“I am a night owl. I like being up late; I like how
quiet the world is at 2 am; I like feeling like I’m getting a lot done while
others are sleeping, and I’m certain I think more clearly past 1 am. (Sean
would strongly disagree with that last statement.) Since I work from
home, my night-owl routine has gotten completely out of control. It’s not
abnormal for me to send work emails between the hours of 1 and 3 am, start
papers well after midnight, and even work on pottery in the early hours of the
morn. Monday and Tuesday of this week I went to bed around 4am and last night I
fell asleep a little before 2. Inevitably, I go to bed super late, get 5 or 6
hours of sleep, and then rise feeling groggy, unrested, and achy. This
is a stupid schedule and it needs to stop. I must surrender to a
non-musician, adult schedule and get back on track.
In order to do this, I’m going to begin a sunrise series. For
one week I will get up at dawn, take pictures of the sunrise, and post it on
this blog. Next, I will post a picture of the coffee I am drinking, because
once I have coffee I am UP. (If I didn’t add that last part, I would
post the sunrise picture, go back to sleep, and hide my dirty little secret
from you forever.) Hopefully, this will be the accountability I am
needing. My theory is that I’ll be so tired from getting up at 5 am,
that I’ll be ready for bed well before midnight. And then I’ll do it
again, and again, and after 5 days the spell will be broken. We’ll
see… So… starting Monday, you’ll see something like this posted when you
wake-up:
Fingers Crossed...”
That was published the Friday before the Sunrise Series started, and sure enough, I was up on Monday enjoying the sunrise, with a fresh cup of coffee in my hand. It was awesome. All in all, that week rocked (with the exception of one minor fail) and now, I'm craving another...
Soooo, dear
friends, starting on Monday (after a very full weekend I might add...) I will
rise (let’s hope) at sunrise and begin the Sunrise Series again. Woohoo! I’m
excited!! Anyone want to join? If you do, email me the photos you take of
the sunrise (and your coffee if you wish) at mae.twohootsandaholler@gmail.com and I’ll publish them throughout the
week.
Alright friends, let's do this.
15 comments:
That first picture is amazing! where do you live?
Does it count if I have to do it for work?! ;-) love u
@Danielle Of course! Send me the photos friend! :)
love sunset photos,so beautiful!
love this!
i am much more of a morning person than a night person! that sounds like a good plan! looking forward to some sunrise pics next week!
You bet I will send you some sunrise pics! I think next time you should do a moonrise series, and we can all send you pictures of our butts. you in?
This is a great idea. I will say that I AM going to join you in this. I stay up until 1 or 2 every single night & then sleep until 9:30 or 10am. I have even trained my 2 year old to sleep until 9:30 am. ;)
I love this idea! You've completely inspired me to do the same thing this week. You rock!!
Beautiful photos!! Such a great idea, too!! Have a lovely weekend! xo Heather
Gorgeous pictures! Good luck getting up (I'll have a cup of coffee with you in my mind, it is my life force...!)
hi there!!! newest follower to your amazing blog! love this series... cant wait to read more from ya and would love if you followed me back!
xox
ellen
thishive.blogspot.com
That sunrise is so pretty! I so wanna be there wanna trade places for a day! I could so do your life. I too am a night owl & I would have no problem staying up :) Cute post! I cannot wait to see the others...
This is so awesome! I love the idea.. I, myself need to get a better routine going maybe i'll join you in this series!! :D Beautiful sunrise btw!! ;0)
xoxox
I love this idea and the accountability part too! I think I'm going to try and start this. I have been saying I'm going to wake up for a devotional and workout forever now and I am the queen of hitting snooze lol. thanks! Hopefully you will be receiving my pics =P
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