tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post4823458434493286469..comments2023-06-19T06:28:32.714-07:00Comments on VWXYNot?: Get up, Stand up,Cath@VWXYNot?http://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-90447884918458594902008-06-27T16:50:00.000-07:002008-06-27T16:50:00.000-07:00I can see how not wanting to burn the house down w...I can see how not wanting to burn the house down would be a good incentive! Our kettle has an automatic off switch so it wouldn't work for me though.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-6979125118688530882008-06-27T11:28:00.000-07:002008-06-27T11:28:00.000-07:00haha, the funny thing with me was that the tea did...haha, the funny thing with me was that the tea didn't have to be in a hand, nor even ready... it was enough for _someone_ to walk in and say "there is water on the stove".. I'm so nervous about burning a pot so I would walk up and fix tea and then read the newspaper (boy, do I miss that!?!) and the editorials usually got me wide awake (note; if you subscribe to a paper where the editorials are challhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421219663804628119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-87259782163708405202008-06-27T11:08:00.000-07:002008-06-27T11:08:00.000-07:00I like company because it's such a rarity. If I ha...I like company because it's such a rarity. If I had it all the time I'd probably be itching for some alone time! The last time I regularly saw other people before work was in my undergrad shared house in 1998 - all subsequent flatmates have got up either much earlier or much later than me.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-11715292704314085902008-06-27T00:04:00.000-07:002008-06-27T00:04:00.000-07:00I'm the first to get up, but am undecided as to we...I'm the first to get up, but am undecided as to wether I prefer to be on my own most of that time or if I'd rather have company, say, for breakfast. See, I've been described as a porcupine in the morning... ;)stepwise girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937763179569166676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-46904644134959265662008-06-26T16:06:00.000-07:002008-06-26T16:06:00.000-07:00Amanda, we had a coffee maker with timer setting o...Amanda, we had a coffee maker with timer setting on our wedding registry, but didn't get it! It's a shame, even though I'm not a big coffee drinker the smell would have been great. Our former tenant in the basement suite used to get up early and make coffee (and sometimes bacon), which was a big help.<BR/><BR/>Chall, maybe I need to train Mr E Man to wake me up with a cup of tea in hand when he Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-59994607153681791812008-06-26T13:25:00.000-07:002008-06-26T13:25:00.000-07:00ahh... the snooze button, the saving grace in the ...ahh... the snooze button, the saving grace in the mornings.<BR/><BR/>I have been bad at getting up on time lately - something to do with summer maybe? Otherwise I use my cell phone with snoozing for a few mins (ok, maybe 20 mins) and then after that my alarm clokc rings and then I know it is "GET UP" and "WAKE UP"... then i might be awake a few hours after that...<BR/><BR/>did I mention I am not challhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421219663804628119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-47825044923987344442008-06-26T11:39:00.000-07:002008-06-26T11:39:00.000-07:00I have that same problem. Dr. Man can wake up rig...I have that same problem. Dr. Man can wake up right away. I, however, am told that I resemble Godzilla upon waking. Including the unpleasant destruction. The only thing that I've found to work is the automatic coffee maker in the kitchen. By the time I smell coffee I'm a bit more pleased with the waking up business.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650186640428219734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-1132439998615828392008-06-26T07:41:00.000-07:002008-06-26T07:41:00.000-07:00SG, that sounds like bliss... I love it when Mr E ...SG, that sounds like bliss... I love it when Mr E Man gets a day off work and we can get up together.<BR/><BR/>MH, I like the dual alarm time. But I think I'll pass on the obnoxious alarm - thanks anyway!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-81816757376562864702008-06-26T05:38:00.000-07:002008-06-26T05:38:00.000-07:00March Hare also gets up and leaves for work ridicu...March Hare also gets up and leaves for work ridiculously early in the morning, so I have exactly the same problem! <BR/><BR/>Our previous solution was to have an alarm clock with an unbelievably obnoxious alarm. Let's just say it yells something at me in a language I can't understand (I do know the first phrase is "Good morning!")...over and over again. And there is no snooze button, so I knowMad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-84100912090598995152008-06-25T16:30:00.000-07:002008-06-25T16:30:00.000-07:00Hubby and I go to work together, and therefore get...Hubby and I go to work together, and therefore get up together. He snoozes the alarm in his sleep and then (still in his sleep) puts his arm over me to keep me from getting away. As if getting up in the morning needed to be made any more difficult!ScienceGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071055167798044468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-26200606300236775082008-06-25T15:46:00.000-07:002008-06-25T15:46:00.000-07:00Kristjan, he's in the movie industry so his shift ...Kristjan, he's in the movie industry so his shift moves around depending on shooting schedules. It could be worse though, a couple of years ago he was on 14 hour night shifts, 6 or 7 days a week, for a whole month. Outside, in the winter, to boot. He left around the same time I got home from work, and came back just as I was leaving the next morning. I barely saw him at all.<BR/><BR/>I agree thatCath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-1664337348034636722008-06-25T15:35:00.000-07:002008-06-25T15:35:00.000-07:00I have the same problem. I love getting to work e...I have the same problem. I love getting to work early, but I hate getting out of bed. I don't even consciously hear the alarm the first two times it beeps. Pretty much the only thing that gets me up is knowing my carpool buddy will be waiting on the porch. On days he doesn't go with me, I usually get to work much later.EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-36347115843465709522008-06-25T13:27:00.000-07:002008-06-25T13:27:00.000-07:00What kind of job forces people to be there in the ...What kind of job forces people to be there in the middle of the night?<BR/><BR/>I am not a morning person, but I do get up at 6:45 each morning without snoozing - this is simply because I've learned that I have to get up straight away after waking. Otherwise it will take a while... In theory I could get up later, but I have to be at work at 9 at the latest, and for me it doesn't make a differenceKristjan Wagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555892468280743919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-79987618189993299412008-06-25T10:09:00.000-07:002008-06-25T10:09:00.000-07:00Nice! Just like my undergrad days of 10 am lecture...Nice! Just like my undergrad days of 10 am lectures. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and I'm definitely up for more Scrabulous. I usually only make one or two moves a day though, so don't expect a rapid game... you know my real name from my Nature blog, right? I should be easy enough to find.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-6302932127579366322008-06-25T08:30:00.000-07:002008-06-25T08:30:00.000-07:00P.S. We should play scrabulous together!! I love s...P.S. We should play scrabulous together!! I love scrabulous but all my friends are tired of it.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-1853654695854994342008-06-25T08:29:00.000-07:002008-06-25T08:29:00.000-07:00Today I have a 10 am doctor's appt which means I a...Today I have a 10 am doctor's appt which means I am not going into work until after the appt. Which means I could wake up at a leisurely pace and read blogs! Which means that I am happy. :)ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.com