It's been several months since I've done a Friday Five, hasn't it! Anyone still willing to play? :-) Well, I guess I'll throw this out there and see how it goes.
After being accidentally awakened earlier than planned this morning, I thought this set of Friday Five questions was especially appropriate. I'm sure most of you can guess my answers to these questions already, but hey, indulge me for a moment!
1. What is your morning routine?
2. What is your nightly routine?
3. Do you like to listen to the radio when you sleep or have it quiet?
4. What do you like to sleep in?
5. What is the first thing you think about when you wake up in the morning?
1. Well, when I had to adhere to a stricter schedule in my former life and use alarm clocks, I'd set it for approximately an hour before I had to get up, so I could hit the snooze alarm about 5-6 times before finally waking up enough to stumble out of bed. These days, I simply try not to snap the head off any poor soul who happens to cross my path when I first get up ;-) Other than that, my routine is pretty straightforward-- wash my face, brush my hair, brush my teeth, throw on clothes and dash out the door. Breakfast to be eaten at work.
2. Eat some yogurt so my tummy isn't rumbling, brush my teeth (and tongue-- what's the deal with dairy products sticking so tenaciously to your tongue!?), change my son's diaper, set a glass of water and eyeshades within easy reach on my nightstand, and then wind down by reading in bed.
3. Quiet! And I mean dead silence. I don't keep earplugs onhand everywhere I go, for no reason!
4. My bed, of course! :-P Oh, wait... ;-) Comfy flannel pajamas are the best. No socks unless it's terribly cold... which, given that I'm in Santa Barbara and in a well-insulated apartment, doesn't happen often.
5. Hearkening back to my answer to #1: trying not to cause lasting damage when I RAWR at the first person I encounter. I also hiss at the sunlight and think of one of my favorite quotes: "If God had meant for people to enjoy the sunrise, he would've made it at 11:00 am!" Truer words were never spoken!
(in case you couldn't tell already, I am NOT a morning person!)
How about you?
I'm about to go work a night shift so sleep is very much on my mind right now.
ReplyDelete1. I don't have one since my work schedule varies now. Sometimes I will shower first thing, and other times I won't shower until closer to work time, and do all of its associated activities then. I always have a hot drink and something to eat while checking my email when I first get up though.
2. Standard take off my makeup, brush my teeth, tuck my jewellery away stuff. I like to read before bed but if I'm overly tired, that doesn't happen.
3. I choose to fall asleep in silence. Once in a while I need help and I have certain music I listen to for that. I used to have a boyfriend who put on French talk radio to fall asleep to and I grew to find that very soothing, but we don't have it here so I couldn't even if I wanted to now.
4. Just undies, even in winter. If it's freezing and I put on more to fall asleep in, it ends up on the floor without fail. The thought of sleeping in flannel pjs is making me break out in a sweat just thinking about it! :P
5. Probably about if I feel rested and prepared to meet what the day throws at me. So, usually, no and no.
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ReplyDeleteUgh, are your night shifts at least somewhat regular? I couldn't imagine having to switch back and forth between day shifts and night shifts. Rather have one or the other, consistently...
Hehe, on more than one occasion have I awakened to find my pajamas on the floor. Sometimes I have vague recollections of sweating at night and pulling them off to cool off, but most of the time... I don't.