Why Mom Needs to Wake Up at 5 AM. Every Day.

Does your alarm look like this?

It seems most people start their days at late as possible. Me? I wish I could get up even earlier, without it affecting my health.

Now stick with me here! I know you all are wondering if my early mornings have affected my brain. But I will lay it all out for you.

So. Are there really any benefits to being a morning person? I mean, is it all the same if you wake up early or simply go to bed late? Morning or night? Early bird or night owl? What's the diff??

I'll tell you the diff:

1. You savor your coffee. (seriously, drinking a cup while stuck in traffic or kids crawling on your lap does nothing for minä...that's Finnish for me btw)

2. You get to enjoy the peace and beauty of morning. Oh sure, you get beauty at night, but the peace..? I'd take a stab that the peace comes too late in the eve for me to stay awake. And let's face it, the world does not feel like it's sleeping, like it does in the early morning.

3. Want to be on level with Benjamin Franklin and Charles Dickens (or Darwin for that matter)? They all got up early to begin the day. Check out infowetrust.com for more famous early risers. 

4. Morning people are proactive people. In fact, they rule the world. Well....this article claims that anyways.

5. According to this study, morning peeps are happier peeps. Hm....here. Read it yourself. 

6. So. Imagine if you AND your spouse were morning people. You mean you actually get time together? Without others? Without distractions? WITHOUT KIDS? whoa....this alone should settle it, ladies and gents.

7.You can start exercising before your brain figures out what you're doing. AND, that means you've swallowed the frog.

“Eat a live frog every morning, and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” -Mark Twain

(so this essentially means the rest of the day will only be better right?)

8.You rarely run out the door with your shirt inside out. Or go to the park in the same outfit your wore for the last three days (not that that is SOOOO terribly bad..I've done it myself hee hee) Hey. Don't judge. I still shower daily. :D Simply put, you have time to get your outfit together. Actually getting dressed at a leisurely pace?? Who does that?? (psst...morning people)

9. You are "ready" for the chaos that WILL COME EVERY MORNING. It doesn't just slam down your door and jump on your bed (not that kids do that right?) You get to just simply say "Good MORNING love! Did you sleep well last night??" (yes, I do say this to every child as they wake up...it gives us both warm fuzzies) You are READY (and even waiting??) for your little(s) to wake up.

10. You will be amazed how much you got done at the end of each day. A-MAZ-ED.

So. Are you Sold? Ready to be a morning person? I'll write my next blog post on HOW to become a morning person. It's really not that difficult (this is coming from a recovering sleeptillnoon-aholic).

Now, Good Morning to you. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!