You know what I love? The end of daylight savings time.
Okay, so everybody loves that "free hour" of sleep we get once a year (though we're also acutely conscious that it's gonna get taken back in another six months). But after that, it's all bitching and moaning about how it gets dark so early.
Except for me. Because, as I've mentioned, I am a lapsed but aspiring morning person. The big problem is that my body is more and more light-sensitive when it comes to waking up early. The body only wants to wake up once the sun is coming up. And since my bedroom windows face west, this makes things difficult.
Not so this morning. Up at 6:15, and... well, I won't say I got right to work, but it's a start.
Oooh! You know what's also cool? I got a tiny cash windfall and bought myself something that I've been wanting a long time: a zen chimes alarm clock:
Seriously, I've been longing for this ever since my friend Dr. S. got one. Can I tell you how nice it is to wake up to? The tone is wonderful, and I can use it as a meditation timer as well. Plus, it's small enough to travel with.
Mornings just got better for me.
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Light-based alarms (which make a light -- built in or plugged in -- come on gradually) are another expensive-but-worth-it investment, especially for the light-sensitive. I still use a sound-based alarm as a back up, but it's much, much more pleasant to wake up gradually with the light, even (perhaps especially) when I don't get a full night's sleep.
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