Morning Has Broken (Ooops!)

[anarchist_nomad]

Nine-thirty in the morning.

I've already done my morning chores, eaten breakfast (!), swam two kilometers, and now -- with a tall mug of tea in hand -- am settling down to my Monday morning video conference.

So this is what being a morning person feels like!

Comments

[stormdog.livejournal.com]

I really enjoy being a morning person. I just wish it happened more often for me. I suspect school plus my plan to commute by bicycle will go a long way toward making that happen.

I'm glad you're feeling good!

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I have never been a morning person; dragging myself out of bed is always such a challenge. Much easier to stay up late and get things done at night. Still, I have to admit that it did feel pretty excellent to look at the clock, see it said half past ten, and marvel at how much I had already done. Same days, I've barely gotten up by that point! :-D

Also, I like your plan to commute by bicycle! Go you!

[stormdog.livejournal.com]

Historically, it's been really hard for me to get out of bed super early. I've been doing better than normal lately, though I'm going to have to get up a couple hours earlier starting next week! But yes, I have that feeling too. Realizing it's not even time for lunch and you've already done all your laundry and cleaned up your living space is refreshing.

Thanks for the bike enouragement. I've been doing a lot of commuting to work at school by bike, but that's only a couple days a week. But without it, I get very little exercise, so it's important to me to keep it up. And if I can do it four days a week instead of two, even better!

Rear panniers should be coming in the mail tomorrow, and I'm thinking about getting fenders for rain and studded tires for the snow, but these things all cost money. I plan to at least keep riding on days when I won't get soaked or skid into the path of a car. I'm trying to find resources online about proper clothes and layering for outdoor winter activities. I've never really been an outdoors-in-winter kind of person before.

Today, on the way to school, I got my first flat in quite a long time. 100 PSI air escaping makes quite a pop! Hopefully I'll get that resolved tomorrow and have a chance to make sure I know how to replace an inner tube.