stephanie is: 
only off one day this weekend…
Monday Meme 2 : 2005-05-30 : Good Morning!
1. Are you a morning person? What time do you usually get up? When would you get up if you had no obligations?
In the times when I was free to make my own schedule, I found myself nearly nocturnal. I’m not sure why, since I like daylight and hate driving at night. I usually get up around 6 am on weekdays and between 8 and 10 am on weekends. I have so little free time that I feel motivated to not sleep through it all.
2. What is the first thing you do after getting out of bed?
I take my retainers out and brush my teeth.
3. Do you have a set morning routine? How long does it take you to be ready to leave your house?
Here is my work day routine:
Danny’s cell phone wakes us up at 6 or 6:30 am. We lay in bed watching the local news for about 15 minutes. Then I get up and brush my teeth/pee/strip before getting in the shower. After the shower I get dressed (which Danny complains takes too long). ThenI grab my cell phone from it’s charger and head downstairs. Downstairs I give the dogs their breakfasts and fill their water bowls. Danny is usually down there first and he makes us drinks (tea for me and coffee for him) while the girls go out back to potty. I fix my lunch and pack up my work bag. We grab our bags/drinks/keys and then carpool in to work together.
4. What is your favorite thing about morning?
If it isn’t going to be a difficult day, then it’s having the whole day ahead of me. If things have been crappy lately, then morning means I made it through one more lousy day/night.
5. Describe your ideal morning.
Wake up to sunshine and the sounds of the ocean. Lay in a super soft bed with the boy and do the husband-and-wife stuff. Be covered in a big pile of fluffy puppies. Eat a picnic breakfast on the beach with my toes in the sand.
I was the 350th person to take this week’s Monday Meme!