Good morning or good night? 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan
When someone asks me whether I’m more of an early bird or a night owl, my answer usually comes straight away. What should I say? I just love lying in bed a little longer in the morning and having another snooze. One of the main reasons might be that I often go to bed very late and then usually don’t fall asleep straight away. And since most people try to get seven to eight hours’ sleep, my wake-up time naturally gets pushed back.
Of course, I don’t usually manage to get away with it, because during the week I unfortunately can’t stay in bed as long as I’d like to. I too have to earn a living during the day and also in the morning, and can’t just spend half the day in bed. Obviously I don’t really want to do that anyway; I just don’t like being torn out of my sweetest dreams by that pesky alarm clock.
When I look at my biorhythm, I somehow can spot a pattern. Early in the morning is definitely not my favourite time of day, and probably not my most productive either. When I think about it, I actually reckon that I’m at my most productive in the evening and perhaps even at night. At least I notice that if I’m still working at that time, I simply don’t get tired and just want to carry on. Even if I did get up early that day and didn’t sleep much the night before. Of course, the next morning I realise that what I’ve done wasn't a great idea after all, and I feel completely knackered at first. But as the day goes on, I get into my rhythm and by the evening I’m fully awake again and just can’t get tired.
The whole thing is a bit strange, and I know, of course, that it’s not really healthy or good for my body. And that I should try to change my routine in this regard, which is something I keep telling myself again and again.
And that’s precisely why recently, I’ve found myself going to bed much earlier than usual. Even though I still had some time and didn’t need to rush the next morning, I was already in bed at a time when I’d normally be switching my computer back on. And for the next morning, I set my alarm to a time that I didn’t really fancy.
What can I say? Even though I didn’t exactly burst into cheers when the alarm went off early, I did end up enjoying starting the day a bit earlier. I was out of the house before breakfast and went for a nice walk around the neighbourhood. It certainly helped that my appointments weren’t until later and I didn’t have to hurry.
And I have to admit that I really enjoy these early morning walks and they do me good. A bit of exercise doesn't hurt, and since I usually sit too much I can often feel the strain in my back and shoulders later on. And being out in the fresh air in spring can be quite lovely, at least when the weather plays along. And even though it’s still a bit chilly at times, I just have to wrap up more – after all, my winter clothes are still within easy reach and are just waiting to be used a little longer.
Let’s see how long and how often I can keep it up. I’ve got more appointments scheduled soon, so my daily routine will become very irregular again. And then my evenings will sometimes be longer and later once more. Then it might be harder to drag myself out of bed early and squeeze in a morning walk before everything else that needs to be done. But perhaps it will work out after all, and I’ll manage to go for a morning stroll more than just now and then. After all, it’s fun, and that’s something I definitely should build on. So I better start right away tomorrow...
