Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are all well
and staying safe!
I love the early mornings! Most of the world
is still sleeping when I get up to begin my day. Heck, the sun isn’t even up,
but that’s okay. It’s quiet and peaceful and I have been witness to many a
beautiful sunrise. That’s not to say that I wouldn’t enjoy sleeping in once in
a while (especially on the weekends!), but after years and years of training
myself to get up this early, I find it impossible to stay in bed. I’d like to,
but my internal clock has its own alarm.
It didn’t used to be this way. When I was
young (much younger than I am now), I had the capacity to sleep until noon (to
my mother’s frustration). What teenager couldn’t? Of course, at that point in
time, I was such a night-owl. I’d stay up to three or four in the morning,
usually reading (sometimes with a flashlight under my blankets! I’m sure you
did that as well!). As an adult, I would occasionally stay up all night, my
nose deep in a book then notice, as I closed the book, satisfied with the
conclusion, that it was time to get everyone up and out the door for the day. Now?
Not so much. I start yawning at 9. By 9:30, my eyes are getting tired and
really want to close. By 10? I’m done for the day!
I started getting up this early so I could
write but not steal essential time from the family. It was (and still is) my
time--before the commotion of getting everyone off to school and work
(including myself), before the hustle and bustle of the day job, before picking
up said kid at the end of the work day and coming home to make dinner and do
homework. It worked for me for years and still does though the kid has long
since left home and the DH has retired (I’m still doing the day job thing).
These early mornings, before the sun has risen, when it’s quiet and serene, I
get to slip into the world I’m creating and write.
With that being said, I really should get to
it. Wife Wanted is not going to write itself.
Stay well! Stay safe! And remember to spread
kindness wherever you go!
Marie
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