What gets you up in the morning?

The bathroom☹️

My body clock wakes me early, can't wait to get up any time between 4 and 5 am.

Longing for a cup of tea! And usually the bathroom calls.

My bad back wakes me in tears every morning and I'm in so much pain I have to get up and dressed and take my painkillers. I hate waking up.

My cat, usually.
He has worked out that if I didn't respond to the purring, paddling, rubbing his face around any part of my body he can find and then finally the licking and nipping of my arms, that he can lay across my ribs.
Having 5.25 kilos on top of me means that after a while I struggle to breath so I have to get up.
Besides, nice to have a bit of time just with a cup of tea before the rest of the household are up.

The bathroom here too!
I’m lucky to be a my to take my time. Drink my cuppa in bed then a shower. Amble downstairs make another brew then I sit and read a paper online and decide what I’m doing that day.
Until about 2 years ago I was a regular gym member attending classes and I was up, breakfasted and out the house just before 9. Just thinking about it now makes me tired. ?

my old dog sticking his nose in my face <3

My cat Oliver purring down my ear to get me up and feed him he will not go past 7am without food,so its up feed him and put the kettle on for the first of many cuppa's during the day.

A cuppa a quick look at the news and then in the shower, don’t feel like the days started till I’ve showered.

I've just had my high bedroom window replaced with French doors so now I can't wait to open the curtains, throw open the doors and sit up in bed looking out over my garden and beyond to the sea. That gets me awake, getting up is a whole different matter!

ExDancer - that sounds like a real struggle. I wish for some relief from your pain and will be thinking about you when I wake tomorrow.

My Nespresso!

My bladder!

Mr. B.

ExDancer I sympathise as my DH is a fellow sufferer.

Another cat alarm clock here! He arrives on the dot of 7am with much purring, kneading and he kisses my nose with his wet little muzzle! How could I fail to get up!

What gets me out of bed is Guilt because I am often still there at 11 ( unless there is something already planned).

I just love getting up early these days. I used to love a lie in when I was younger, but can't seem to lie in any more. I also like the solitude of eating my breakfast and watching TV for an hour or so. DH doesn't sleep well during the night so is often asleep when it's my time to get up.

Having decided what to wear, I then head for the shower and it's all systems go (beautifully slowly!)

My dogs jumping on the bed, time to go for a walk please.

Only on a Thursday when I go to a 10am Zumba class. Any other day if I don't have anything to do in the morning, I take my time and on occasion I haven't really got up until 11am or even Noon.

As others, the loo. Then I snuggle back in bed until the chaos of my neighbour’s children thundering around the house makes me get up. They make an excellent alarm clock on school days, and I must confess I enjoy listening to them laughing and having fun. Less enjoyment when the little boy kicks his football on our joint bedroom wall ?

OH blundering around the room making tea and letting the cats come in and jump on the bed.

The dog or work or gym. On non gym days, it’s still the dog.

I make myself get up no later than 7.30 as any later and I won't sleep that night.