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waking up tips Posted: 03-20-08 05:01am
So, I had to wake up at 5 am this morning
to come and nanny/babysit early because
the mom is going to London and her plane
was really early in the morning.
I guess 5 am might not seem too bad for
people, but I am usually not awake until 9
so all you 7am risers imagine waking up at
3am.
What are some tips on waking myself up? I
don't like coffee, so that's a no go.
It's still dark out and I can't turn the
lights up high in the apartment because
the kids still sleeping and I don't want
to wake him up early. I'd nap, but he
wakes in an hour and I'm afraid if I fall
asleep I won't want to wake back up again
and I'll be a mess.
I'm so sleepy.
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benc152
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Posted: 03-20-08 05:22am
I wake up at 5:30am for school
i'm a mad coffee drinker, but other than
that
straight into a (usually) cold shower
ipod in with music
and a few cigarettes.
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PenguinsRus
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Posted: 03-20-08 05:24am
Oof, I could never wake up at 5:30 every
day. I used to wake up close to then back
when I was in high school but I got
completely out of the habit after I left
and got into the college and work world.
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 03-20-08 12:38pm
oh gosh---get some mountain dew--or
cafinated tea i dont know im usually up
with the alarm
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mominashoe
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Posted: 04-08-08 09:35am
Caffeine doesn't work for me. I am 29 and
I still don't have something that wakes me
up, other than the kids
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PenguinsRus
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Posted: 04-08-08 09:46am
The alarm always seems to hit right in the
middle of a deep dream/sleep cycle now a
days. It takes me sooo long to wake up.
Oh well.
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mominashoe
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Posted: 04-08-08 13:11pm
I don't know how well they work, but you
could get one of those alarm clocks that
gradually wakes you up and has the rising
sun on it....I had a friend that had one
and she said it worked for her.
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Aunt WeeWee
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Posted: 04-08-08 13:27pm
I'm up @ 5:20am to get readi for school,
sometimes earlier. The first thing I do
is turn my radio on, then usually get a
glass of some kind of caffiene (usually
soda or tea) (mornings are the only time i
drink caffiene drink, the rest of the day
its water & juice), then I take a
shower. By that time, I'm pretty awake.
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coliejo
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Posted: 04-08-08 13:34pm
caffiene usually does not wake me up, it
just doesnt let me fall back asleep, so i
take it when i have to get up early. I
hate getting up earlier than i have to, so
i dont shower or anything, i just deal
with being half asleep. Lately, though, i
have not even heard my alarm go off, but i
reset it (somehow) in my sleep for a later
time and miss my classes.
mominashoe, what i s the alarm clock that
wakes you up gradually? ihave never heard
of it....
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mominashoe
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Posted: 04-08-08 14:43pm
Hmm, well I don't know how to describe it
exactly, but it has a light on it that
looks like a sun and it really gradually
lights up so that it's like waking you up
with the dawn to daylight if you were
outside, no matter what time it is....and
then when you are going to sleep the light
has a dimmer on it, so it's like the sun
going down.
I had to look up what its called: Digital
SunRise Dawn/Dusk Simulator Clock. I
think they have them on Amazon if you want
to see what it looks like.
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coliejo
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Posted: 04-08-08 21:24pm
ok thanks, that sounds like osmething that
would work good for me, i'll have to check
it out
