What time do you get up in the morning?

Up at 7am, bed at 12am. DH is a hour later as I like getting up on my own and going to bed on my own!

I sleep fitfully and accommodate my night with bits of reading or ipad indulgence. Actually getting out of bed depends on what attracts me. A beautiful morning with sunshine has me in the garden at silly times whereas grey and rain has me staying in bed until equally silly times. I will not specify either (can't really) but I simply go with my flow. Seems to work for me. No regimentation whatsoever. I'm currently into a bit of home improvement so that's an incentive for rising. Also social life is beginning to rear it's beautiful head which is adding a need for structure. Maybe that's my need - incentive?

Wake up 6am - 7am most mornings and love to open the curtains and hear the birds singing.
Usually asleep by 11 pm.
Same 7 days a week as the weekends are no different now we’re retired.

I get up at about 6.15 am, not through choice, I`d happily lie there most of the day, but I need to be up, washed and dressed with Lynne`s breakfast ready by the time the carers arrive, and as their times vary so much I daren`t be late up.

I get up between 5.00am - 6.00am Summer or Winter, its the best time of the day. I do go to bed ridiculously early.

Hellogirl1

I get up at about 6.15 am, not through choice, I`d happily lie there most of the day, but I need to be up, washed and dressed with Lynne`s breakfast ready by the time the carers arrive, and as their times vary so much I daren`t be late up.

Yes, it's quite difficult when you have carers call isn't it? I remember one saying to me 'aren't you dressed yet?' and I thought it's my bloody home! I am not at work like you but it made me self conscious that I should be dressed after that

I had clothes on btw and a dressing gown. I obviously looked ghastly though ;)

I get up at 9am as a rule but sometimes it's 10am, it depends on what time I wake up. I go to bed at 11pm. I sleep well.

It varies a lot. I often don’t sleep well at all, up and down, reading, etc., so after a relatively good night, I might be up at 6. After a bad one, like last night, I finally fell asleep again at around 5.30 and woke again at 8.45. But occasionally it might be as late as 9.30.
What is nice is that now I don’t usually have to be anywhere early, it doesn’t matter. ?

I try to get as much sleep at night as I can. I go to bed around 10.30 and get up about 8. Sometimes a bit later. I’ve read that it’s important to get plenty of sleep for one’s mental health and I’m very keen to avoid napping during the day. I would only do this if feeling unwell.

When I was working, it was up at 5.15am. Now retired, I go to bed soon after 10pm and am usually awake by 6am, even if I'd stayed up late. I try to stay in bed as my kitchen is directly above the bedroom of the downstairs flat! And she's a night owl.
Like aonk, I try to avoid napping. Like Kim19, as I often wake in the night and go onto my tablet (I listen to audiobooks).

Definitely a night owl, don't often go the bed the same day as I get up, which is some time after 8.00 am.

Now I’m retired I like the flexibility of being able to stay up late to watch a film, or get up later if it’s raining or have a nap during the day if I haven’t slept well!

I get up about 10ish, a definite night owl, never go to sleep before 2 am.

Wow !!!!!!! there are so many of you on this thread that are awake at 5.30am to 6a.m you certainly are up with the lark.

When I was working I used to be up at 6,15 am for four mornings and because you get into a routine I would wake up at that time everyday. These days it is usually about 7.45 am and l do enjoy that bit of extra sleep.

I have had my breakfast by 5-30am every morning.
I will be 91 next week and I like to stick to a routine mainly because my bladder tells me to. LOL

I’ve never been a morning person
Now retired 63 , wake couple times in night
Usually go straight back off.
Dp wakes me with coffee(usually awake) C @ 9

Usually, it's between 8 and 9 am, but this can vary if I need to be up for something, or if I'm particularly tired so sleep on. That's the beauty of retirement, no pressure to be up at a given time. When I was working the alarm went off just after 6. Nowadays, there tends to be only one 6 o'clock ?.

9 ish. I had 40 years of getting up at 6 am for work. I deserve my lie ins

Alarm goes at 8.10 and then (oh I am so grateful), OH brings me a cup of tea in bed. Exercises, shower- normally turn up downstairs at about 9 for breakfast.

The time I get up and the time I actually get going are getting furtherand further apart thanks to my Arthritis!!

I often wake about 5 am ho to the bathroom and go back to bed until 7.30-8.30.

6.30am for the last few months, go to bed around 11 to 11.30

Cornishpatsy, so glad I’ve got company - all these Larks !!!!!!
Mind you, I have heard that 5-6a.m is the best time of day....

From reading through the various posts, I see I'm quite similar to others often awake at 5.30ish, usually tossing and turning, I really ought to get up and do something. I sometimes get up about 6.30, I am an early morning person but certainly don't feel superior about it, I'm merely following my body clock. I make coffee about 7ish, after which I'm definitely up for the day!