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What time do you get up in the morning?

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Loislovesstewie Thu 13-May-21 08:21:08

I get up between 5.15 and 5.30 a.am. I am just a natural lark(DH is exactly the opposite!). I take the old dog, yes I mean the canine not DH, out early. We enjoy the peace and quiet, I hear birds singing, chat to other early risers and then home for breakfast! Lovely!

glammanana Thu 13-May-21 08:15:09

When I was working it was always 6ish for a quiet cuppa before family got up.Mr G would have been on a 3 shift system so he may have been home or at work.I did this for 30+ yrs.
Since retirement I get up when I feel I have had enough sleep usually about 8am,except for this morning where I am due to take my car to the garage for MOT for 9am I got up thinking it was 7.30 when in fact it was 6.30 I had read the time wrong on my bedroom clock hence me being on here passing the time until its time to leave.

nanna8 Thu 13-May-21 07:54:35

8.30 am since I retired. I used to get up at 6.45 am when I was working. Many tens of years ! If I have an early meeting or appointment I get up earlier of course !

dogsmother Thu 13-May-21 07:47:53

From 6:30 but I always go downstairs sort out dishwasher, dogs and then bring cuppa back to bed, recently bringing breakfast too.

H1954 Thu 13-May-21 07:47:25

This morning it was 7am, OH has an appointment at 9am so I set my alarm. Normally, we get up when we wake up, unless we have anything planned.
We do volunteer locally and those days involve very early starts, often up at 5am depending on where we are needed.

downtoearth Thu 13-May-21 07:45:03

I wake anytime between 5.30 -7.15, getting up is another matter since latest lockdown have procrastinated with either phone, ipad, or book and getting out of bed around 10, day is too long on my own otherwise, hopefully when all my activities and meet ups start again I will be the lark I am naturally instead of the sloth, in bed usually about 10ish

BlueBelle Thu 13-May-21 07:41:28

I go to bed between10 and 11 pm Awake around 5 play games on my iPad listen to the radio and get up always up on the dot of 7 whether I m doing anything or not (no alarm)
I don’t feel superior at all but I do enjoy being a lark I often see the most glorious sunrises whilst others slumber

JaneJudge Thu 13-May-21 07:37:04

at this time of year it seems to be 6.15

Jaxjacky Thu 13-May-21 07:35:05

If Mr J is working, as he is today, we’re up about 6:30, if he’s not we’re up when we like, usually before 8:30. We’re in bed at 10’ish, depends what we’re watching. No feeling superior here! If I’ve had 7-8 hours sleep, I’m awake.

fevertree Thu 13-May-21 07:08:06

We are awake and up at 7 a.m. (no alarm) for 3 days a week because OH leaves for work at 8 a.m. (Tue - Thu). He makes tea and I stay in bed reading until he leaves for work and then I might go for a walk, clean the house, chat to my sister by text etc.

Fri to Mon we wake at about 8 a.m. and I make the tea.

We are upstairs by 10 p.m. and lights out is when one of us says "my eyes are going" smile.

tanith Thu 13-May-21 07:03:06

Awake around 5:30 cuppa in bed watch the news or read till 7:30ish.

BigBertha1 Thu 13-May-21 06:35:58

Read the news!

BigBertha1 Thu 13-May-21 06:35:15

I wake up about now 6ish having woken several times in the night then I read the we and various other things on line, do my ,words, read some if my book and stay in bed till about 8 listening to Classic FM. No rush to get up here unless we have planned early golf or a day out. Even then I wouldn't be leaving the house before 10. Bedtime is 10pm.

Urmstongran Thu 13-May-21 06:32:30

Anytime between 6am and 8am. I don’t set an alarm just get up when I’ve had enough sleep. I don’t go to bed too late though - around 11pm. I don’t feel superior in any way, but I do love to be up at this quiet time of day!

grandMattie Thu 13-May-21 06:23:33

I’m normally up at 0530+ And am a “extreme” lark. Best time of day! I do have a nap in the afternoon.

JennyNotFromTheBlock Thu 13-May-21 06:18:01

I usually get up at 6 or even earlier

FarawayGran Thu 13-May-21 06:15:13

I am not an early riser. The reason that I am posting this at
6 am is because I haven't slept a wink.
When I get around to reading the discussions I find the larks among you have filled up to seven pages.
I wonder how I got the impression that 'Larks' feel superior to us 'Owls'
'The early bird catches the worm' is a lofty saying by Larks, but I don't know if there are any such sayings by Owls, I can only remember :
A wise old owl sat on an oak
The more he saw the less he spoke,
The less he spoke the more he heard
Why can't we all be like that wise old bird
Even if we do sleep until mid-morning! moon