A few months ago, I changed my phone alarm to the sounds of birds chirping. I don’t set my alarm most days but it was time for no more sudden tones or songs that scare me half to death to get up. Just birds chirping. It was long overdue and I wonder why it took me so long to have a better and calmer wake up.
Most of the time, I miss the beginning of the alarm as it doesn’t jolt me awake. It’s a slow wave of sounds. Just as well, I don’t have anywhere to be.
I also wake up and immediately think about how nice it is the real birds are up and busy chatting, only to then realise it’s just my alarm. It is these calm mornings that I love the best. I get up hours before starting work so that I can ease into the day with my usual routine. Stretches with a warm drink before making breakfast. Always with tea. I find so much comfort in my morning routine, I don’t really have a wide range of breakfast’s that I like to have. It’s strange how eggs on toast never gets old.
This was such a contrast to a few years back when I was in the office every day. Springing upright and rushing to get breakfast in before half running to get the train. Don’t miss that.
What are your mornings like? Have you made any changes this year?
Lingo in Transit 
I just might change my ringtone to something like this although I rarely need the alarm these days. I tend to wake with the light. Being retired has many benefits. I also like my morning stretches but strangely, have gone off eating breakfast, a complete change!
I’ve been trying to train myself to wake up with the light- it’s not going very well. What is your first meal if not breakfast?
I have a combined breakfast lunch – a sandwich and a bikkie about 10 am. That usually keeps me going to about 3pm for afternoon tea and then dinner at around 7pm.
Oh the combo is great. I need to learn to listen more to my body instead of eating at “meal times”.
There is a lot of pressure in a family or group to eat meals especially dinner. When you have had a large lunch, why do we still eat dinner just because it is dinnertime?
I am typically not a morning person but I do love my morning runs – I am still bleary-eyed but I love being out in the open and waking up slowly that way.
It’s a great way to breathe in some fresh air too!
Absolutely! without having to fight any crowds to do so, at that time of day.