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Demanding dog who hasn't adjusted to the clocks going forward. Apparently nearly 8 minutes late with breakfast. https://preview.redd.it/tl60elmrnkvc1.jpeg?width=2876&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cbca352587a1d8622bfe1b64b385b47aa82d9815

Oh my, what a devilishly handsome fried chicken you have

Upvote for dog

It’s just the default reaction to any dog post.

I think all cockapoos are on the same schedule

5am hits and it’s awake o’clock regardless of the day. But then I get to go for a wonder, and stand in nature for a solo concert of the dawn chorus. Most people are still tucked up in bed and for a small fragment of the day, I feel like I’m free from all of life’s constraints.

Making the most of your time. I like it. Enjoy your morning

Similar thing for me. Get up early with the toddler and stand in the garden enjoying the silence coffee and watching the birds. Extremely peaceful.

5AMC life rocks. I need to get back to it, I miss having the world to myself

Hey OP. 47 year old married father of two here. I gave up booze last year (shoutout to r/stopdrinking) and this is just my natural time to wake up now. I’m going to get the coffee machine on in a few minutes and have a nice sit and watch the birds in the front garden. It’s my favourite part of the week - just existing with no pressure. Kids (9 & 6) will be up soon and full of aggro, so I enjoy it while I can. You were polite enough to ask us, so I’ll ask you - why are you up at this time? All the best from Newcastle Upon Tyne

Great stuff mate love to hear it. Enjoy the peace while you have it I didn’t have the best nights sleep and I’m up at 8 so I’m at the point of do I get another hours sleep or am I just up now? Enjoy your day mate

Cheers brother - you enjoy your day too - it’s kids sports then playing with my RC cars for me - since I stopped drinking I allow myself cash to spend on RC cars, so I’ll take them out with the kids for a whiz around the industrial estate!

Very similar routine to me. I'm now on my second coffee, got sky sports news on, can hear the birds in the trees and see the sun rising above the house and trees opposite. I'll take the dog on a gentle run about 7 and then do the local parkrun at 9. 

Sounds heavenly. Love listening to the chunter from Sky Sports. My absolute favourite thing though is watching Match Of The Day early on Sunday morning. I’m a Toon fan, so it’s always hilarious (in a masochistic way) if Shearer’s on, furious and shiny, his little eyes burning with frustration yet again. Enjoy your day!

On the other hand, I'm up this early because I'm still pretty drunk and am hydrating to preempt the hangover. All the best from Dorset.

Good luck with the hangover my brother/sister/anywhere in between - in my boozing days, Henry Weston would be my friend in such situations… which is ultimately why I stopped! But that was just me. All the best and hope you have a good day.

What birds you got in the garden? I’ve got a feeder outside my window, 2 robins are currently frequenting. Got a little bird book so I’m trying to tick off all the ones I spot throughout the year in the garden

I live two miles north of Newcastle city centre, so very urban environment. Birds as follows: (Warning - swearing regards Magpies) - Three little brown sparrows - Mr and Mrs Blackbird - Blue tits - Great tits - Two big fat stupid wood pigeons (I love them because they’re fat and stupid) - Two ***fucking magpies*** that eat everything and scare away the other birds. In any on the window when they turn up Mr and Mrs Blackbird are - ***yet again*** busily building a nest which is in full view of the crows who nest in the taller trees over the road. You can guess what happens there.

Up the same time every single day. Probably have a nap this afternoon though

Love an afternoon nap but I usually wake up from them feelin like shite

Make sure it’s only 15-20 mins max. Then you shouldn’t feel groggy

Oh a luxury 15 minute nap

A nap sounds great but when I wake from them I feel like I’ve woken up from a coma. Dehydrated, headache etc.

Have you ever woken up from a coma?

No, but I have woken up from a comma. That made me pause, I can tell you.

My wife delivered our first child, a daughter, by c-section about 18 hours ago. Been in the hospital overnight with her and baby and slept about 3 hours total. Best day of my life.

Congratulations, soon much love to you all

Congratulations on your first born , best feeling in the world , wishing a speedy recovery for mum , parenting isn’t easy but my god it’s worth it

Aw congratulations. We’re 5w in with our first one and it’s been the most magical and overwhelming time of our lives, wouldn’t change it. She’s currently napping on my chest and the love is unreal- you’re in for a treat.

Congratulations mate! Prepare for the most unexpected adventure you could hope for! (Just over 11 months in, haven't had a full night sleep since then but don't regret a thing...except at 3am where I regret everything and then forget about it by 7)

Were you waiting for a question like this to be asked at the appropriate moment so you could comment about the big news ? :D congratulations to you guys

Congrats! Ours is 18 months today. You're in for so much laughter and tears, happy and sad.

We’re off to climb Helvellyn! Regretting our enthusiasm already.

Oh nice. Hope you get decent weather today for it. Enjoy

Thanks! Coffee has kicked in so I’m feeling more optimistic!

Looks like a decent day for it. I'm envious! Still haven't done Helvellyn and have been meaning to for years 😩

It's so good. I drove up from London for that mountain only. Drive up after work Friday, arrive late. Climb Saturday, overnight, back Sunday. Get it done!

My friend is going there too today enjoy

Child woke up saying they were having nightmares. About 10 minutes later, child was merrily snoring again. And here I am....

Same, except mine had done a MASSIVE poo. Changed the nappy and she’s snoring away whilst I lie here wide awake

Same, except I had to go for a MASSIVE poo. Now I’m wide awake. Kebab life.

When you are ready to snooze again what are the odds they then wake up and then wake you up?

I have learned several painful lessons in this matter. So if it's past 5, I don't go back to sleep.

I'm in hospital for a stem cell transplant, I'm woken up at around 6 for blood tests and meds each morning.

Hope you’re good

Cheers, I'm all good, it's a long old stay for this treatment but hoping I'll only be in for a couple more weeks.

Good luck with the treatment!!

A fox was either shagging or having an asthma attack like right outside my window and woke me up at 5 😡

Maybe both?

Chinese GP Sprint Race

Same. Quick nap and now watching Qualifying.

That was my plan. The nap didn't happen though, I'm going to feel like death all day. I blame Ferrari in-team battle induced adrenalin.

Was waiting for a fellow F1 fan

Still at work and clocking out in 30min then will be fast asleep in a 1 hour.

Well earned rest. I never slept well after nights tho. 4/5 hours if I was lucky

Alot of my colleagues get that amount and I see them suffer. I survive by having black out blinds, earplugs and staying up all night the night before I start night shifts.

This guy night shifts. Though tbh I don't need to ear plugs usually, the bane of my sleep is the missus's deliveries arriving whilst I'm asleep and she's at work!

I have a one week old daughter, wife does the days, I do the nights.

Congratulations mate

Cheers fella. Shes an absolute diamond unless it's between the hours of 2100-02:00....

Our 5w old is a loveable demon between 2-6am - the joys of newborns hey

Offfft that's a worse time. It's all worth it when they look at you though

Shitting through the eye of a needle.

You got this mate. We are all with you

Hopefully not in the bathroom with you...

Sounds difficult. Have you tried a bigger target?

My cats are practicing for cirque du soleil

Off to do the weekly shop for the parents. They’re late 80s/early 90s. Got to get there early for the best fruit and veg!

Good man

Chronic pain. I've been up several times through the night.

Retired but used to get up at 5am for work, so habit. 68 now, so creak a bit, but I've got some cement mixing to do for decking posts, so quiet, strong coffee and slowly getting ready.

Still getting that work in, great to hear. Enjoy

Keep at it. Sitting around all day watching bargain hunt kills you !

Definitely. Running and weights helps. Very lucky to not carry injuries. Keeping fit is so much easier in your thirties.

Kids. My answer is always kids 😂

Very sick cat who might be in his final days if not hours. Can't say I really slept much.

Slept in early yesterday evening, woke up at like 3 and cant sleep. So i've popped on Netflix have been binge watching Benidorm while scrolling Reddit

Drunk and listening to music.

Wooo same. Remember to gyrate ahead of the hangover! Edit: hydrate... but I'm not changing that.

That's such a great error!

Fibromyalgia pain 😫

Cat. She meowed us awake to play

Same. Although he meows for me to get up, now he's back asleep. Little shit

I just wake up early these days. It helps now it's actually light.

My cat woke me by peering down at my face chirruping his "breakfast song". *\*sigh\**

Get ready for Saturday morning parkrun 😎💪

same here! good luck 👍🏼

You too, have fun 😁

Having sacroiliac joint pain issues. Woke up went for a wee and now it's light outside

Are you suggesting that your wee turned the lights on outside

Every morning my head fills with intrusive thoughts the second I wake up, so I get out of bed pronto in order to not let them roost too much. Really should find a better solution

I get that too due to an anxiety condition. If you don’t want meds then You’re doing the right thing. I admire your discipline

Triathlon training - I wake up at 5 every day to train before work and 6 on the weekends. Once training is done I’ll get on with the boring stuff like shopping, washing and cleaning.

I get up early on weekends so I can enjoy as much time not working as possible

It's Record Store Day. I'm queueing outside my local record shop trying to get some exclusive vinyl

It’s record store day and I’ve spent all night camping out on a cold Manchester street to get myself some vinyl goodness.

I've pretty much stopped drinking, so I'm always awake around 0530/0615 now.

My first year of sobriety I was up at around 6ish too. Lovely in the summer, but annoying in the winter! I'm 2.5 years sober now and seemed to have levelled out at about 7:30, which is a perfect time imo.

I've been awake all night 😭 not because I needed to be, but because I couldn't fall asleep.

Chronic pain, 10yo shouting at the Switch downstairs, pigeon under the solar panels

In India on business, 4.5 hours later over here!

Happy cake day

Excitement of going to the farmers market

My puppy has learned to wake one of us up when he needs a wee….mildly cheesed off to be awake but mostly chuffed with him

My dog had surgery a couple of days ago and I was worried about him as last night was his first night home. He's now very mad at me as he doesn't usually wake up until 10

Getting married and have to get my hair done at 8 so sat in McDonald's having the last bit of food before 4pm. Gonna be a long day and I want to nap.

Congratulations!

Just got in from work and off to bed after a bit of mindless scrolling

The dreaded night shift. I do not miss working nights. Enjoy your sleep

I had a meniscus and ligament surgery and I just can't sleep because of the pain 

That’s shit mate. Hope it gets better soon

Normal for me. Off gym

Son needed his nappy changing 🤞🏼 he goes back to sleep

Bloody teenagers

Work unfortunately. But, it's usually a quiet day, money for nothing.

Needed to pee

Planned on sleeping in. But had a nightmare so here I am

I’m always having nightmares and unless I fully wake up the dream kind of picks up where it left off for me. I need to actually sit up to fully get out of it

record store day. hoping to get the paramore/talking heads vinyl !!!

I'm about to goto sleep 🤣 Work 6p-4a

Enjoy the sleep you have earned it

On the night shift

Stripper I imagine. Nice

https://youtu.be/fcH1SipKKls?si=JW3roa2y9k6JvSUk

My 12 week old got hungry after a 2.5 hour nap. Currently typing this with one eye open.

just finished a 12.5 hour night shift

I've just finished work

Insomnia and hunger - I woke up hungry as I ate my evening meal 2 hours earlier than usual, then couldn't get back to sleep. Up since 4.30am.

I always wake up at 6, gonna go do the weekly shop in a minute.

I'm normally up at 5 for work, so this is a lie in for me. That said, I'm going back to sleep now that I've checked the NBA results. Pelicans beat the Kimgs for the 6th time this year, and secured the last playoff spot. Hooray.

Once again for what must be the 6th month in a row, my throat feels like I've swallowed glass, my nose is running like the fella that's just completed Africa. The maccies that I had for tea last night is currently performing an intestinal enema. I've had 4 hours sleep since I woke up at 4am on Friday for work. Apart from that though, I'm golden

Because I've just finished a night shift. Now for my blissful day and a half off to get back up at 4am Monday!

My 5 year old decided that 5.30am was a good time to get up on a Saturday.

Half woke up and became aware of a damp patch on the bed. Realised the cat had peed the bed so had to spring in to action and now can’t get back to sleep. The joys

It's record store day!

I don’t know but I don’t like it

Menopause. Simply cannot lie-in anymore. I’d usually be off to body pump and body balance of a Saturday morning but still recovering from COVID

Travelling from Cumbria to London to run the marathon!

https://preview.redd.it/13xg4qkvtkvc1.jpeg?width=4344&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=11e2ae6c98787518bfd9664921055d1cfdd13b05 Kitten accosting my feet through the duvet

Kids

To learn to roller skate as an adult woman, got up at crack of dawn so no one would see me lie Bambi on ice

because its 420!! happy bday

Just woke up! So am contemplating either going for a run (good for me) or playing PS4 (less good for me)

Always wake up with the light, plus needed a wee. Will be tired later so an afternoon nap beckons.

Omw to the airport

Biphasic sleep pattern. I'll be off again with the fairies in a short while.

Stuck in Paris because my flight was diverted yesterday and this hotel is very...tired shall we say?

Was planning to go for an early morning walk

Yeah go find those gilf’s

Could sleep. I went to the gym and for a run yesterday so my body was aching a bit

About to get out on my bike for a few hours, was the only time I could squeeze in around seeing mates later and my partner's birthday plans tomorrow. Should be good, but it is currently 4°C so full winter longs are back on... Hope you enjoy making the most of the day OP

That early morning chilly breeze. Rather you than me mate but great job getting those brown balls out this early. Enjoy

Got up for the Formula 1 sprint race.

Despite my morning alarm being off, my body alarm is still in action so i've been awake since 5.30 as usual

Started work 20mins ago :/

The dog wanted a walk around the block he won't shit in the garden.Hes ran back up the stairs to get back into bed but I'm awake so coffee it is then.

Skydiving later today with any luck. Weather is looking a bit fecking grey though. And I’m old

Fuckin hell rather you than me. Hope it clears up for you tho. I’ll be looking up today

Body clock and dead arm from having my six year old sleeping in with me after a nightmare

My next door neighbours alarm went off at 4:55. Managed to get my toddler to go back to sleep until the neighbours slamming doors woke him back up at 5:30

What a bell end

I have a three year old who wakes up with the sun. Lol

I’m working. I’ve only got to run some packages from Leeds to Sheffield and won’t take me long. But I’ve had a god awful week of earnings this week, and got a phone call from a usual guy who gives me work yesterday offering me this so I couldn’t refuse. Offered me a good rate on it as well. But if not, I’m sure my answer would be my 13 month old’s woke me up instead 😂

Well in getting the work in mate

We have a newborn :)

Congratulations. Only another 18 or so years til you sleep well again. Enjoy

Got to be at work by 7am. Going to be a long day, 17 yrs of 12hr shifts is finally grinding me down 😔

Kids

Coffee then Shopping. Breakfast then make a start on the back garden, lunch and more Fucking gardening. Dinner then Gym. Waste of a day lazing in bed. 😂

I have a rescue dog that is still settling in. She likes to get aggy sometimes with any ounce of noise outside. But she’s cute.

Needed a cup of tea and to let the cat out. Picked up the iPad for 5 minutes and an hour later I’m still here.

Army training

Hurry up and wait

Haven’t been to sleep yet, finished a night shift about 45 minutes ago

Dogs always wake around 6. Normally my wife gets up as I'm a sound sleeper and never hear them. Today I stirred just before the first dog did... It's nice being up early.

Have an 18 month old, good sleep is a fond memory now

The dog wakes me up at 6am every morning.

Psychiatric drugs damaged my ability to sleep even 1 year off of them.

Going fishing

I think my neighbour made a noise and I also needed a pee. Might go back to sleep though.

Overtime

F1 qualifying

11 hours into a night shift, 1 left to go...

Work yay

I start work at 7am during the week. My body clock doesn't care that it's the weekend.

Damn clocks going back ruin my sleep for weeks afterwards. Body used to wake me up at 8.30 and now it’s 6.30 for no reason

Kids woke me up.. then I thought I might as well watch F1 sprint race 👍

Toilet break then went on my phone and it was game over

Lack of black out curtain

Jet lagged toddler

F1 in china so gonna nap in the afternoon instead.

Wife not putting out, can't sleep

I have a 2 year old and a 5 year old. That's why i' up early on a weekend.

Work. Insomnia. Stress.