Sunday, October 09, 2016

Five Morning Questions



Some of us are morning people, some of us aren't.  What are your mornings like? 

1: Do you set an alarm clock? 
2: What is the first thing you do when you get out of bed in the morning? 
3: Caffeine or no caffeine first thing in the morning - if yes, what is your caffeine delivery device of choice? 
4: What is the first thing you read in the morning? 
5: Are your mornings leisurely or rushed to get out the door?   

My answers: 
1: Do you set an alarm clock?  - Rarely, only if I have an early flight or meeting. 

2: What is the first thing you do when you get out of bed in the morning? Turn on my computer - then head to the bathroom. 


3: Caffeine or no caffeine fist thing in the morning - if yes, what is your caffeine delivery device of choice?  Yes, Coke Zero or Iced Coffee. 


4: What is the first thing you read in the morning? Blogs, starting with Ken at Living the Life: http://ckenb.blogspot.com/.  I don't know why, but he is first on the list and has been for years.  


5: Are your mornings leisurely or rushed to get out the door?    Normally quite leisurely.  On average it is 2-hours between my feet hitting the floor, and my leaving for the office.  I recently realized that this is one of my most precious "me-times."  

9 comments:

  1. 1: Do you set an alarm clock? yes, every day at 5AM
    2: What is the first thing you do when you get out of bed in the morning? I say a small prayer thanking Heaven I've been given another day of life.
    3: Caffeine or no caffeine first thing in the morning - if yes, what is your caffeine delivery device of choice? Tea! If that isn't available, then a diet coke (if there is any)
    4: What is the first thing you read in the morning? The Writer's almanac
    5: Are your mornings leisurely or rushed to get out the door? The later - lots to do before leaving about 6AM

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  2. 1: no; I have no clock in my bedroom
    2: pee
    3: cawfee! (starbucks house blend)
    4: my friends overnight blog posts
    5: leisurely; wake up at 6a, out the door at 8a

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    1. PS - another set of questions - what do you do with your "me time"

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  3. 1: Do you set an alarm clock?
    I do not.

    2: What is the first thing you do when you get out of bed in the morning?
    Pet a cat, head to the bathroom for tooth brushing, etc.

    3: Caffeine or no caffeine first thing in the morning - if yes, what is your caffeine delivery device of choice?
    We have one cafe con leche every morning using our espresso machine.

    4: What is the first thing you read in the morning?
    Blogs.

    5: Are your mornings leisurely or rushed to get out the door?
    Leisurely; I'm up at 6:30 and headed to work at 8:45.

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  4. 1. Do you set an alarm clock?
    I do not
    2. What is the first thing you do when you get out of bed in the morning?
    Visit to the bathroom
    3. Caffeine or no caffeine first thing in the morning - is yes, what is your caffeine delivery device of choice:
    No coffee, don't drink coffee or tea
    4. What is the first thing you read in the morning:
    I don't read. I take a brisk one mile walk through my development before coming back and turning on MSNBC ("Morning Joe") and having my breakfast of bran flakes with strawberries and almond milk
    5. Are your mornings leisurely or rushed to get out the door:
    Leisurely. After breakfast I turn on my computer, update my online Scrabble games and post a blog.

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  5. 1: Do you set an alarm clock?
    Yes, 7am

    2: What is the first thing you do when you get out of bed in the morning?
    Sob quietly to myself and tell myself it'll be OK and if I just make it through I can be back in bed in just a few hours. As you can tell, I HATE waking up.

    3: Caffeine or no caffeine first thing in the morning - if yes, what is your caffeine delivery device of choice?
    Coffee, about a half a pot. That's gone down now that I'm advancing to my dotage.

    4: What is the first thing you read in the morning?
    Check email, followed by Facebook, then the Washington Post website.

    5: Are your mornings leisurely or rushed to get out the door?
    Usually a steady driving pace with deadlines: in bathroom by, in shower by, out of shower by, etc.

    Did I mention I HATE getting up in the morning?

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  6. I am,sooooooo not a morning person. That being said I'm up at 4:30am!!! I do set an alarm, but I wont mention what I do when I first wake up, but after getting out of bed, I make it and head to the shower. I generally have a coffee at my abode and then pick up another on the way to work. I generally check email first, then maybe some blogs. My morning are leisurely, hence why I get up so early. I hate being rushed.

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  7. Anonymous10/09/2016

    1. No I am usually woken up from the noise downstairs in the cafe or the London traffic outside. 2. Run a bath.
    3. Peppermint tea.
    4. Probably text messages.
    5. Generally not too rushed.
    JP

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  8. 1) I set one out of hiabit for 5:20. I'm usually up at 5.
    2) pee
    3) Hot fresh coffee from the automatic Mr Coffee that has it waiting.
    4) used to be blogs, unfortunately at moment it's been political news sites. Blogs are better and I hope to get back to them.
    5) leisurely please.

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