“You cry and you scream and you stomp your feet and you shout. You say, ‘You know what! I’m giving up, I don’t care.’ And then you go to bed and you wake up and it’s a brand new day, and you pick yourself back up again.” Nicole Scherzinger
While I may sketch an owl now and then, I’m no night owl. Just call me an early bird. — Illustration by Pat Bean
Morning is My Time of Day
As soon as I opened my eyes this morning at my daughter’s house, where I’m animal-sitting while the she and her family are camping, I took my canine companion Pepper, and my daughter’s dogs, Tara the great Dane and Bobo the yellow lab, outside to do their business. Then I fed the dogs; the two cats Rocky and Miss Kitty, the two fighting Siamese fish (If they have names, I don’t know them), then went outside to feed, water and fly-splay the horse, Hondo
That done, I came in and had a cup of cream-laced coffee, while reading the 127 e-mails waiting for my attention on my computer. Next, I took a hot bath, luxuriating in a nice long soak while I mentally planned my day. When I realized it was the first of the month, I decided to drive back across town to my apartment so I could pay rent and check my mail, as I was expecting three books to judge for a contest.
I was half-way there when I glanced at the clock on the dashboard of my car. I expected it to be about 9 o’clock. But it wasn’t. It was only 6:37 a.m. Even this early riser was surprised.
Blog pick of the day.
Bean Pat: Go where the trail takes you http://tinyurl.com/ojcmqbx I loved my four-wheel ride with Monica Devine on this trail. But then I’ve never been one to worry about my nails anyway.
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I usually wake around 4am, without the help of an alarm clock. I absolutely LOVE those pre-dawn morning hours when everything seems fresh and possible. It’s after lunch, however, when I get lazy. Really Lazy!
My goal is always to stay productive until 4 p.m., Alex, but most days I seldom make it past 2 p.m. and it’s not unusual for my productivity to stop at noon, or even 10 a.m. I alternate between doing the most important thing of the day first, and doing it a bit later — that’s because after I do the most important thing I usually pat myself on the back and nothing else gets done.
I, too, am an early riser. I get so much done in the quiet of the morning – and I love the quiet and the coolness of this time of day.
Love your owly sketch by the way 🙂
Thanks Colline