The other night I went to bed with a slight headache. My headache medicine of choice is Excedrin, but since it contains caffeine, which would keep me awake, I decided not to take any. But I tossed and turned most of the night, without any relief from the headache, so at 4:30 I got up and took two Excedrin.
This was on a weekend, so I didn't have to get up until 7. And I am not, by nature, a morning person. At all. So getting up at 7 on a weekend is usually more like Cort and I both laying in bed until 7:15 or so, listening to Will and Helen repeatedly yell, "Mommy, it's seven!! Daddy, it's seven!!" all the while hoping that if we stay really still, eventually the other one will actually get up and get them out of their cribs. Or at least, that's what I do. I think Cort actually sleeps through all the yelling, which is why I'm almost always the one who eventually gets up. And then sometimes put Dora on the TV to catch another half hour of sleep.
Anyway, after taking the Excedrin, I was wide awake at 5:30am. At 6, I decided to get up. I went downstairs. The house was peaceful, quiet. I got on the computer and checked Facebook, Google Reader, and did some internet Christmas shopping. Uninterrupted. I unloaded the dishwasher so we could start the day fresh and without piled up dishes. I straightened up the kitchen and the living room.
By the time the kids were up at 7, I had both accomplished some "me" time and had a productive morning. This must be how "morning people" feel every day. It was wonderful!
So I got to thinking. What if I set two Excedrin on my bedside table with a cup of water, set my alarm for 5am, and popped a couple of pills early every morning? By 6am, I'd be up and raring to go! This could change my life!
After I fantasized about my new, efficient lifestyle for a few minutes, it occurred to me that this is probably how addiction starts, isn't it? Darn.
Anyway, after taking the Excedrin, I was wide awake at 5:30am. At 6, I decided to get up. I went downstairs. The house was peaceful, quiet. I got on the computer and checked Facebook, Google Reader, and did some internet Christmas shopping. Uninterrupted. I unloaded the dishwasher so we could start the day fresh and without piled up dishes. I straightened up the kitchen and the living room.
By the time the kids were up at 7, I had both accomplished some "me" time and had a productive morning. This must be how "morning people" feel every day. It was wonderful!
So I got to thinking. What if I set two Excedrin on my bedside table with a cup of water, set my alarm for 5am, and popped a couple of pills early every morning? By 6am, I'd be up and raring to go! This could change my life!
After I fantasized about my new, efficient lifestyle for a few minutes, it occurred to me that this is probably how addiction starts, isn't it? Darn.
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