Early bird...Blogging Marathon Post 3

Did not want to talk about favourite weather which was today's prompt. I love a bit of sun, all the time. Especially here, where you can have four seasons in a single day, and rain is a constant. Weather blues are pretty common here.  Today, for a change in the holiday season, I am up earlier than the rest of the household and that's me - an early bird. I am my best early in the morning. I can eat the toad or the worm, whatever, and be set for the a whole day with a feeling of achievement and contentment.

All my school life and work life, I had to get up early and did it without protest. Down a glass of milk, bath and get ready to be on your way. The morning light has a sense of softness, the day has a heady sense of anticipation and promise. Yes, even the maddening crowds of the Mumbai locals could not spoil it for me. Of course there was only me and later on two of us to take care of. My husband is the night owl, so he'd be finishing his sleep quota when I'd leave home for work.

Time blurs, especially after kids are born and you stay-at-home. There is no distinction or the privilege of preferences when you are on call 24*7. I don't complain now that I get my 7-8 hours of sleep straight. I need a lot of sleep, more as an escape, I also think. So, I am the designated early riser of the household. Begin my day emptying the dishwasher and putting up tea. Followed by packing lunch boxes. Sip my tea and plan for the day. Catch up on news, blogs, etc, till it's time to wake and shake the rest of the household. Nothing new, eh, same story in all households. If only I added a bit of yoga in the mix. No idea what stops me, besides sheer laziness.

Also thankful I am not late for today's blog post. I hate being late. What about you - are you an early bird or a night owl?

Comments

  1. pankti3 January 2014 at 11:59

    I am an out and out night owl...I can stay up whole night!! But waking up early is not my cup of tea.. Most of the days either it's hubby or Zini who wakes me up!!
    Oh and I love to sleep too :) Though not as an escape, as when I am disturbed I can't sleep, I just lay awake then...
    I think you are doing a great job!!! I mean waking up early and then accomplishing so many things before everybody else wakes up is impossible for me!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Chatty Wren3 January 2014 at 12:50

      Wow, I can't stay up very late. I am totally like a zombie the next day! People do so much more with their time, I should be doing that too!

      Delete
  2. Anonymous4 January 2014 at 11:48

    Been here after a long time CW!

    I can't really say whether am a morning person or night owl. I can stay up quite late and wake up really early too and some of the best work I have done is in the afternoons.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Chatty Wren4 January 2014 at 14:13

      Rise up to the occasion, that's what you do Maddie:) Welcome back!

      Delete
  3. Anonymous5 January 2014 at 07:49

    Early to bed and late to rise...would be what I would have.But with husband's late working hours and two school going kids I have neither the luxury of going early to bed nor the time to sleep late in the morning.So that's it!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Chatty Wren5 January 2014 at 14:36

      Wow, that can be tought Antara. Welcome here! I have some days like this and I know it's not easy.

      Delete
  4. Anonymous6 January 2014 at 03:26

    Hey it's my first time here! :) I'm definitely not a morning person.. Especially over the weekends, I wake up late and am super-unproductive for most of the day! And then around 6 pm, I realize that I didn't get anything done, and stay up late to finish stuff!
    Even for this blogathon, I usually finish writing a post just before midnight! :p

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Chatty Wren6 January 2014 at 07:24

      Welcome Kinmin! I've also sneaked in my post just before midnight at times!

      Delete
  5. Anonymous6 January 2014 at 07:09

    Oh! I am definitely an early riser of the household. I also don't like to be late and strangely I also think that sometimes sleep is more of an escape :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Chatty Wren6 January 2014 at 07:24

      Lol, Jas, seems like we have something in common here!

      Delete

Post a Comment

Leave a comment!

Popular posts from this blog

The slow thawing

I realise I am inconsistent in lots of stuff and instead of my usual defensive spiel,  here is a quiet acceptance of that. Guilty of that and many more things....but not being disciplined tops the list. It shows how I take care of myself, how I keep order at home, how I generally mange myself and my world. How easy it is for me to not keep up to anything consistently....Its embarassing, its seen in the constant self-talk I have with myself. It shows up in stuff pending over the week and taking over weekend, it shows in the amount of dirt that came out of cleaning under the dish-washer, just one of those things which I had been forever planning to do; it shows in how I finally managed to paint my toe-nails after one year - sometimes there was no nailpolish remover; or nail polish itself; other times it was something I remembered just before bedtime or just when stepping out, hence no time to dry itself; sometimes I did remember but pushed it away for a bit and then forgot because so...
Read more

May 2013 - The Elusive One

Image
Think back to a month in your life. Do you remember any month or period specifically from the sweeping past or present? Maybe the month before the board exams, last month in the hostel eagerly awaiting to get back home, the month before you were getting hitched that was crammed with frantic shopping and plans on the side to run-away solo or when you were expecting your first baby, waiting for the moment and savoring the peace as you balance one of the last books you will read in peace on your tummy.. I seem to have always had conflicting emotions in every situation, constant yin-yang and the entire range in between. As a part of this group  celebrating our first anniversary on June 2, 2013, we were given a small challenge. Totally voluntary, I must add. The theme being 'The Elusive One'. One could choose to do something new, make a small change in your lifestyle, person..something you've been putting off for too long. You get the drift, move out of your comfort zones and ...
Read more

New Year Resolutions - Blogathon 2014 Post 1

Hello all! This is the first in the series of posts for the month of January, Blogathon initiative by Dreamy Mommy here . Today's prompt is New Year Resolutions. In fact, in my hastily scribbled end-of-year post I did touch briefly on this. In the last few years, I like to make resolutions or declarations, whichever, in writing. This is because in the course of steering one'e life through uncharted waters and all that, it is easy to land up someplace you simply did not intend going. My main compass-points for this year are - 1. Take one day at a time - each day is important, value it. 2. Move it, move it - So get moving in some way - a walk, a jog, yoga, dance... 3. Reflect before you speak and/or write. 4. Take responsibility for yourself and what you want to do, easy just does not do it. 5. Be thankful, be grateful, be positive and open-minded. Appreciate differences. 6. Put everything down and listen to my kids when they are talking - even if they are repeating ...
Read more