5 Reasons Why Getting Up Early Isn't All Bad
1. It's so quiet. Early in the morning when the rest of the household is most likely still sleeping, it's like there is a cloak of peaceful silence surrounding the house. I love that silence. It's good for thinking without interruptions, or anything else you want to do... without interruptions.
2. The Sunrise. If you get up early enough, you might get lucky and catch the first ray's of sunlight as they begin to peek over the horizon, spreading slowly across the sky in warm and vibrant colors that illuminate the landscape.
I recently started a new job that requires me to wake up at 5:30 in the morning and while some mornings it's tough (since my internal clock hasn't reset yet), the good news is: I never miss the sunrise. Neither does my camera...
3. Privacy to do what you want without being judged. Provided of course, no one is getting up early with you, which generally isn't the case anyway. You can dance in the kitchen, eat all the food you want (in large quantities since no one is there to give you the "you're a pig" look), read "banned" books if you're into that sort of thing (like Fifty Shades of Grey), or just do nothing. In case you opt for dancing in the kitchen, just remember to keep it down lest you wake the sleepy heads still sweetly sleeping.
4. The Sunrise. Again. Need I repeat? The sunrise is a treat many of us miss out on regularly. And don't try and tell me that the sunset is practically the same thing, just on the opposite side. It's not.
5. Alone time. Granted, you probably spent the last 6, 7, 8 hours alone sleeping (unless of course you're unfortunate enough to have to share the bed with someone) but in the morning when you're awake or nearly there, it's totally different. You're awake for one thing. To me it feels almost like a type of freedom to a certain degree. Limited time only though, so take advantage of it before it expires.
As you can see, getting up early isn't all bad, like these point prove. However, when the weekend finally rolls around, there's NO WAY I'm getting up early. Not even the sunrise is going to convince me to get up sooner than I have to. I'm going to pull those delightfully warm covers up to my chin and keep right on sleeping until the sunrise has long faded away. *Sigh of content*
Please note: If you happen to live on your own, just ignore all these reasons except for 2 and 4. Oh, and pat yourself on the back, shake your own hand and congratulate yourself on being able to experience the privacy, alone time and quiet 24/7 without having to rise at some unholy hour in the morning to accomplish it. Hope you appreciate it.
