coming out of my shell
Sunday, July 12, 2020
A day that is completely mine
I woke up about 7:00 am this morning. With my eyes still closed, I allowed myself to stay in bed. I slowly came to consciousness, awakening to a day that will be completely mine. Sleeping without an alarm clock is one of the big payoffs in retirement. It just never gets old.
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What a great feeling! I hope you enjoy your "you" day. My dog is my alarm clock, and I have mixed feelings about that. :/
ReplyDeleteHa! She's such a sweet dog, though.
DeleteI agree. I wake up almost every morning to watch the morning news. Then I lounge in bed watching a couple more programs on television before I get up to face the day. We earned this after working so many years.
ReplyDeleteWe sure did.
DeleteWell done at living in the moment. My brain has an agenda before I so much as bat an eyelash.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you btw.
ReplyDeleteWhy, thanks.
DeleteA lovely way to start the day!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely.
DeleteWithout the alarm, I might not wake before noon. On the other hand...
ReplyDeleteI could easily sleep until 9ish. But I don't think I could stay in bed longer than that. I salute you!
DeleteOne of the un-guilty pleasures of being older and retired - hope it was a great day.
ReplyDeleteI had a wonderful day. Many thanks.
DeleteJenny is much like you - she has breakfast in bed, does some reading, dozes for a while, then finally gets up. I've always been an early riser, up at around 7 am. I've never been able to sleep in and I don't like lying in bed for very long.
ReplyDeleteMy husband is usually up between 5 and 6 am. He enjoys being up for an hour or two alone.
DeleteI have a week off so woke up without an alarm too. It's so much nicer. Lovely photo.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like the photo. I always enjoy your photos.
DeleteI have the bad habit of waking up early anyway! I so want to sleep in but will wake at 5 am and find it hard to fall back to sleep. Of course, then I am falling asleep in front of the TV at 8:30 pm - so it is a vicious circle really! But if I try to stay up too late - I can't fall asleep. Sleep habits can be complicated! Sounds like you had a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteI am more inclined to stay up late and sleep late. My husband is the opposite. I think one has to just accept what feels right.
DeleteI look forward to that aspect of retirement. These days I generally go to bed early and wake early, so I imagine that pattern will hold.
ReplyDeleteI wonder?
DeleteBeautiful peaceful photo from your day.
ReplyDeleteYes, accepting what feels right works for me. I love the feeling of getting up as early as possible, so I started using an alarm clock after retirement to make that happen on most days because I know that I can take 2- 3-hour naps during the day if I feel sleepy. Sometimes I wake up before the alarm goes off. Those are my favorite days (-:
For most of my working life, I chose to work later in the day. Many years ago I realized I didn't need to let an alarm determine how long I slept, unless there was some good reason that I needed to get up. I found that I needed at least 9-1/2 hours of sleep and even with that I yearned for naps.
I am in awe of people who only need 8 hours of sleep. When I tried to function with that amount of sleep, it was an excruciating struggle to stay awake at school and at work. I remember struggling to stay awake in class in the afternoon when I was in high school!
It is interesting how very different everyone's sleep patterns (and needs) are.
DeleteI've worked from home for nearly two years now and still am not able to reset my body alarm from the 5 AM start to the more realistic for pre-work activities, 7AM. Even on weekends I wake early though I may not move for hours later. (Sooner if the dog is insistent).
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