The other day, I posted a Facebook update about an hour after I got up. Someone commented back: “It’s so early! Go back to bed, woman!” (I especially liked the “woman” part. Made me giggle.) Anyway, it got me thinking about all the ways my life has changed since Sasha was born almost two years ago, but the early waking up thing is one of the biggest, for sure. The thing is, I’ve always been a kind-of early riser. I used to get up at 7am every single day. So why, you may ask, was it such an adjustment when I had to start waking up at 6am, only an hour earlier? Answer: because it just IS.
Seven is a civilized hour. It’s when Good Morning America begins, and some kids are even catching the bus by then. But six is EARLY. Six is dark outside, most of the time, nothing on but the morning news and infomercials, when all my neighbors’ houses are still dark. I can say this because it is six RIGHT NOW, as I am writing this. (I’ve been up since 5:30, but that’s another story.) The house is quiet, dogs and husband asleep. Baby is rolling around in her crib—she’s been up for about forty five minutes, don’t ask—-waiting for me to come fetch her. If it sounds like I enjoy this, I have to say…I don’t. Well, I sort of do. I like getting an early start, and getting so much done. But man, I sometimes miss having the option to sleep until seven. Or eight. Or nine. Like Auden in Along For the Ride, though, I have kind of discovered a whole other world I used to sleep through. for better or for worse. Sunrises are nice, I have to say. You don’t realize until you see them every day.
In TOTALLY unrelated news, last night we were flipping channels and I came across….Footloose. FOOTLOOSE! With Kevin Bacon, and the town that outlawed dancing. Playing chicken on tractors! Sarah Jessica Parker almost unrecognizable! I was gushing i was so excited. Unfortunately, I got vetoed by my husband, who is not so into 80′s nostalgia as I am. Little did HE know, though, that it was coming on again later than night. I set the DVR so I can watch the ENTIRE THING. Yesss! I heard they are doing a remake, possibly with Chace Crawford. To which I say: really? Is that necessary? Sometimes, you just have to wonder if some things are better just left alone.
Ooh, baby is kicking the wall. Better go. Still waiting on that sunrise, though…..
Have a good day, everyone!
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I’ve always been an early person, and the time has varied between what I’ve got going on. But now, its generally settled on 6:30. Which… seems insanely early considering I don’t work until the afternoon and have no kids. But alas, I like getting to the gym early and then being able to have an early start to my day still.
My parents forced me to watch Footloose a couple years ago, and I have to say I LOVED it and now watch it pretty regularly when I feel in need of a laugh or a good old boogie. (And I agree with you about the retake: it’s a classic movie and there’s nothing wrong with it, so why bother?)
My brother has to catch the bus at 6:10, if that’s any consolation that the world isn’t dead in the morning. I sometimes like being the only one up and seeing the sunrise, but usually I can only manage it if I haven’t slept for whatever reason.
Man (or should I say woman) I LOVE Footloose. I loved it so much in high school, I had the soundtrack. I have strong memories of driving my boyfriend home from outdoor school, where we were counselors, listening to all those great songs.
Over the summer I’ve reset myself (or tried to) from waking at 7 to waking at 6. YES, they are two totally different things! But, I need to be up early to help my broken-footed husband get ready for work. I am now doing things I’ve never done in 19 years of marriage, like ironing his shirts and making his lunch. Plus, with the diabetes thing, it’s best if I get my exercise in first thing. But god I love to hit the snooze.
One good thing about my ex is that he liked older movies and usually made me watch them with him. Footloose was one of them and honestly, I loved it!! I heard Zac Effron was going to play Kevin Bacon’s character, which would make more sense, but who knows. Ps. I had to start waking up at 6:15 since I started my new job in March, and can’t sleep in past 9 on the weekends now .. I feel your pain!! lol =)
it is my opinion that you watch wayyyy too much tv.
Oh I feel your pain. The early mornings with the baby kill me, especially on the weekend. Weekends are for lie ins! I wonder how I can teach him that.
Totally unrelated but I am on my third book of yours and loving it but I have to say Will is quite clearly a heroes name! What were you thinking
Alexa
i’m terrible sorry to tell you this but will is not a hero’s name. at all. it is a name for liars. for cheaters. for users. for womanizers. for fakers. for mean boys.
um, excuse me, my dads name is will? and hes a perfectly fine person so i dont think ur generalization is pure
Footloose
I heard that Zac Efron is def. out for Footloose. I’m wondering if it’s going to be like The Producers and Hairspray, where the new version is based on a Broadway play which is based on a movie. Which means this new version of Footloose would have singing (!), and if that’s the case then I would consider it okay that Footloose is being remade because they aren’t really touching Kevin Bacon’s Footloose.
Um, yay for long sentences…
6 definately is VERY different from 7. I’m still in High School, and when I got my first job my weekend shift started at 5 AM. I had to get up at 4, and I thought it was the end of the world that I couldn’t sleep in. Now, I love getting up so early. I see the whole world before the sun comes up over the horizon.
It really is like a whole different world, too, isn’t it?
I used to despair about the early mornings too when my son was younger. He would never sleep past 6:30, usually 5:30 or 6:00. But suddenly, when he turned 3, he started sleeping in. Until 7:30!! That was a major step and I’ve been loving this summer as we sleep until 7:30 and then leisurely wake up. I need to start waking him up earlier actually, so he’ll be ready for preschool in 2 weeks, but I just don’t have the heart to change this beautiful schedule until I have no choice. So maybe Sasha will suddenly discover the joys of sleeping in next year. Stranger things have happened! Until then, enjoy the calm and stillness of the early morning.
I’m in high school and most of us have to get up around 5:30 with school staring at 7:30. So if you ever feel like you’re the only one up, just think of all of us so you can feel less lonely.
I am a night owl. I go to bed between 1-3 depending how I feel or if I plan on reading. It sucks because sometimes I just want to get up and go drive somewhere but I feel weird about it. It makes me wish I had and “Eli” to do that with. Not even an “Eli” just somebody.
I know what you mean by somethings should just be left alone. I was born near the end of 1989 but I did grow up on 80′s movies.
I hear they are going to remake Poltergeist. Not at all thrilled with this thought what so ever.
They are also remaking Dirty Dancing. WHYYYYY?!?!?!
omg
omg how could they be remaking dirty dancing it is totally a classic
Totally agree
I totally understand what you mean about Footloose and it not being remade….and being vetoed. It’s not fair.
-Alysia
15 yrs old
Wyoming
I babysit for my nephew, and I get up around 5 in order to be there by the time my sister leaves for work. He doesn’t wake up till 7-9, though. So I can sit there for an hour or so in complete silence and let the day start to begin all around me, and it’s the greatest feeling. Second only to playing with said nephew-he gets all my jokes and thinks my singing is magnificent.
I just have to comment that the Footloose movie is going to be based off the musical which is based off the original movie. So it’s kind of a remake, but kind of not. It’s exactly like the Hairspray series.
They’re also remaking Fame, by which I am entirely offended.
IKNORITE!? have you heard the cover of the title track? Poor Irene Cara, they butchered her song.
I feel your pain…my high school bus comes at 6:35, so I’m up by 6, at the latest!
Only a few more days of sleepin’ in till noon!
this is random but you are the best!
-hannah
early mornings
An hour totally makes a difference. I have been responsible for getting a 69 year old woman to work at the ungodly hour of 7 am, six days a week. Which means leaving by at least 6:40. (Don’t even ask. Just the fact that she is 69 and has to be at work that early is a travesty in itself. The CVS down the street isn’t even open yet.) Anyway, I burned out on the schedule and so did my successor. Thank goodness, she discovered public transportation that is free for seniors!
It is nice to get up early sometimes, I have to soon to start my internship in a kindergarten class I’m excited though. I love footloose!
I have been reading your journal for a long time now and I remember the post announcing you were pregnant. Was that two years ago????? Whoa!
im a sophomore, and i catch the bus at 6:04 every morning, making me get up at 5:15. so believe me, i know what you’re saying about it being early and nobody else is up.
poor high schoolers. it’s ridiculous that we have to get up soo early.
i get what u mean i get up @ 5am 2 get the bus @ 615am even tho school doesnt start until 8am. its horrible living so far from the only high school in the county
Hi Sarah,
I just had my 2nd baby (first baby, my son passed due to an infection of being premature) Jasmin (She’s 3 weeks this week) and I have to wake up whenever she gets hungry, needs a diaper change or even just to be held etc. I’m not an early bird persay unless I have things that I need to get done that day otherwise I would love to sleep until 10am or later.
I hear you about having to wake up so early.
Having the time to write whenever that is is a great time.
Happy writing.
i’m sorry to hear about your son. know what makes me feel better when i’m missing someone? my teacher once told me that everytime you think of them, they are thinking about you ;]
God bless both your kids.
Wow! The food looks delicious though I’m vegetarian
. Oh and I love just how wonderfully you bring your thoughts to words, MAGNIFICENT!!! I guess that’s what you call an amazing author 
I am two degrees away from Kevin Bacon. Woo hoo!
Sarah, I’m pretty sure it’s confirmed that Chace Crawford will be in the remake of Footloose. I think Zac Efron was originally offered the role, but turned it down.
Diana
You’re right, sunrise is great. I prefer it over sunset, honestly.
Oh, boy. I watch Footloose SO much. I love it. I am absolutely dreading the remake. I really feel the first movie is perfect. I actually haven’t found ANYONE that is looking forward to the remake. Of course, I am probably going to end up dragging myself to see it even though I don’t want to. That way I can know for sure whether I like it or not.
Is that weird? Haha.
Footloose
zac efron is also said to have a part in footloose.