What time do you get up in the morning?

Leisurely start here. Wake up at various times - anythingbetween 7 and 8.30. Have a cup of tea, check emails, watch breakfast TV. Have breakfast in bed, play a game or two on ipad, have a look at Twitter, possibly read, digest the weather forecast and plan what we are going to do for the day. Get up when we are ready. Usually after 9. Stay in bed longer on Sundays and watch Andrew Marr. What's not to like?

Bed around 11, though I often listen to an audio book in bed for anything between 30 minutes and an hour. Up around 7.30 weekdays. Around 8.30 weekends.

I get up at 8 am having had about six hours sleep interrupted by going for a wee. Then have breakfast and shower which is a struggle because my arthritis is worse in the morning, before my help comes at 10. These days I am inclined to fall asleep in my chair at any time during the day.
I cannot bear staying in bed and apart from when I was in hospital cannot remember spending a single day in bed.

I’m not an early riser as I tend to go to bed very late, when I get up about 10 ish I have to have two cups of tea before I can function, then I’ve wasted most of the morning.
This is unless I have my grandsons sleep over and then I’m up by 7

OH up at 6.00 for work. I stay in bed until the neighbours start moving round in their kitchen, banging doors, usually about 7.00. I can't stay in bed then so get up and have a cup of tea while sitting looking out at the peaceful garden. We are usually on bed by 10.30.

If I go to be early, I'm awake all night! 1.30 - 2pm is my optimum time (though could carry on longer if in good company!). I wake up about 8.30 and doze on whilst planning my day in my head until 9 - 9.30. Have tried all sorts of things many times, at the behest of friends and family who were all convinced that larkism was better, to change this but all that happened was I got mega tired and ratty, so after 66 years, I now just accept that this is how I am!
(At work we had this training - you categorised your days work into sand, grit, stones and boulders, and dealt with them accordingly - sand was the easy stuff and boulders the really hard stuff. The idea was that Early birds do their boulder work first thing and their sand and grit in the afternoon when they were slowing down. I did my sand tasks first whilst having my first coffee and my boulders just before home time. When I had to work from home for a period it was even better because I could do my "boulder" work at 10pm or later if I wanted - my best time! So you see, it doesn't matter whether you're a lark or an owl, as long as you recognise yourself and plan your days accordingly! There's plenty of room for both!

I get up around 5.30 go to bed bout 11. Love a cup of coffee first thing n catching up with the news. The older I get the less sleep I need

Another of Monica’s extreme owls here. Like others have mentioned, I get almost exactly 8 hours sleep, but find myself most awake about 11 pm, when I find myself feeling like starting some task. Will now often lie awake enjoying being warm and cosy and “meditating” after waking, often till 10-11am or later, and I really struggle if I have to get up by 8am for some reason, as I just don’t get off to sleep properly if I go to bed before midnight. Whereas at 2-3am, I sleep when my head touches the pillow till I wake 7-8 hours later. I get really annoyed when people I am not expecting to phone ring between 8 and 9 am and wake me from a deep sleep, I wouldn’t dream of ringing them at midnight and would rightly be considered rude to do so! Even when I was working, and had to be there by 8-9.30am, if I had something complicated to do, I’d try to schedule it for later in the morning or early afternoon. But I was also on call overnight and was expected to be up, dressed and functioning then!

I have a theory that whether you are a 'lark' or an 'owl' relates to the time that you were born. My son and I were both born at four in the morning and do our best work before lunch.
My other son was born in the evening and he can work well into the night, being more of a nocturnal animal!
For me the best time of the day is early morning, both in summer and winter!

I’m the same as you farawaygran I’m a night owl and get up around 8.30ish. Never been a good sleeper and don’t need more than 6 hours sleep either.

The alarm goes off at 6am, and I get up at about 6.15am. Downstairs to make a cup of tea, then into the shower. By the time I'm dried off and dressed, the tea is at drinking temperature.

I then have the arduous commute to work (the next door bedroom) and I'm at work for 7am.

I've always woken up fairly early so I guess I am more of a lark than an owl.

Bedtime is usually around 11pm and I get up at 6am summer or winter. I’m definitely a lark.

Hi I’m definitely an owl. Plus I take a lot of arthritis meds that made me tired in the mornings. I told the doc... she well if you don’t have to get up for anything then just enjoy it! So I do xx

With a bit of luck it’s usually between 7.30 and 8.30 when I getup. Normally after doing 20 mins of lying down exercises. Normally go to bed at 11pm with another 2 min exercise schedule before settling down

I wish I could sleep to around 8am - but after years of getting up to feed horses before work / now we no longer have them I still b...y well wake up early / lately I’ve been waking up around 3am and struggling to get back to sleep - grrr . I am jealous of your ability and not in the least bit superior ??

Up at 7 when on work day 9-9.30 non working day. My dogs don't rise until I do so no rush. Always been an owl which was great in my 20's when out clubbing til all hours. Usually in bed by 14 but rarely get to sleep before 1 am. Have been known to start decorating at 10pm and still be at it at 3am but these days would rather pay someone else to do it. Definately an owl ?

In bed by 11!

Definitely a night owl and hubs too. I read to relax every night till 12.30/1am, then sleep till 9.30 / 10 am .When I was working was always up at 7 am so this is wonderful ! No naps in the day , although sometimes I feel I ‘should’ve been up early but this just isn’t me!!

I've always wished I could be a lark but getting up early makes me feel ill (yes - seriously!) and by 3pm I am ready for my bed! I really do envy all you larks.

I think if I were able to get my recommended 7-8 hrs uninterrupted sleep and feel refreshed in the morning, I would love to join the larks. However I’m at the age (74) where several visits to the bathroom during the night are required - then it isn’t always easy to get back to sleep after each visit. If I sit down during the day, I fall asleep and wake up feeling lousy and annoyed that I’m wasting the day. I should be grateful however as I’m in good health otherwise.

We get up at between 8.30 and 9.00 , no reason to get up any earlier. The days are long enough from then. Usually in bed at 11.30 and I read until 12.30.

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Gosh, I shouldn’t admit to this but….. I will! About 11am I make it downstairs, sleep for an hour or so about 3 or 4 o’clock, and go to bed about half past one to two, sometimes bit later. Tried so many times to change but to no avail ?‍♀️
Spent all my life getting six children up, then got a job aged 52, still getting up at 6.15am. So when I retired at sixty ( 9 years ago) I let my body decide. Strange but it seems to work!!

An owl here and one who most certainly agrees that many larks (particularly within my social circle) look at me with distain! I have often been lectured about my sleep pattern.

I go to bed around 1.00-2.00 am and bedtime rituals take 30-40 minutes so am usually in bed by 1.30-2.30am.

I sleep poorly and could still be awake at 3.00 - 5.00 am., so still trying to sleep when larks are up and about!

I also rise several times for the bathroom so sleep is broken. I have an alarm for medication set at 10.30 am so awake and up then.

I do fall asleep during the evenings, often around 9.00pm but naturally wake after 15 minutes and am then wide awake and good to go for another five or six hours.

I have tried the 'Sleepio' programme which didn't work for me and know all about sleep hygiene. It's just that I am an owl.

My husband is a lark and goes to bed before me, around midnight and is up around 8-9 am.

I have to admit that the first hours of the day are some that feel 'mine' and I quite enjoy having the house all to myself!

I get up at 4.20am to see to 2 gcs mon to fri. I get to there house by 5.40am but need 2 coffees and a shower first. Friday night,
Saturday and Sunday i do 2 sleep ins and 2 day shifts in care and have a lie in till 5.45am i go to bed at 11pm. I Always have a nap in the afternoon even just for 5 mins.

Being a lark does not get me onto these threads early though as i don't seem to get them in my inbox for a couple of days!