Early Riser

Okay, this waking up early thing is kicking my butt! I used to be an early riser and when I fell off, I didn't realize how hard it would be to get back on track. I set my alarm for 6am (should 5:30am) because that's the time I need to wake up before work in order to get a certain number of things done (and have time to start my day off right). Well, this morning I woke up at 3:45am. Okay, way too early to be up. Plus, I had only had 4 hours of sleep. So I stayed up until 4:45am, then dosed off and woke up again at 5:20. By that time, I felt that since I hadn't had a sufficient amount of sleep, I should just cut off the alarm and sleep in. Fast forward to 8:36am! So now no matter what I do, I feel like I'm 2 1/2 hours behind schedule which makes me feel crappy. Not to mention, I've come across at least 4 other blogs that talk about being an early riser and how successful the days are now. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with being a nightowl. Whatever works for you is great, as long as it equals productivity, not laziness. But since I've been an early riser before and I like sleeping at night, the nightowl thing just isn't me. So, I'm getting back on track tonight by making sure I do some sort of cool down exercise before bed (taking a bath, reading a book, cutting the t.v off and drinking tea...). Most blogs said not sticking to it everyday at first would happen, so I'm even more determined now. Here's to another road trip!