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We’re almost half-way into January already. Wow! How many of you are keeping up with your New Year’s resolutions? I set a couple of goals when the calendar changed, but my husband and I are continuing to brainstorm ways to better ourselves and our relationship. That’s why I’m writing this post when normally I’d be sleeping. No, it’s not the middle of the night or the wee hours of the morning. It’s 7:30 am–and that’s early for me!
Being self-employed, my schedule is flexible, and I normally don’t have anywhere to be before noon. When I do have to get out of the house, I typically roll out of bed around 9am. By that time my husband has been at work for at least an hour. Although we go to bed at the same time, my hubby has to wake up at 6:45am. It was his “great” idea that I get out of bed when he gets out of the shower so that we can enjoy a cup of coffee together and talk about what’s on our agenda for the day (Although I mostly think he wanted me up earlier because he was annoyed that I got to continue snoring as he walked out of the house!).
So here I am, drinking my coffee and being productive. I’ve already fed the dog and let him out (normally he’d still be sleeping, too) and checked my friends’ updates on Facebook and Twitter. I actually put a pen to paper and wrote a To Do list for today. Thank goodness I have a couple more hours today to tackle it–it’s a bit long.
My question for you is this: What time do you wake up? What does your morning schedule look like? As I know, it’s way too easy to be lazy when you are self-employed. I’d love to hear if you struggle with the same issues.
Twitter: @amiatead
i hate mornings!!! my normal routine is to set the alarm for 7:30 and then snooze it until i absolutely have to get out of bed to make it to the office by 9:00 (or 9:10, if it’s a particularly bad morning). on the weekends i sleep until at least 10.
my husband on the other hand needs basically no sleep. so he goes to bed at the same time i do, but basically wakes up at dawn. i must say that those few hours of sleep when i have the whole bed to myself are the best. :)
Twitter: @lnrbailey
UGH. We get up at 5:30 am to leave by 6:30. We miss the days where we could get up at a reasonable time to spend the morning together…maybe some day.
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I think its really hard for self employed {and particularly if you work from home} to have a set schedule or a set morning routine and stick to it. I would love to say that I jump out of bed every morning @ 6AM and trot off to the gym, but reality sets in and its just not possible. I think that we all need a little structure in our lives, but I’ve also found that waking up a bit earlier = getting more accomplished throughout the day and not feeling pressed for time!
as for the husband – he’s a mutant and only sleeps 4 hours a night and still functions. i on the other hand would keel over after about 2 days of less than 8-9 hours of sleep!
Twitter: @trueblindfaith
I have been struggling with routine lately. I would say that I am more of a night owl but I think that I have recognized that I feel so much more productive when I rise early. I used to wake up 6:30/7, walk the dogs and start my work. That faded about 6 months ago and I think that my organization and creativity have suffered for it. A new schedule is on the horizon!
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Twitter: @helloharbor
I struggled with this the first month or so that I was self employed. I was used to designing into the wee hours, but my husband wasn’t keen on that schedule. Now, I get up about 8 a.m. and have a set routine for my first hour or two. I’m sure this will change with time and seasons, but for now it works. Time management however, is it a totally different story. :)
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Twitter: @honeysucklelife
I tend to avoid any commitments before 10am. I have two each week (one at 8 and the other at 9). But they’re in the neighborhood or at my house. Both are casual, and don’t require a lot of preparation. I like working late at night as well. We have roommates and the house finally gets quiet and peaceful around 10pm. That’s when I’m the most productive.
I don’t work from home, but I find myself in a similar situation as you one day per week: my husband is a consultant and has early morning flights on Mondays. I used to still be in bed when he left for the airport, but since we don’t get to see each other Mon-Thurs I decided I should make the effort to get up. I get out of bed when he gets out of the shower (6:15ish) and we chat over breakfast before he leaves. Funny though – I have extra time on Monday mornings after he’s gone, but somehow manage to dawdle with that time and am rushing to get to work on time, anyway!
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Neither of us are self-employed, unfortunately. My fiance, bless his heart, has to get up at 5:30 for a workday that starts at 6:30 and doesn’t end until 5. I get up when he gets out of the shower – usually a few minutes before 6. I have to leave by 7 to get to work by 8. My morning routine is the only one I can keep because if I don’t, my whole day is screwed!
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Twitter: @sillylittle
I get up between 6:20 and 6:40am. I have to be at work by 8am and catch a bus before 7:20. I wish I worked from home so I could sleep in.
Hubby can go to work whenever he wants, but the earlier he gets there the earlier he can come home. I hate getting up when he’s still in bed!
My husband gets to be the snoozer of the family. I’m out the door before 7:00, but he’s on a later schedule. We always go to bed at the same time, and I must admit, I’m a little jealous when I see him snoring away as I get ready to leave! He’s been inching the alarm clock earlier and earlier, though, so I can’t complain too much – especially since he’d sleep until 10 am if he had his way!
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Twitter: @cydconverse
Great post, PJ! This winter has been sucking the life out of me in the morning the past few weeks and it’s definitely throwing a wrench in my otherwise organized existence. I also go to bed when my husband does, but have the luxury of sleeping in much later if I so choose. In the past I had not been. I’d sleep in some but still be up by about 630. I’d go to the gym, or just head into the office early to get a jump start on the day. Lately I’m lucky to drag my ass out of bed before 745. It’s awful. Mike gets out of bed and the dog jumps up and snuggles up with me and I have zero temptation to move. However, I’m feeling a bit more motivated to try and get up earlier tomorrow. I’ll keep you posted on how that works out for me. ;-)
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I’m a SAHM and my daughter and I are definitely night owls. Bedtimes is between 11pm-12am for her and 1-2am for me. Then we both wake up at 10. My husband sometimes gets up at 4 and sometimes 840 for work. his schedule is pretty flexible. Just so long as he’s at his desk 930 they don’t care when he shows up.
Twitter: @Just1Week
I’ve always wanted a better morning routine. If I were my Perfect Self in my Perfect World, I’d wake up at 6, exercise, shower, blog for 30 min while eating breakfast, get ready, and be out the door at 8:30am. It hasn’t happened yet, or ever… I have big hopes for February! :)
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Twitter: @jennacole
For now, I’m sleeping in and enjoying it because everything will change with the baby. But I do get frustrated when I sleep in SO late that all the sudden it’s 3 in the afternoon and I really haven’t accomplished anything for the day.
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