Last week was an exhausting exercise in routine… we got up every morning and were out of the house by 8:30. By the end of the week I was thrilled to not have that pressure on me every morning. And for the last two days, I’ve managed to remain in my PJs until after noon. Yesterday I didn’t shower and dress until after quiet time.

I realize a lot of my posts lately (like since February) have been focused on being soooo tired and exhausted. Some days I feel so tired I cry. But I have to mention, I am surprised my exhaustion has claimed the title of “morning person” from my personal description.

I became a morning person when I was a teenager. I had an early morning paper route and for some reason I demanded to be the first person in the shower every morning- this meant I was up early. And I liked it. (There were a few days where I slept in, sometimes oversleeping, but in general I was a morning person.)

When I was in college, I was fine with early morning classes. It was the afternoon classes that were difficult. All nighters were impossible for me (I almost always had to be asleep by 9), but going to sleep and getting up at 5 to study was totally doable.

I always preferred to work early shifts when I was working. I could get so much done. Even at home, being an early riser meant my to-do list was mostly done by noon.

Now, with the way Tebow takes two hours to go to sleep for the night (and by “the night” I mean until 2 a.m.) I end up staying up later to Get Things Done. And when the 7 a.m. (or 6 or 5 a.m.) hour rolls around, I am a BEAR to be around. And it usually takes me a while to function, even with a cup or two of coffee in me.

I miss being a morning person and hope someday I get to be one again. Now, I just need to figure out how to squeeze more shut eye in during the day.

(Oh, and the picture above has nothing to do with me being tired. I just like it.)

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