I am a cheerful morning person. I was married to a “Not Before Coffee” grouch for a number of years. My standing instructions were to leave the bedroom quietly, and stay gone for at least an hour, two would be better, and when I came back, I’d best have coffee!!!
I like mornings, but let’s still be quiet. Even 3000+ years ago they knew: The man who greets his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. Proverbs 27:14.
43 years and my husband still hasn’t figured out how to keep quiet for the first hour after I’m up and it’s only gotten worse since he retired. Now he’s home 7 mornings instead of 2. Lord help me.
I don’t drink coffee, but today’s strip is spot on with how I feel about mornings. It takes my brain at least 20-30 minutes of waking up before it is ready to process anything other than a “Good morning” from someone. It’s one of the reasons why I started every day at 5:30 in the morning when I was working…no one else showed up until 7:00 a.m. at which time my brain was fully functional and ready to interact with the rest of the world.
Neither of us are “larks” – me, much worse than him. Over the decades of life we each had deal with waking up and getting out early enough for school, work, etc.
Then Covid came along. No need to be up early as I worked from home (and not going out to clients during Covid – or since) and he was already retired. It has gotten worse and worse – it is currently 1:38 am. I am on my laptop in the kitchen. He is on his computer in our home office. Around 2:30 to 3 am he will come down for our third meal of the day – our breakfast equivalent. We will have cereal and a bit of snack and then go to bed. I will be lucky if I fall asleep before 5 am. Tomorrow will we wake up around 11 am and start our day. When we have a day we HAVE to rise earlier, we manage to do so. We are living the lives we dreamed of as children – stay up all night and sleep late.
Gizmo Cat 2 months ago
With my husband and me, it was usually the other way around. I needed to talk to wake up and he needed quiet and coffee first.
MS72 2 months ago
coffee and comics start my day
a sage 2 months ago
Diet Coke and comics. I never liked coffee.
ajr58(1) 2 months ago
We’re not grouchy. It’s just that other people are too perky.
baskate_2000 2 months ago
It’s the caffeine.
Bruce1253 2 months ago
I am a cheerful morning person. I was married to a “Not Before Coffee” grouch for a number of years. My standing instructions were to leave the bedroom quietly, and stay gone for at least an hour, two would be better, and when I came back, I’d best have coffee!!!
ladykat 2 months ago
Even the cats don’t bother me until my coffee is at least brewing.
Econ01 2 months ago
I like mornings, but let’s still be quiet. Even 3000+ years ago they knew: The man who greets his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. Proverbs 27:14.
Smeagol 2 months ago
No coffee no talkie.
sheashea 2 months ago
43 years and my husband still hasn’t figured out how to keep quiet for the first hour after I’m up and it’s only gotten worse since he retired. Now he’s home 7 mornings instead of 2. Lord help me.
BJDucer 2 months ago
I don’t drink coffee, but today’s strip is spot on with how I feel about mornings. It takes my brain at least 20-30 minutes of waking up before it is ready to process anything other than a “Good morning” from someone. It’s one of the reasons why I started every day at 5:30 in the morning when I was working…no one else showed up until 7:00 a.m. at which time my brain was fully functional and ready to interact with the rest of the world.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 2 months ago
Today is National pasta Day(17th)
mafastore 2 months ago
Neither of us are “larks” – me, much worse than him. Over the decades of life we each had deal with waking up and getting out early enough for school, work, etc.
Then Covid came along. No need to be up early as I worked from home (and not going out to clients during Covid – or since) and he was already retired. It has gotten worse and worse – it is currently 1:38 am. I am on my laptop in the kitchen. He is on his computer in our home office. Around 2:30 to 3 am he will come down for our third meal of the day – our breakfast equivalent. We will have cereal and a bit of snack and then go to bed. I will be lucky if I fall asleep before 5 am. Tomorrow will we wake up around 11 am and start our day. When we have a day we HAVE to rise earlier, we manage to do so. We are living the lives we dreamed of as children – stay up all night and sleep late.