When the alarm rings
Blessed sunrise 🌄 "An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day." - Henry David Thoreau I hit snoozed three times before I was able to leave the warmth of my bed. My watch read 7:30am. It was a Tuesday morning, and I was working from home today. I have never been good at waking up early. My preferred time (read: regain consciousness without alarms) to leave bed is between 9:30 to 10:30am. But during the pandemic, and working from home was the only way to work, I was on a mission to wake up early (7:30am). Some days I succeeded, but mostly I failed and slept till work started. Now that life has somewhat returned to what it was before (going into the office again - groan), I have been waking up at 6:30am. I would congratulate myself and pat myself on the back, but I lost all sense of accomplishment once I step into the office and needed caffeine to regain consciousness. Then I'll be working at half-tank for the rest of the day. After lunch, my tank would have de...
