My alarm first rings every morning at 4:10 am, yes this is beyond early. So early that I sometimes have to do a double take. I close my eyes back up and listen to the quiet that fills the house. I can hear the creaking of the siding as the wind picks up and the heat pushing through the vents. It is so quiet that I can hear the chirp of the low battery of the water sensors from the basement.
This is my time to start my day. Most days it is to write reports, but occasionally it is for laundry or riding the stationary bike in my room. I try not to move very much. Once I start to move, it seems the house starts to wake up. The dogs peak at me through their sleepy eyes, as though to say “this early, again.” Today it was not a report, but paperwork that I had been forgetting about since last week. I planned on writing at least one report too. As I dug in my bag, I saw it glaring at me. A book. The book I was supposed to read for the book club I have today with students. UGH! Of course, I almost always forget. I try to tell myself, I can catch a few minutes to read it at work… honestly that never happens. So, instead of writing a report, I read my book and get caught up. The reports can wait until 4:10 tomorrow or the day after.
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Sara T.
3/10/2020 05:20:00 pm
4:10! WOW!
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Trina
3/10/2020 08:39:11 pm
Too much to do and never enough time to do it! I am not sure I could function at 4:10 am , but I do love when the house is quiet. I can sit with my thoughts, organize my life....or try to, and just focus. That doesn't happen much throughout the day.
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Teri
3/10/2020 09:32:30 pm
Oh my! And I thought 5:00 was early. I'll appreciate my wake-up time a little more now.
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Eugenia Kouts
3/10/2020 10:15:30 pm
4:10? That's the time I usually fall asleep! LOL
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