What Motivates You To Get Out Of Bed In The Morning ....?

[HotI]

So is it purely a go-to-bed-early thing, then?

Not for me. i am often up to stupid hours, but still feel better getting up early and having time to do my thing.

I do think people have a natural tendency to feel better at specific times of the day. My DH is a night owl, he works shift work and even when he has to get up at 4am, he won't sleep til midnight the night before. After night shift, however he catches up on sleep and might sleep til 3pm. He has been on leave and has naturally (no alarms and not been woken) woken each day at 9am.

I have always felt more alive in the morning than any other time of the day. My kids are night owls, and so they have trained me to be more alert for longer into the night. However, i am still alert in the morning and so my nights have just got shorter and shorter over past 3 years.

[fionas]

No, I don't think it's purely an early to bed thing although knowing that you've had a decent amount of sleep certainly helps I think. For me, I think it's going to be a matter of having something to do that I actually enjoy. This morning I listened to the BBC news while drinking a cuppa then I tidied my bedroom. My bedroom's my haven so I'm still basking in the glow of having a tidy(ish) room. Getting up earlier has made a significant difference to my mood so I'm going to try to keep it up!

[Jellyfish]

Big drink of water before bed, up to pee by 6-6:30 everytime.

[Cally]

Big drink of water before bed, up to pee by 6-6:30 everytime.

Really?? It's 1am for me, then again at 6:30!