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Early Morning Anxiety

August 29, 2005

While commenting on Janet’s blog about her morning routine, I realized my comment was getting long enough to become a post of its own. So here I am.

Until last Friday, I expected the boys to return to school starting today. We’ve spent the last two weeks getting the boys inside from playing a little bit earlier every night. We’ve gotten them into a routine of showering before bed. We’ve gotten them to be in bed by a certain time. And we’ve been working on getting them up earlier in the morning. The night routine has been going well. The morning routine though? Not so well. I find myself crawling out of bed as late as 10:00 a.m. some mornings.

I’ve always considered myself a morning person because, well, I like mornings. I still consider myself a morning person, I guess, but only under the condition that I can wake up when I want to wake up. As long as I wake up by myself, I’m perky and energized. But if I have to wake up to an alarm clock, I feel anxious. Like really anxious. I get butterflies even. There’s something unnatural about waking up before the sun, don’t you think? Darn our civilized society and our barbarian rules. The worst part about waking to an alarm is knowing I have to be somewhere. No matter how early I get up, I ALWAYS feel rushed. Last year, the boys had to catch the bus, in front of our house, at 8:00. I would get up at 6:00. I’d wake them at 6:30. At 7:45 I would panic that they’d miss the bus. (I have recurring nightmares about me missing the bus as a kid, but that’s another issue for another time.)

This year could be a bit more chaotic. Since the boys are attending a charter school, I will have to drive them to school every morning. And since I have to be to school before they do, I need to get them to the school early. I figure we have to leave here no later than 7:30. I think I’ve figured out a way to have them ready to leave on time. I haven’t figured out a way to get rid of those butterflies though.

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2 Responses to “Early Morning Anxiety”

  1. Ozzilyn Bean Says:
    August 29th, 2005 at 6:38 pm

    I’m usually too tired to feel any butterflies when I have to wake up before dawn. I just drag myself around in a fog. I hope your morning anxiety gets better.

  2. Janet Says:
    August 30th, 2005 at 11:50 pm

    I love it when comments inspire posts on my own blog. I love it even more when comments inspire post on other people’s blogs.

    I also thought it was interesting to hear about the same predicament, only from a different perspective. Anxiety, depression…we agree then. Early mornings suck.:(

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