With the exception of my mom, no one in my family is a morning person. My youngest brother used to wander around the house after everyone had gone to sleep, just doing his own thing. Sometimes this meant seeing if anyone was still awake to talk to him. Sometimes it meant trying to bleach his hair in the bathroom with actual bleach. (Thank goodness the smell woke-up my mom.)
Growing up doing theatre, my natural schedule was ideal for late night rehearsals and after-show cast parties. I used to think that being a night owl was the best thing ever. Until college. I remember thinking, "I got up almost every morning for seminary at 5:45, an 8 o'clock class should be easy." Ah, the folly of youth. The only class I ever got a D in was a 9am Geology class. I couldn't get there on time because I had trouble waking up, so I missed too many important quizzes.
After college I worked full-time at BYU's library. I marveled at my coworkers that would arrive between the hours of 7 and 8 in the morning. I was lucky if I was awake by then and I usually felt guilty walking in at 9 (sometimes 10 during the 2 months I worked after Peter was born). When we would discuss the issue of sleep schedules, the morning people in the office would talk about how they felt so much more productive in the early morning and they couldn't imagine staying in bed late, even on the weekends.
On Saturdays Bryan and I could easily sleep in until 11am before Peter was born. Even the boys don't awaken early in comparison to their peers. I know someone whose 3 year-old wakes her up at 6:30 every morning. How does she function? I struggle when Peter wakes up before 8.
I have wanted to become a morning person for a while. They seem so naturally organized, whereas I'm so naturally not. Is there some secret to rising early and going to sleep at a reasonable hour? This article on Slate asked and, at least in part, answered that question. Although, after reading the list of morning people vs. night people, I really think I need to find a way to shift my internal clock forward a few hours.
But not today, because it's after midnight and I'm sitting here, writing this.
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I read that article too! And I've mostly been able to switch from my extreme night owl ways since Wes was born. Which is a real achievement, because 2am-10am (ok, 11) is my perfect sleep schedule and here I am going to bed at 9:30. Wes wakes up at 5:30 or 6 and I can't ignore him. He's really loud.
Also, I never had a class at BYU that started before noon. Which is why I did decently well.
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