I’ve broken a personal record. I finished four weeks of exercise boot camp. But that’s not the record…drum roll sound please…The record is: I’ve arisen out of bed for all those days at 5 AM! Can you believe it! And now, alas, I wake at that time without needing too. I sure see the goodness in early rising.
But I do like to sleep!
I just paused as I’m writing this in the wee hours and contemplated something I hadn’t completely contemplated before. I don’t use an alarm clock. Do you? My kids are pretty bad at getting up (teenagers, give em break!). Randy is better than me at getting up. But nope, no alarm needed by either of us.
Why is that? Because we are a lot like roosters!
Waking up at the same time each day has to do with your biological clock or your circadian rhythm, and the hormones and proteins swimming around in your body. It also has to do with what your body (stomach, brain, etc.) is processing. And what you eat before you go to bed (stay tuned for more on that!) is equally as important to getting a great night’s sleep.
I’ve blogged about my dad (and Randy) both having early morning paper routes. My mom always gets up early. I also remember my grandpa (her dad) told me he always got up at like 4 AM. And Randy’s grandpa and grandma (Cliff and June Yearington, Randy’s mom’s parents) for sure, considering they were Iowa farmers, got up early and worked hard all day.
Randy recalls how his grandma June would grab a chicken early in the morning, wring it’s neck, prepare it and cook it…..all in time for her husband to come in from the fields for lunch. Wow.
My grandma made me frozen waffles for lunch!
Sleep is fascinating. Waking up on time is just as fascinating! So, keep time on your side. Get up on time, be on time, and spend some great quality time wherever you are and whatever you do (at work or at play!)
Happy Memorial Day!
And Happy 17th Birthday To My Beautiful and Talented Daughter Arin (who wishes she could get in more sleep….me to…for her that is.)
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