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  • The Time I Tried to Be a Morning Person (and Failed Spectacularly)

    The Time I Tried to Be a Morning Person (and Failed Spectacularly)




    The Time I Tried to Be a Morning Person (and Failed Spectacularly)


    We’ve all seen them – those infuriatingly chipper morning people who practically skip out of bed with the sunrise, a mug of something vaguely green in hand. They preach about productivity and the magic of early mornings, while I’m pretty sure I saw a unicorn frolicking in their Instagram story (taken during their 5 am jog, naturally).

    The Pact (and My Unshakable Confidence)

    It all started innocently enough. My friend, let’s call her Sunshine Sally, suggested we try a “30-Day Morning Routine Challenge.” Blinded by the promise of increased productivity and maybe even a glimpse of that elusive unicorn, I agreed. “How hard could it be?” I thought, completely underestimating the gravitational pull my bed has on me before noon.

    morning disposition. My attempts at a “healthy” breakfast usually involved shoving dry cereal into my mouth while running out the door.

    My morning workout, a key element of Sunshine Sally’s carefully crafted routine, was even more disastrous. Let’s just say the only thing I successfully lifted was my own self-doubt (and maybe a few stray couch cushions, thanks to my impressive clumsiness).

    The Great (and Hilarious) Morning Routine Fail

    The universe, sensing my struggle (and probably entertained by it), decided to up the ante. One morning, I woke up with the unshakeable conviction that I had finally cracked the code to morning-personhood. I even managed to make a smoothie without turning my kitchen into a disaster zone.

    Feeling invincible, I decided to treat myself to a leisurely walk in the park. That’s when I tripped over a squirrel (yes, you read that right), landed face-first in a mud puddle, and had to walk home looking like a swamp monster.

  • The Time I Tried to be a ‘Morning Person’ (and Failed Spectacularly)

    The Time I Tried to be a ‘Morning Person’ (and Failed Spectacularly)

    The Time I Tried to be a Morning Person (and Failed Spectacularly)

    We’ve all seen them – those infuriatingly chipper morning people who practically skip out of bed with the sunrise, chirping about how “great it is to be up early!” Meanwhile, I’m usually peeling myself out of bed after hitting snooze for the tenth time, wondering if it’s socially acceptable to wear pajamas to work.

    The Pact (and My Unrealistic Expectations)

    My journey into the supposed utopia of early rising began, as most bad decisions do, with a conversation over coffee – well, more accurately, over my third cup of coffee while my friend, let’s call her Sunshine Sally, sipped her green smoothie.

    “You know,” Sally chirped, “You’d be so much more productive if you woke up early!”

    Thus began our pact. We’d both wake up at 6 am, go for a jog, and have a healthy breakfast. I even bought a juicer.

    person: energized, productive, and maybe even capable of making my own sourdough bread before work.

    Day 1: The Alarm Clock Becomes My Nemesis

    The first morning arrived, and my alarm clock (which I swear was judging me) blared its obnoxious wake-up call. I stumbled out of bed, feeling like I had just fallen asleep. My attempt at a “jog” resembled something closer to a zombie shuffle.

    Sally, naturally, was already back from her run, looking annoyingly refreshed. She greeted me with a perky, “Good morning! How was your run?”

    I mumbled something about “enjoying the fresh air” while mentally composing a strongly worded letter to the inventor of the alarm clock.

    Day 3: The Great Coffee Caper

    The next few days followed a similar pattern of sleep deprivation and failed attempts at athleticism. By day three, I was running on fumes and caffeine. I even resorted to hiding emergency coffee stashes around my apartment for those pre-dawn moments of desperation.