Thread: Are you an early bird or night owl?

I'm an early bird. Which is what makes this stupid daylight savings time "fall back" change the worst! Anyway, so I could easily be up by 4 or 5 a.m., but now that I'm retired I tend to lay in bed longer. However, I frequently go to bed at 8 p.m. It's nearly impossible for me to stay awake past 9 p.m. I've taken herbal "stay awake" and "energy" supplements, etc. for times when I have night time activities, but nothing seems to help. Even if I take an afternoon nap, my eyes just want to close by 9 o'clock. It's quite embarassing and I really do wish It wasn't such an extreme thing with me.

I'm like Peace...pretty balanced. I usually fall asleep around 10 (notice I said fall asleep...not go to bed...I'll fall asleep pretty much anywhere...couch, car...wherever) and get up between 6:30 and 7.

Another night owl here :)

Originally Posted by peace

I think I'm something in between. A very well balanced person .. muahaha!! To bed around 11 p.m. , up around 7.30 a.m. One thing I like about getting up at that time is that I often meet my very good friend, the Super Night Owl Krys, for an early morning chat before she calls it a day :)

That's right! Its much easier for night owls and early birds to hook up if there's a big pond between them.

Originally Posted by Catsrus

...I could easily be up by 4 or 5 a.m.

Wow Cats, it doesn't happen very often but there have been times that I go to bed at that time! :)

Originally Posted by krystian

Wow Cats, it doesn't happen very often but there have been times that I go to bed at that time! :)

Me too. My husband gets up for work @5:20am and he's asked me to be more quiet getting ready for bed if it's that late/early!

I'm retired now too (PTL), and my body clock still wakes me up around 7:00 AM every day (even on weekends)...

It's hard for me to keep my eyes open after 11:00 PM.

When I was working, I went to bed between 9 - 10, but I tossed and turned all night - Now, I sleep straight thru the night and wake up pretty refreshed and ready to tackle the day.

Mind you, it still takes me a while to become fully energized - Gotta have that mug of coffee before I'm fun to be around in the mornings.

Originally Posted by Romans828

I'm retired now too (PTL), and my body clock still wakes me up around 7:00 AM every day (even on weekends)...

It's hard for me to keep my eyes open after 11:00 PM.

When I was working, I went to bed between 9 - 10, but I tossed and turned all night - Now, I sleep straight thru the night and wake up pretty refreshed and ready to tackle the day.

Mind you, it still takes me a while to become fully energized - Gotta have that mug of coffee before I'm fun to be around in the mornings.

I am an early bird..I never sleep past 7:30 AM and that's late for me. I go to bed at 9PM and typically get up at 4AM

Originally Posted by A.J.

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Originally Posted by Quest

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