tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post8831998150344357272..comments2024-03-04T02:17:47.999-05:00Comments on Something Ivory: I'm A Morning Person, What Are You?Kate Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960902615430592468noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-51502319680284446882014-01-24T14:42:32.724-05:002014-01-24T14:42:32.724-05:00Congratulations on your pregnancy Sarah! How excit...Congratulations on your pregnancy Sarah! How exciting! You'll be in my thoughts and prayers :)Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-13659214528952279222014-01-21T19:02:11.402-05:002014-01-21T19:02:11.402-05:00Hi Kate! I think you're on to something. To ...Hi Kate! I think you're on to something. To me night owls are energized by relaxing whether it is social or quiet. Their creative high is in the evening. Morning people are energized by the start of a new day and all of the productivity that is possible within the quiet routines. I use to do all my practicing in the morning too! Before having a toddler and baby soon to be I was definitely a morning person. Such a lovely time of day! Do you prefer to exercise in the morning too? I miss those days of being able to just head out for nice morning run.Sarah Jordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-3138466475089698582014-01-20T10:15:09.139-05:002014-01-20T10:15:09.139-05:00That's on my wishlist for sure :)That's on my wishlist for sure :)Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-91756690323966687042014-01-20T10:14:40.402-05:002014-01-20T10:14:40.402-05:00Me too! I really get along well with people older ...Me too! I really get along well with people older than me. I also find they have so much wisdom to offer so why not hang out around them?!Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-62250469592728072202014-01-20T09:33:15.032-05:002014-01-20T09:33:15.032-05:00I’m TOTALLY a morning person too! When you come v...I’m TOTALLY a morning person too! When you come visit (someday) we can have an early morning cup of tea together xKatie @ Loverly Shenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-78266274456466077862014-01-20T07:06:19.779-05:002014-01-20T07:06:19.779-05:00You are 100% right! I'm not a night person at ...You are 100% right! I'm not a night person at all, and do not need the craziness and crowds to make me feel good. I enjoy the quiet and love to get things done when the rest of the world is sleeping. I'm definitely an old soul...I'm pretty sure I have always been this way. I also tend to get along better with those older than me than some of my peers.AMG413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-56185273278492974022014-01-18T17:53:58.367-05:002014-01-18T17:53:58.367-05:00Everyone's responses are so interesting! Clear...Everyone's responses are so interesting! Clearly they prove that my theory was a simplification and that night owls can be the kind of people who crave stillness and quiet at home, too :)Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-64517387357166336492014-01-18T08:54:27.209-05:002014-01-18T08:54:27.209-05:00Hmmm...so I'm most definitely NOT a morning pe...Hmmm...so I'm most definitely NOT a morning person (and morning people beware: don't try to ask or say anything important before at least 10am if it demands a response - I won't register brain power at all). Yet I am an old soul. I do love the evenings, staying home hunkered down (especially in winter), and my creativity comes alive at night.Kristinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-15865750262977067022014-01-17T20:35:25.059-05:002014-01-17T20:35:25.059-05:00I am a morning person - but only on days that are ...I am a morning person - but only on days that are "my own." On vacation or weekends, I love to get up early, whether it's to enjoy a few quiet hours around the house, go for a walk, or get an early start on projects or errands. And rising early comes naturally then, unlike for many of my 20-something counterparts. I even like going to sleep early on weekend evenings when I feel relaxed. But on work days, I'd rather sleep in at long as I can, and I'm more inclined to stay up later at night. I guess that's just how I adjust to a schedule that isn't my own design.Toninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-67543918745544144262014-01-17T18:56:15.812-05:002014-01-17T18:56:15.812-05:00I am so chuckling right now… :) I can't even b...I am so chuckling right now… :) I can't even begin to explain the Great Sleep Dilemma of my life. I have tried and experienced everything you and the other commenters described (2 all-nighters in a row, hello freshman year! 5 am workouts, hey!) I have always valued larks (morning people) and have tried to change into one (it's been an on-and-off thing throughout high school). And then, cue the harps, I read the most helpful book ever. Sleep Right in Five Nights finally helped me come to terms with my sleep-phobia (now that's a long, painful history), made me appreciate sleep a bit more and now I'm totally okay with the fact that I have always been a night owl (apparently, we all tend to be either natural larks/owls ). Soon, I figured out my perfect sleep pattern (12:30 to 8am), stuck to it and finally felt awake for the first time ever (no more dizzy spells, constant lethargy or my notorious, and I mean, notorious sleepless nights). Unfortunately, my new schedule demands I wake up at six everyday. But, as I learned, the best secret to good sleep is regularity! So six am on a Monday or a Sunday, I'm up! <br />P.s. Sooo not a boring topic (just look at all these little essays xx<br />P.p.s. I pick winter, white, Apple and dark!Sabbie Narwalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-10414603602114414602014-01-17T16:08:28.885-05:002014-01-17T16:08:28.885-05:00I am totally a morning person...but I sort of like...I am totally a morning person...but I sort of like the late night hours, too. Not out at clubs, but snug in the house, when all is quiet. My husband and I get up pretty early, but we also usually stay up too late. Hmmmm...I don't know if we're morning people or night owls. (We don't get enough sleep, I guess!)<br /><br />Laura @ mumsie2five.blogspot.comlaurapearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-58465709567408831552014-01-17T13:17:57.681-05:002014-01-17T13:17:57.681-05:00Oh yes, I was definitely making quite a generaliza...Oh yes, I was definitely making quite a generalization :) I agree that nighttime can be just as quiet and peaceful and still as the morning, and there's truly something so cozy about being awake at home late into the night. You totally shouldn't feel bad about not being a morning person or feel like you're missing out. There are so many good things about being a night owl....red wine, candles, movies, curling up with a blanket on the couch. At least that's what I would do until the wee hours if I didn't get so sleepy! Enjoy it!!Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-8121094219868220352014-01-17T13:08:17.856-05:002014-01-17T13:08:17.856-05:00Great point, and I do that too. Snatching up quiet...Great point, and I do that too. Snatching up quiet time is always a priority, even if it has to be at night!Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-21669114015488792532014-01-17T11:54:35.158-05:002014-01-17T11:54:35.158-05:00I like what Tina said "It's more about th...I like what Tina said "It's more about the quiet than the time of day." I've always had a lot of difficulty waking up in the mornings--which has been compounded by the fact that, for the past 2 years, I've been taking a heavy medication every night which makes me very drowsy the next morning. I tend to stay up late not because I'm out doing crazy things (no real desire for that on a regular basis).... I just can't fall asleep. I like being in the quiet and comfort of our home during the evening hours. I like relaxing after a long day--and working 2 jobs every day--by reading a book or watching Netflix (Agatha Christie's "Poirot" and the like, hehe). There have been a small handful of mornings where I've woken up early and I really enjoyed getting a head-start on the day (and a little more time to relax with a coffee and the morning news). I wish that early mornings could be a daily thing for me, but it just doesn't seem to work with my body for some reason. It's definitely an interesting subject and I truly feel like there is something to be learned from everyone's tendencies, no matter how small, but sometimes the answers are a little more involved, it seems.Stacey McDonaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-37865712602419953352014-01-17T10:56:53.030-05:002014-01-17T10:56:53.030-05:00Well.... I used to be a morning person. I would ge...Well.... I used to be a morning person. I would get up before Alex and work out, run errands, make a nice breakfast, and then he'd roll out of bed around 10:30/11:00 and I would feel so accomplished. But now he's worn off on me. <br /><br />I completely agree about night owls vs. morning people. I NEED the quietness. And sometimes I will actually stay home while Alex goes out in the evening, not because I am too tired to stay out late with friends, but because I want the house to myself for peace and quiet. So I'll end up staying up until 1 am, but it's no different than the mornings I wake up early. It's more about the quiet than the time of day.Tina Bylandhttp://likeordinarylife.com/noreply@blogger.com