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hollysteers Fri 17-Apr-26 08:34:22

What gets you up in the morning?
For me, it’s the cat, mithering even if she doesn’t want anything.
For my mother, it was the thought of tea and toast.

petra Fri 17-Apr-26 08:46:02

The first thing is my bladder 😂
The second is I don’t / won’t waste the day.

Georgesgran Fri 17-Apr-26 08:46:36

Bladder! 😁

Ashcombe Fri 17-Apr-26 08:47:22

Wanting TIB, which takes me back to bed!

Cossy Fri 17-Apr-26 09:07:28

Bladder then dogs, then cuppa tea back in bed!

Whitewavemark2 Fri 17-Apr-26 09:07:58

Insistent purring -

NotSpaghetti Fri 17-Apr-26 09:12:05

I hate both getting up and going to bed.
I suppose,eventually, it's the feeling that I "ought to get on".
I could happily read in the morning for hours.

I am NOT a "morning person" - even if I'm wide awake.

Casdon Fri 17-Apr-26 09:29:30

The dog’s bladder. He has a fine line in howling. It was 6.15 this morning.

tanith Fri 17-Apr-26 09:52:21

Bathroom then a cuppa

Grannybags Fri 17-Apr-26 09:59:22

Usually bladder!

Once I'm awake and out of bed I can't go back though, unless it's ridiculously early. For some reason I don't enjoy tea in bed in the morning

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Fri 17-Apr-26 10:04:55

Technically I’m not ‘up’ yet as I’ve spent the last 2 hours drinking two mugs of TIB, then eating a bowl of Weetabix, a quick look at the newspapers, enjoying a phone call from eldest daughter and then the rest of the time looking at GN.

I need to vacuum through and mop the floors …. Hmm.
#lazygran

So obviously the thought of housework doesn’t motivate movement. 😂
Trouble is it doesn’t fuss me enough.

jusnoneed Fri 17-Apr-26 10:06:34

I usually wake around 5.30am and know that I may as well get up as I would never get back to sleep. No way could I go back once I have been up. Shower and coffee by 6.
I like to get stuff done first thing, be it in the house or in the garden. Especially when it's warmer weather.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Fri 17-Apr-26 10:06:58

Mind you, compared to the late Princess Margaret, I’m playing at the game! She was on an altogether different level of (sloth) relaxation. 😁

Sarnia Fri 17-Apr-26 10:08:10

hollysteers

What gets you up in the morning?
For me, it’s the cat, mithering even if she doesn’t want anything.
For my mother, it was the thought of tea and toast.

Mithering. There's a word I haven't heard since my Mum died. She was a Lancashire lass and often used it. Thanks for the memory.

Grannybags Fri 17-Apr-26 10:08:41

It only gets dirty again FGT so why bother...😂😂

TheWeirdoAgain60 Fri 17-Apr-26 10:15:16

1-Needing a wee!

2-Two Ann Forshaw yoghurts with a glass of unsweetened Alpro milk!

3-Work!

monk08 Fri 17-Apr-26 10:15:46

Grannybags

It only gets dirty again FGT so why bother...😂😂

My DiLs reply to her mother when she was told her dusting left a lot to be desired. 😀

Doodledog Fri 17-Apr-26 10:18:18

There always seems to be something - the postman, the cleaner, next door's builders starting at 8.00am, someone coming here to start doing something at 8.00am, a clinic appointment, a Sainsbury's delivery - I never seem to get a lie in these days, and as my sleep is so broken I would love to. 😡

teabagwoman Fri 17-Apr-26 11:35:41

1) My bladder
2) Needing a cup of tea
3) Feeling so very guilty if I don’t get up and get on.

Purplepixie Fri 17-Apr-26 11:50:21

To make sure I’m still alive!
Painkillers
Then shops.

Norah Fri 17-Apr-26 12:44:51

hollysteers

What gets you up in the morning?
For me, it’s the cat, mithering even if she doesn’t want anything.
For my mother, it was the thought of tea and toast.

We're morning people, dog needs walk - we pop out of bed.

EkwaNimitee Fri 17-Apr-26 12:59:21

My circadian rhythms! Generally around 5,30/6 am.
Listen to the news headlines then it’s up, shower, dress and down to breakfast, Can’t understand going back to bed with CIB after getting out of my cosy nest only to make the effort all over again, I like to make a start on things.

Squiffy Fri 17-Apr-26 13:31:36

Guilt! Plain and simply guilt! There’s that niggly feeling that I ought to be up and doing…

SillyNanny321 Fri 17-Apr-26 13:47:43

Bathroom visit while my cat moans & begs for food as his bowl is half empty & he is in serious danger of starvation. Between the two no chance of going back to bed 😹

Jess20 Fri 17-Apr-26 13:51:58

I'm woken by my dog who asks to go out at about 0745. I let her out, turn the kettle on, have a pee, make tea for two, let the dog in and go back to bed with our tea. Then there's emails, messages, morning news and cuddles with the dog, and we try and plan our day. When I retired I stopped getting up early.