How long does it take....

**sirrahved** · 05-18-2007, 07:17 AM

It totally depends on the day, and I haven't been able to figure out what makes the difference. Even on my earliest days at work (have to be there @ 4 am) some days I pop right out of bed and I'm alert the whole day. Other days I don't know how I even make the 20 minute drive.

Dh is like yours. He's up and doing stuff within 15 minutes of waking. He'd love for his days to end around 4 o'clock, though.

**Sirrahsim** · 05-18-2007, 07:39 AM

I am very groggy in the morning but find that turning on every light in the house as soon as my eyes open helps chase away the cobwebs. Hubby laughs at me but I just tell him that it is my "light therapy"

**k9krazee** · 05-18-2007, 07:54 AM

I always set my alarm about an hour before I actually want to wake up. The snooze is set for 5 minutes and I know that I can hit it 6 times and still have enough time to dress and get ready for class. The ten minute walk usually wakes me up quite a bit...especially if there's snow or rain involved. So on a regular schoolday it takes me about an hour to become coherent.

**JenBKR** · 05-18-2007, 08:33 AM

ugh I am so not a morning person. The alarm goes off at 6:00, at which time Roscoe jumps up and runs around the room to be let outside. Every once in a while, if I pretend I'm still asleep, hubby will let him out. But usually he just nudges me and tells me to get up. So I let him out, feed the cats, then go back to bed. Around 6:30 hubby gets up to shower, and I continue hitting the snooze until he's done, about 7:00. Then I lay there with the covers over my head and say '5 more minutes!' until I look at the clock and realize if I don't get up that second I am going to be very late to work. I'd say I fully wake up around 5:00pm, when I get to go home

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 05-18-2007, 08:35 AM

Alarm goes off at 6.45am
2.30pm - still asleep

**sparks19** · 05-18-2007, 11:16 AM

Seconds.....

LOL.... now don't get me wrong. I LOVE to sleep in more than anything in the whole world but when my alarm clock goes off I am up and out of bed and ready in 15 minutes lol.

**kuhio98** · 05-18-2007, 11:32 AM

Well, my work situation is a little different than most since I just have to walk down the hall to the dining room where breakfast is waiting for me then a long stroll to my office.

When I'm at work, the alarm goes off at 5:00. Normally my "bladder alarm" has already awoken me so I'm already up. Pee. Wash face. Brush teeth. Brush hair. Get dressed. Slap one some makeup. Leave my room. Look down and double-check that I didn't leave the room naked (because my brain is still technically asleep). Get breakfast -- more importantly -- get coffee!. Walk to my office. Boot up the computer. Eat breakfast while I read e-mail. Look at the clock -- it's 5 o'Dark thirty. Check my mirror to make sure I don't have any breakfast in my teeth then I'm off to my first meeting of the day (6:30).

My brain finally awakens around 9:00 after a few more cups of coffee. Until then I basically run on autopilot. My boss has actually come in my office, looked deep into my eyes and said, "You're still asleep. We'll talk about this later."

Thank goodness I don't have to drive any heavy machinery!

When I'm off work, try as I might, I usually can't sleep past 7:30.