The alarm woke me up at 8:00am, as it should; I set it for 8:00. I sat up, stopped its incessant noise, set the alarm and went back to sleep. I was reawakened at 9:00. My dog was peacefully sleeping at my feet. I sat up and lay my head on her back. When I woke up it was 9:05 and my back was freezing.
I could just lie back down, be warm...Nellie is so comfy too...
I languished in this state of indecision for ten minutes before hauling myself out of bed and into the bathroom. Even as I returned to my room I was so cold the temptation to climb back into my warm, soft, comfy bed was overwhelming. I gathered my strength and resisted it. Successfully, at least today. Once I was dressed I was fine, not sleepy, well rested, ready for a brand new day.
You might have groaned, outwardly or inwardly, when I told you my wake up time. Many, braver, souls in our great civilization wake up at much earlier hours, be it for jobs or school or, heaven forbid, exercise. I used to be one such person myself. For four years I was up and at'em by 6:00am every day, with a two hour commute to school ahead of me. Not pleasant, but obviously not impossible. Doesn't make waking up in the cold any easier now.
You, who woke up at 5:00am to go to your job, be well!
You, who woke up at 6:15 for school, learn a lot! But, come to think of it, don't go crazy...
You, who woke up at 5:30am to exercise...I have little to no sympathy; only awe.
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