GETTING UP EARLY

Some days I sleep until  6 am .Most mornings I am awake between 4 and 5. Before I put my feet on the floor I try to

 1. go back to sleep
                                         
 2. breathe, relax, meditate, and attempt to
                                           
 3. NOT angst, worry, think, fret,  or stress or obsess.

That works for about 15 minutes at best. So what does an early riser do at 4:30? Here is what I do when I am waiting for the newspapers to be delivered.

Load / unload dishwasher                                    Go through storage boxes
Laundry                                                                Yoga / exercise (DVDs) stretching
Clean litter boxes                                                  Groom cats / remove cat fur from couches
Shop on line ( not necessarily buy)                       File papers
Take daily meds                                                    Watch recorded TV shows
Write blog entries                                                 Trash, recycling
Creating/writing books for Jaime and Oscar        Email, text

My favorite activity is watching the sunrise. And the squirrels. And the birds. An occasional deer.
And my cats watching the birds thinking they might catch one some day. (they are strictly indoors, but they can dream!!!) Refill bird feeders. Watch the local and national news.

I'm not sure this is all PD related. As a teacher I always got to school early to set up the days activities (and move furniture). Now that I am retired I still follow a similar schedule, without a classroom so I do it at home. It's okay with me !!!!!

That's it. I've got to go and shovel some ice and slush !!!!!! I will be careful. I PROMISE !!!!!!

Diane