Getting Out of Bed

Message 994 of 1194

Boy, I had a hard time dragging my sorry butt out of bed this morning. Now that you are retired, are you still getting up at the crack of ridiculousness, or do you sleep later in the mornings?

posted by MartiInMexico

Tis is a day off for me Veterns Day and yes I still get up crack of dawn. This makes me really want to retire next year...hopefully this time next year I will be...have a good one...I am making whole wheat rolls and experimenting with putting cranberries and walnuts in them..wish me luck..

posted by Oceanbreez61
over 2 years ago

Good luck, Ocean, they sound like they'll be delicious.

Light through the window always wakes me up, so the recent change to Standard Time has me up and making coffee at 6:30 now every morning. Just 3 weeks ago it was a 7:30 ritual. When the days are longer in late spring and early summer, I definitely get less sleep than this time of year.

posted by eddybear
over 2 years ago

I'm with you eddy, up with or before the sun. It is my quiet time while hubby is still sleeping.

The last time my 7 year old granddaughter spent the night, she commented to me over pancake breakfast at 7am: "Mema, I love spending the night with you cause pupa sleeps in & we can have some girl time". I almost choked on my pancake to keep from laughing. You never know what kids will come out with.

posted by faith2
over 2 years ago

I,m retired and try to sleep in until seven thirty or eight, but I have a girlfriend who shows up at my door like clockwork every morning at seven, except on the weekends its usually eight or eight thirty. How do I tell her to knock it off without hurting her feelings? She,s easily hurt and offended and she holds a grudge forever.

posted by Joygirl68
over 2 years ago

When I first retired, I used to set my alarm clock for 7. I liked to go to church early and then head off to Starbucks before DH got up. After a few months of that, I decided that alarm clocks dictated my life for far too long and now I get up when I get up, usually around 8 or 8:30. Oh, Joygirl what a difficult situation that is. I'm of the mindset of being honest with her and risking her being offended. After all, it is pretty rude and very inconsiderate of her not to ask whether or not 7 is too early. She's allowing herself the opportunity to sleep in on the weekends but not allowing you to sleep until you want to get up. If you lose a friend over something this small, I think that you have to consider whether or not she's really a friend at all.

posted by Laraine
over 2 years ago

Wow, I agree, this doesn't seem like very friendly behavior. Probably easier to try the soft approach first, though. How about discussing how you'd like to try, now that you're retired, to get a bit more rest, and that you've felt you're not quite rested enough in the morning when you get up that early. If she can't take the hint, or doesn't care what you want, I'd sure be tempted to be a bit less diplomatic the next time. One thing about getting to my senior years is not having to do too much I don't want to do.

posted by ked1
over 2 years ago

Stop answering the door. Keep telling her you didn't hear it, you were sleeping. Is she persists and telephones, etc., tell her you don't WANT to get up and open the door.

I usually wake up between 6:45 and 7 AM, start my coffee maker and the laptop, then crawl back into bed with a huge latte size cup of coffee and the laptop. It is a rare day I am out of my horizontal office before 9:30. I would never be opening my door at 7.

posted by MartiInMexico
over 2 years ago