Well, I can't say this was my idea, but it is now my new reality. With the start of my son's Kindergarten I have returned to getting up early in the morning. Over the years I have had similar sleep patterns like when I was rowing(6 am workouts) and when school or work schedules demanded it. But since becoming a mom, my mornings have been more flexible which is code for: I would sleep as long as a child would allow.
My biggest concern with the change in the schedule was was how will I get those monsters to bed on time? Well, even that has been easy. I have a whole new tactic which I have even included in my end matter for my newest book. They seem naturals at it. Perhaps we should have started it sooner.
Maybe the novelty of it will ware off but I actually feel better getting up earlier. My sister in law may have this one right. She is up even earlier and she manages to get a lot done too. I now manage to get more done by noon then I have in years. OK, so maybe I can't stay up as late as I would like but this seems to be a small price to pay for some quite time in the evening and a very productive day. The real test will be when the winter hits. It stays dark here in the Midwest so long it will be a challenge to be functioning in the dark. I will check back on this mid winter but for now it is me and the early birds busy getting it done!
