On good brain days (when brain squirrels are non-vicious and exhaustion gnomes are non-immense): Wake up at first alarm at 5:30, turn on happy light box of happiness, and mess around on my phone while looking in the direction of said light until 6:30.
On mediocre brain days: Hit snooze once or twice after the 5:30 alarm, but manage to start light-and-phone routine by 6am, lasting until ~6:30.
On bad days: Hit snooze repeatedly after the 5:30am alarm, manage to struggle out of bed after convincing myself not to call in sick around 6:35-6:40.
Once I'm up, the routine always looks the same-- turn on the heat lamp for the 1 hermit crab in isolation in our bedroom, then wander to the living room and turn on the overhead light for the tank with the other 4 hermit crabs. Feed the cats their morning kibble, then put together my soda-and-lunch for the day (usually two cans of cherry coke, an apple, and a microwave pasta thing, unless I managed to put together some leftovers the night before). Then it's back to the bedroom to take my meds for anxiety and aquadynia, brush my teeth, and get dressed. Give partner #1 (who I share a room with) his goodbye hug/kiss, then go to partner #2's room and give him his goodbye hug/kiss. Coat on, backpack on, keys and phone grabbed, out the door.
In order to make my bus, the car should be driving between 6:50-6:53 (I drive to a nearby park-and-ride, then catch the bus for the majority of my commute, because I work at the top of a large hill with very limited-- and expensive-- parking). I've made it by leaving a minute or two later than that, but it's dicey, and the next bus isn't for another ~20 minutes, which means skipping most of my lunch to make up the time if I get in late and want to leave at my normal time. Drive drive drive, and hop on the bus when it shows up at 7:10. Ride the bus until it gets me to work around 7:40, get off at the stop that lets me walk ~1300 steps to work (rather than <1000), and plop down at my desk (with cherry coke #1) at 7:45.
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Date: 2018-01-20 10:17 pm (UTC)On good brain days (when brain squirrels are non-vicious and exhaustion gnomes are non-immense): Wake up at first alarm at 5:30, turn on happy light box of happiness, and mess around on my phone while looking in the direction of said light until 6:30.
On mediocre brain days: Hit snooze once or twice after the 5:30 alarm, but manage to start light-and-phone routine by 6am, lasting until ~6:30.
On bad days: Hit snooze repeatedly after the 5:30am alarm, manage to struggle out of bed after convincing myself not to call in sick around 6:35-6:40.
Once I'm up, the routine always looks the same-- turn on the heat lamp for the 1 hermit crab in isolation in our bedroom, then wander to the living room and turn on the overhead light for the tank with the other 4 hermit crabs. Feed the cats their morning kibble, then put together my soda-and-lunch for the day (usually two cans of cherry coke, an apple, and a microwave pasta thing, unless I managed to put together some leftovers the night before). Then it's back to the bedroom to take my meds for anxiety and aquadynia, brush my teeth, and get dressed. Give partner #1 (who I share a room with) his goodbye hug/kiss, then go to partner #2's room and give him his goodbye hug/kiss. Coat on, backpack on, keys and phone grabbed, out the door.
In order to make my bus, the car should be driving between 6:50-6:53 (I drive to a nearby park-and-ride, then catch the bus for the majority of my commute, because I work at the top of a large hill with very limited-- and expensive-- parking). I've made it by leaving a minute or two later than that, but it's dicey, and the next bus isn't for another ~20 minutes, which means skipping most of my lunch to make up the time if I get in late and want to leave at my normal time. Drive drive drive, and hop on the bus when it shows up at 7:10. Ride the bus until it gets me to work around 7:40, get off at the stop that lets me walk ~1300 steps to work (rather than <1000), and plop down at my desk (with cherry coke #1) at 7:45.
Morning routine success!