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JustGeorge

Not As Much Fun As I Look
Staff member
Premium Member
I am just waking up, and while I am usually a poo face in the morning, I can sense lethargy kicking in already and...

I don't wanna do nothing. Nope. I don't want to load the dishwasher, and sweep the floors, or work on my crafts, or even read books. I don't want to cook lunch, and I don't want to turn the aquarium lights on. I certainly don't want to deal with temper tantrums, and I absolutely do not want to put away laundry. No meditation or PT exercises for me today, either.

I dunwanna do nothing.

Of course this is all fantasy, and I'll have to do something... but its nice to pretend sometimes.
 

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
You are full of double negatives today

Eg you dunwanna do nothing means you do wanna do something... ;-)

My answer is get a strong coffee and do what needs to be done before the hyper wears of then reeellaaaxxxxxx
 

JustGeorge

Not As Much Fun As I Look
Staff member
Premium Member
You are full of double negatives today

Eg you dunwanna do nothing means you do wanna do something... ;-)

My answer is get a strong coffee and do what needs to be done before the hyper wears of then reeellaaaxxxxxx

Ah! That's what this is all about... I dealt with a lot of negatives yesterday(double, I bet), and now this is pay backs.

I'd lodge a formal complaint, but I don't want to do that. (So I'll complain informally here on RF, because for some unknown reason it makes me feel better.)

Caffeine is being engaged...
 

sun rise

The world is on fire
Premium Member
There are times when I, as it were, "gird my loins", and tell myself that I can't stay in bed. Often my bladder has the last word and once I'm up anyway the day starts unrolling or perhaps unraveling.
 

Heyo

Veteran Member
There are times when I, as it were, "gird my loins", and tell myself that I can't stay in bed. Often my bladder has the last word and once I'm up anyway the day starts unrolling or perhaps unraveling.
I have no problems getting out of bed. I sometimes get up at 4 or 5 am, get me a coffee and check RF and watch a bit YouTube. And suddenly it is 10:00 and I still can't get my <donkey> out of the chair.
 

JustGeorge

Not As Much Fun As I Look
Staff member
Premium Member
I have no problems getting out of bed. I sometimes get up at 4 or 5 am, get me a coffee and check RF and watch a bit YouTube. And suddenly it is 10:00 and I still can't get my <donkey> out of the chair.

I can relate to that, too. Once I do extract myself from bed, it can still be trouble getting the ol' donkey to make its rounds.

Stubborn mules.
 

exchemist

Veteran Member
There are times when I, as it were, "gird my loins", and tell myself that I can't stay in bed. Often my bladder has the last word and once I'm up anyway the day starts unrolling or perhaps unraveling.
You too, huh? I have developed a technique for that, now that old age is creeping up on my waterworks. What you do is get up and have a pee in the dark - which means doing so sitting down, naturally - and then creep back to bed. I find so long as I don't turn on the light, I have a sporting chance of getting off to sleep again for another hour or two, though it can take up to an hour before I doze off again. I'm working on it, to make it more reliable, as I feel sure that the older I get the more of an issue this is likely to be. The key thing is not to get irritated that you have been woken up early by your bladder. Once you allow yourself to get annoyed, it is game over.
 

Trailblazer

Veteran Member
I have no problems getting out of bed. I sometimes get up at 4 or 5 am, get me a coffee and check RF and watch a bit YouTube. And suddenly it is 10:00 and I still can't get my <donkey> out of the chair.
I do like the quietness and darkness of early morning but I have not gotten up at 4 or 5 am since I started working from home. When I worked in the office I had to get up 2 hours earlier because I had to get ready for work and I rode my bike to work which took 1 1/2 hours. I miss the bike ride but I don't miss working in the office since there are only people there and no animals, and I hate small talk.
 

Trailblazer

Veteran Member
Of course this is all fantasy, and I'll have to do something... but its nice to pretend sometimes.
The first thing I do is feed and water the raccoons and put bird food in the bird feeders. Then I put bird food out for the squirrels on the other deck. Then I do litter boxes and feed the cats if they come around. Then I turn on the laptop and check e-mail and RF posts. Then I take a shower while the coffee is brewing.... meanwhile my husband is asleep in the chair and only on rare occasion does he get up and help me with these chores. :(
 

sun rise

The world is on fire
Premium Member
You too, huh? I have developed a technique for that, now that old age is creeping up on my waterworks. What you do is get up and have a pee in the dark - which means doing so sitting down, naturally - and then creep back to bed. I find so long as I don't turn on the light, I have a sporting chance of getting off to sleep again for another hour or two, though it can take up to an hour before I doze off again. I'm working on it, to make it more reliable, as I feel sure that the older I get the more of an issue this is likely to be. The key thing is not to get irritated that you have been woken up early by your bladder. Once you allow yourself to get annoyed, it is game over.

We're both in the same boat, brother. I've found that sometimes reading a bit of something not too engrossing can help because it takes my mind off my not being asleep. But it can bother my wife.
 

exchemist

Veteran Member
We're both in the same boat, brother. I've found that sometimes reading a bit of something not too engrossing can help because it takes my mind off my not being asleep. But it can bother my wife.
Maybe try listening to something on earphones? Avoidance of light seems to be important, unless you are prepared to wake up fully and have a complete restart, falling asleep again when you feel tired. That can take 2hrs, I find. So not a lot of use if you wake at 0530.
 

exchemist

Veteran Member
The first thing I do is feed and water the raccoons and put bird food in the bird feeders. Then I put bird food out for the squirrels on the other deck. Then I do litter boxes and feed the cats if they come around. Then I turn on the laptop and check e-mail and RF posts. Then I take a shower while the coffee is brewing.... meanwhile my husband is asleep in the chair and only on rare occasion does he get up and help me with these chores. :(
And you complain about being infested with raccoons????:shrug:
 

exchemist

Veteran Member
I am not complaining, I am just trying to come up with a possible solution, but meanwhile........
You are just too warm-hearted, I think. They're ingenious little so-and-sos. They won't starve if you stop feeding them, I'm sure. But anyway, it's none of my business.
 

Trailblazer

Veteran Member
You are just too warm-hearted, I think. They're ingenious little so-and-sos. They won't starve if you stop feeding them, I'm sure. But anyway, it's none of my business.
No, they won't starve, they will just knock down everything on my deck. :eek:

Yes, I am too warm-hearted, and not only with the raccoons. They are animals so they are doing what animals do by instinct. On the other hand people who take advantage of my good graces should know better so they are blameworthy.
 

Trailblazer

Veteran Member
I actually find some don't know any better...
I think you are right, some people don't know any better but they should know better.

Officer, officer, I ran the red light and smashed into that car full of people because I did not know any better!
Imagine how well that is going to go over in court. :rolleyes:
 

JustGeorge

Not As Much Fun As I Look
Staff member
Premium Member
I think you are right, some people don't know any better but they should know better.

Officer, officer, I ran the red light and smashed into that car full of people because I did not know any better!
Imagine how well that is going to go over in court. :rolleyes:

We take for granted that people had proper upbringings. If a person grew up seeing negative behaviors, it normalizes it for them, and they repeat it, not knowing there's another way.

I did have a cop once that pulled me over for something I did wrong. I'd only been driving a few weeks. Once he determined I truly didn't know what I'd done wrong(I turned left on a red light), he kindly explained what I did wrong, and why it was that way. I appreciated it greatly.
 

sun rise

The world is on fire
Premium Member
We take for granted that people had proper upbringings. If a person grew up seeing negative behaviors, it normalizes it for them, and they repeat it, not knowing there's another way.

I did have a cop once that pulled me over for something I did wrong. I'd only been driving a few weeks. Once he determined I truly didn't know what I'd done wrong(I turned left on a red light), he kindly explained what I did wrong, and why it was that way. I appreciated it greatly.

I once took a law course for fun One of the topics was the legal principle "every dog is entitled to one free bite". The idea was that until a dog bit someone, you would not necessarily know your dog would bite. Of course that's not really true in many cases, but it was the legal equivalent of "fool me once, shame on you - fool me twice, shame me".
 
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