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Lark, Owl, or Pigeon?

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Baggs Wed 04-Jan-23 09:32:06

According to an Oxford prof, 10% of us are larks (me), 25% are owls (MrB), and the rest are pigeons.

You?

Calendargirl Wed 04-Jan-23 18:23:13

Lark.

AskAlice Wed 04-Jan-23 18:23:59

I'm a pigeon, but sometimes an Owl if something is on my mind. Never a Lark, except when I was working and it was a struggle even then!

welbeck Wed 04-Jan-23 18:25:29

what's stay in bed all day given half chance ?

NotAGran55 Wed 04-Jan-23 18:27:00

Definitely a lark. Always awake by 5 o’clock all year round.

MaizieD Wed 04-Jan-23 18:30:46

Definite Owl here. If I do force myself to get up early I wander round wondering what I'm meant to be doing.

DP is a Lark, which is OK because he brings me a steady stream of cups of tea in bed every morning. Just doesn't dare ask me questions grin

lixy Wed 04-Jan-23 18:58:04

welbeck

what's stay in bed all day given half chance ?

I think that's called having a well-deserved rest!

BrightandBreezy Wed 04-Jan-23 19:11:40

Like Callistermon21 I am an owl married to a lark. I aim to be in bed by 1 00 but it is usually 2 00. DH goes to bed straight after the news at10.30. it is never too early in the morning for him to be awake and active. He usually sends the dog upstairs about 9.00 to wake me up but it is at least 11.00 before I am motivated to do anything. 😄

grannydarkhair Wed 04-Jan-23 19:41:15

I was all three whilst I worked in social care due to shifts that were never the same two weeks in a row. Since retiring, I am very definitely an owl.

grannyrebel7 Wed 04-Jan-23 19:46:57

I'm a pigeon, but what do you call someone who goes to bed early and gets up late? That's my DH!

Callistemon21 Wed 04-Jan-23 19:54:54

BrightandBreezy
I have to read before I go to sleep!
DH wanders off halfway through the news but he does get up very early and does any ironing or pan-washing needed

CazzJazz Wed 04-Jan-23 19:58:49

Definitely an owl, especially since retiring. Glad to see I'm not the only one!

hollysteers Wed 04-Jan-23 21:59:11

Owl as always feel dreadful in the mornings even after an early night. Someone comes to me in the night and hits me over the head with a hammer…or it might be my heavy snoring taking it out of me.
Feel better as the day goes on and love the evenings which I stretch out.

fancythat Wed 04-Jan-23 22:00:13

Lark. Thankfully. Wouldnt want to be anything else.

BigBertha1 Wed 04-Jan-23 22:29:21

A dormouse. Always dropping off if I sit down.

Doodledog Wed 04-Jan-23 22:29:59

I am definitely an owl, and have been for as long as I remember.

LauraNorderr Wed 04-Jan-23 22:35:49

An owl married to a very cheerful lark.

GagaJo Wed 04-Jan-23 22:38:04

Pigeon. Although I'm at my best between 7 & 11am. And if I have no commitments (hollow laugh, I wish!), I'll happily be up till 2am and then have a lie in, in the morning.

JaneJudge Wed 04-Jan-23 22:54:24

I am a mixture of all three and it’s a nightmare

Morvenne Wed 04-Jan-23 23:42:11

I am an owl. I enjoy reading late at night after DP has gone to bed.

winterwhite Fri 06-Jan-23 11:17:21

Lark married to an owl.

grannyro Fri 06-Jan-23 11:21:40

Definitely an owl. I am very unproductive in the mornings but am more creative and competent later in the day and in the evenings.

Juicylucy Fri 06-Jan-23 11:24:08

Owl here but on the odd occasion wish I could be a lark.

nipsmum Fri 06-Jan-23 11:24:44

I am definitely not an owl and certainly not a lark, so I guess I must be a pigeon.

Redhead56 Fri 06-Jan-23 11:31:09

Don’t know what I am go to bed late but wake up very early. Mr R wakes me up because he is in and out the bathroom all the time😡

TerryM Fri 06-Jan-23 11:41:05

Owl I tend to read late