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DarkPenguin

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Got up at 6am this morning
« on: September 09, 2015, 07:19:03 am »

How do people do this?  The cats are confused and seem to think the soviets are attacking.
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Re: Got up at 6am this morning
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2015, 07:21:18 am »

Welcome to every morning at my house (assuming the baby doesn't decide that 5:00 am is wake up time like she did this morning).  You get used to it eventually (sort of).
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Re: Got up at 6am this morning
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2015, 08:00:48 am »

The curious thing is that, looking out the window, I always find someone who has woken even earlier...
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Re: Got up at 6am this morning
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2015, 05:35:18 pm »

Every Morning When I Was In Germany The First Time, Back In The 70's I Would Listen To Radio Luxembourg.

They Would Say "Good Morning, It's A New Dawn" At 12 Am.

I hear in New York they never sleep.
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Re: Got up at 6am this morning
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2015, 05:41:15 am »

...isn't 6am "normal" (well unless your a teenager in which case it is Noon)?
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Re: Got up at 6am this morning
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2015, 06:23:52 am »

During working days, I try to go to sleep no later than 11:30 pm and wake up at 6:20 am. So, if the kid and cats are quiet I can sleep almost 7 hours. But it rarely happens...
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Re: Got up at 6am this morning
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2015, 07:36:55 am »

We're up between 5:00-5:30am every day. Cats are waiting to be fed by 5:00am. At least 1 neighbor always gets up before us.
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DarkPenguin

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Re: Got up at 6am this morning
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2015, 11:51:14 am »

I get up at 9.
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Re: Got up at 6am this morning
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2015, 01:25:05 pm »

My wake times (and go to sleep times) are wildly inconsistent.

On a regular work day, I get up somewhere between 6:30 and 7:30am, to be at work between 8:30 and 9am (with the kid at school). On a weekend, I sleep until forced to wake up by the family.  My pattern for going to bed varies wildly, but "usually" I tell myself I'll be in bed by 1am.  In the real world, it is often 2 or 2:30 before I get to sleep.  Then, occasionally, like last night, I pass out early because I've been pushing myself like that with 4 hours per night for too long. If something is going on, I can get up as early as maybe 5:00am if needed, but that's the border. If I have to do any earlier, it is far easier to just stay awake from the night before.

I have pretty terrible insomnia.  I've gone to work many, many times at 4:30am because I still couldn't sleep so I might as well just get up and go in.  It is weird, though. I'm not an insomniac like some, where I wake up in the middle of the night. I have a TERRIBLE time falling asleep, but once out, small scale nuclear war probably wouldn't wake me up. I'm like a rock. It takes me, usually, four separate alarms to wake me up (and the clocks can't be too close to my bed or I smash them).

My issue is basically this: I need 7-8 hours of sleep to feel "good".  But, if I get that, then I'm not even remotely tired after 16-17 hours (after 8 hours of sleep, I can usually go a solid 22-23 hours before being tired again).  So, unless I moved to Mars, I'm screwed.

Whatever... I'll sleep when I'm dead.  ;D
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Re: Got up at 6am this morning
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2015, 05:06:42 pm »

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I have pretty terrible insomnia.

Yep, Me Too

I take One Ambien CR 12.5 Mg And One 50 Mg Of Elavil.

I can sleep about 5 hours, at that point I sometimes get up for an hour and then I can go back to bed.

I have 5 dogs that always seem to be happy to see me.

My Last Cat "Buddy" died some years ago, He was a very good cat, And I don't think I could ever replace him.

They are part of our families, and not just dogs and cats.
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Re: Got up at 6am this morning
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2015, 05:39:10 pm »

The interweb knows all!  These guys make a chart on "wake up calls" (US based):

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Re: Got up at 6am this morning
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2015, 06:00:15 pm »

As usual, darkpenguin is off the chart.
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Re: Got up at 6am this morning
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2015, 09:08:07 pm »

My boss is in CA so it all works out.  :)

3 days in, tho, and I'm really sick of this back brace.  Don't miss the sciatic pain, tho.
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