights sleep!
Let us know how A Thousand Splendid Suns is!!
xxx
I love how quiet and peaceful it is super early in the morning too! though I shouldn’t say that.. bc when I lose the luxury of sleeping in I’m going to possibly wish I had it the other way around! haha! <3 I'm an early bird sometimes but mostly a night owl… i'm typing this super late at night — so there ya go! haha
breakfast totally sets the mood for the day! And I like busy days too, except not stressful busy, but fun, entertaining and accomplishing a lot busy 🙂 Dang girl, sleeping 9:30 – 6… I’m a little jealous I must say, summer school is not allowing me that much sleep : /
Hehe actually that rarely happens. It’s usually more like 10:30 – 5.
I am, too, a morning person most definitely. For all the reasons that you just mentioned plus it’s the only time when thoughts can be free before the business of the day settles in.
I love busy days! They’re always filled with something new and extraordinary 🙂
P.S. The Alchemist and Shadow of the wind are both beautiful reads. I haven’t read the other ones on your list, but they look interesting as well!
I am an early bird too which keeps me sane in extremely busy days. Well, not early enough for the Japanese sunrise because it is still before 5 am and I usually don’t get up before 5:30. But even though the sun is already up, I can enjoy my quiet mornings before I jump on the bicycle and go to the university where most days I stay until it is dark outside…
I almost bought “The Art of Racing in the Rain” last year. The dog on the cover is just sooo cute! It is hard to resist 🙂 . And it looks like a really good book, too. Well, I will have to accept the fact that I cannot afford to buy all the books I want and stick to reading the books I have already borrowed. But they are in Japanese… >.<
I like to be up early, but not as early as you. On occasion Ill sleep in till 10 if I’ve had a late night. I like being busy, I enjoy constantly having something to do. Unless its just stressful.
I have a love-hate relationship with busy days. Sometimes being busy overwhelmes me and sometimes being un-busy makes me kind of listless and desperate.
LOVE your book choices… The Alchemist is one of my faves. 🙂 I’ve been reading TONS lately!
While I don’t get up crazy early, I always get up early enough so that I can enjoy my breakfast.. it’s my me time. Just like you said, peace and QUIET before a crazy day!
I am such a morning person. I know exactly what you mean, watching the sunset, making my breakfast, taking my time to just enjoy the moment. It’s so peaceful and prepares me to handle the day ahead of me.
especially when I know I have a busy non stop go go go day ahead of me, I’ll still at least have my relaxing morning.
I do enjoy busy days. Slow days are just that…slow. It’s ok to be lazy for an horu or so, but after that I get realllly anxious to do something.
I am a BIG morning person. I love it in the fall when the sun hasn’t risen yet, but I am awake and I get to watch it rise. 🙂
Also LOVE busy days. But NOT always. One or two a week is good for me. But, I hate having lazy days. One a week is good for me. Haha
I also love the relaxing mornings…But I’m not always an ‘early bird.’ My body is so much like a clock I can only sleep for 8 hours. So when I sleep at 11, I wake up at 7; if I sleep at 10, I wake up at 6.
Days with summer school are way too hectic though. There’s no such thing called “peace” in my mornings anymore. Hopefully though…I’ll get “time on my own” back 🙂
I haven’t been to the bookstore in so long! I miss that place.
And I am definitely an early bird. The morning is so peaceful.
I like busy days, but not where they are so busy that I have to put things off until the next day. I like crossing all items off of my list each day.
It all depends — sometimes I am an early bird, sometimes a night owl — I like to think of myself as someone in the middle. I don’t stay up super late, but I don’t get up super early either.
Woweee girl you sure were busy! I love the necessary pit stop for cantaloupe and hummus and what not. I did that today for greek yogurt!
My life has been so chill lately since it’s the summer, but when i’m in school everything is so rush rush rush. I don’t even get the mornings to relish in the peace and quiet! i’m an early bird, but i usually run first thing. The heat makes it seem less peaceful, but in the perfect cool weather when the sun is just coming up and the birds and grasshoppers are chirping away… nothing can beat it. everyone is still asleep when I get back and I can make my breakfast (but not smoothies!) and enjoy it in peace. It’s so nice!
I actually want to cry a little bit everytime my beyotch of an alarm clock rudely awakes me from my restful slumber every morning & I have to forcefully drag myself from my warm cosy bed- I guess you could say I’m not a morning person. I am writing this comment at like 2am and feeling pretty perky right now= night owl for sure.
That picture of the sunrise is beautiful- the colours look magical!
I found steel cut oats today & I’m psyched to use your eggy bananafy method with them( which I LOVE with regular oats!)- turns out they are called pin head oats where I live( no idea why I felt the need to tell you this but I wanted to!).
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I am a early bird! and love my black tea in the morning! I like busy days, but its nice to have a rest day 🙂
Night owl, and I love busy days 🙂
I’m a total early bird!! I’m all about getting up early, enjoying my coffee, reading blogs/emails and then starting my day 🙂 I’ve tried to be a night owl, but regardless of how late I stay up I still get up early!!
The Alchemist is fabulous! A wonderful message and definitely one of my favorite books! ENJOY!~
I’m so glad you bought The Shadow of the Wind! It truly is an amazing book 🙂
I try to be an early bird. I set my alarm for 6am, and sometimes I get up – but usually I end up rolling over again and waking up around 8-ish. I love the mornings though. I love the idea of waking up with the sun, feeling like the only person awake, taking my time. Truth is, I think part of me is afraid to wake up early. Afraid of eating breakfast so early that I would get hungry for a morning snack, and thus eat more than I ‘should’.
I’m a bit of a night owl. I always procrastinate bed time by reading blogs, cleaning, reading books, watching TV… and I feel terrible about it! I have the best of intentions, every night, of going to sleep early, but I consistently fail.
Definitely something I need to work on.
Do you enjoy busy days?
As much as I like the theory of a relaxed day, I truly prefer busy days. I like having a schedule, doing things, and feeling accomplished. It makes me feel alive, whereas lounging around the house all day, doing nothing, makes me feel depressed, lethargic, and guilty.
As usual, Amanda, you’ve given me some good food(!) for thought. I need to think about this all further, as I think it sheds light on my ED’s perfectionism.
‘The art of racing in the rain’ is a great book. I’ve been a 530am morning person for the past few weeks because I’m injured and that’s the only time I can swim, but I’d much rather sleep in. It is nice sometimes though to be up that early like you mentioned before the sunrise
I totally want to start being a morning person again (i’ve been sleeping in far to often lately) – I love getting up early to start the day and feeling like i’ve already accomplished lots before others are even up 🙂 xo
I definitely know how you feel! Those days where you’re up at 6 and not sitting down until 7 are rough. I agree, though- errands are DEFINITELY fun for me! I always feel so accomplished at the end of the day; no matter how exhausted I might be.
Besides, being starved for dinner and too exhausted for creativity makes for a great reason to eat some oats 🙂 Nomnomnom.
I’m certainly an early riser now that I always eat breakfast. My body wakes me up and screams FEED ME!- no matter how little sleep I had. HAHA!
I adore Mrs. Dash! I’ve only ever had the original mix, though. Garlic and herb sounds scrumptious! I love me some garlic.
I’m definitely a early bird !
Like you said in your post, I like serenity and silence in the morning when I’m the first person awake in the house… alone with my thoughts, my dog and my cat. 🙂
I’m both, but mostly a morning person. No worms for me either though 😉
I don’t know what a non-busy day would be like, and I do enjoy my busy-everydays.
Early bird allEarly bird all the way!!
I’m glad you had a productive day! I love that mrs dash seasoning! I have that too!!
How exciting too about looking for a place! Wishing you luck on finding a place!! Keep me posted!! Xoxo <3
Leisurely mornings and busy afternoons are a favorite of mine. Watching the sunrise is definitely part of my mornings too! Your photo is so beautiful, I love the purple!
Oh, hope you land a great place to live soon!
I am definitely a morning person. I remember during college I would put a fan near my head so I could go to sleep at 10 or 11, when everyone else was up til all hours. Now? I like to wake up around 6:30am, for the peace and quiet.
As for busy days, I definitely prefer a mix. I love being busy for half the day, but having the other half to do things I want to do, and don’t feel rushed over.
Yay for the Alchemist! 🙂
Early bird ALL the way! I love it that way. I feel like I can get SO much more accomplished that way. Honestly.. sleeping past 7:30am.. seems like I’ve wasted a large portion of my day.
I’m definitely a night owl, but I enjoy being an early bird too! I want the best of both worlds, but unfortunately that would involve very little sleep. 🙂
I’m definitely more of an early bird then night owl, but there are definetly already a few birds awake my the time I get up. In other words: I’m not as much of an early bird as some people. 6:00am is great, but any earlier is pushing it 🙂
Haha then I’m pushing it every day 😉 5-5:30 is pretty normal for me.
you definitely are an early bird! That picture of the sunrise is gorgeous!
I’m an early bird- in college I used to wake up at 6 every day- now even though I don’t have a job or school I am naturally up at around 7- I just love the morning and the first peep of sunlight makes it hard for me to sleep. I love busy days- in fact I love having an agenda-places to be, things to get done, stuff to cross off my to-do list- when I’m busy I complain of needing time to relax but in truth there is only so long I can possibly relax without feeling antsy
I’m totally a morning person, and while I’d like to say I prefer lazy days, I somehow always plan mine to the max. I guess I subconsciously like crazy busy days. Odd.
I’ve read two of those books. I’m eager to hear your opinions of them.
I am EXACTLY the same way! I set my alarm for 5:30, yet will still spring out of bed EXACTLY at 5:00 AM. It’s so insane that its pretty much to the point of ridiculousness!