sarameg, is it okay if I laugh? I need to laugh...

Go right ahead. When I'm not in the middle of it, I find it quite amusing.

I wake up all right, and can get it in gear to go to work without caffeine. In fact, I can probably get by without caffeine throughout the morning. But, since I can't get to sleep until after midnight at the earliest, getting up before 7:30 isn't my idea of fun, and I might stare at the bedroom door for a few minutes before I finally get up and into the bathroom.

I really wish I could take an after-lunch nap.

Yes, this. In fact, I can time my mid-day collapse to precisely 60 minutes after I finish eating lunch (I usually skip breakfast). Even Diet Coke drunk either with my lunch or immediately after doesn't help the afternoon stupor.

When I'm alone in the office I usually do.

Um, I've developed a strange ability to nod off with my head straight up, seemingly staring at the computer screen. I can lose minutes at a time this way. It usually only lasts for about an hour or so, and then I'm chipper again. Siestas would be a good thing for me.

A quick 10-minute walk is great for the mid-afternoon slump. Carry a folder and everyone will think you're doing something work-related.

beathen, I'm hereward on lj.

I just friended(sp?) you

Just the experience of not wanting to be awake in the almost-wee hours of the morning. So you hate waking up, but are fully functional reasonably quickly? But resentful, I'd imagine...

Not as such once I'm awake. It's weird. I am a very difficult person to wake. In fact, every morning I try to figure out whether I can call in sick. Every single morning. I slept in until 3 pm on Saturday.

Once in the shower, though, I'm fully conscious. I just need a little caffeine to keep me from being lethargic. I didn't used to be so consistently wakeful all day. Even cutting out caffeine after noon hasn't made me sleepier in general. And my recent period of non-stop stress has made me even less likely to be tired during the day.

I wish I could wake up in the morning habitually. It feels luxurious to be able to get to sleep at night and have the whole day to do stuff, but maybe it's that grass is greener stuff.

Decidedly not a morning person. My internal clock has an ideal sleep time of 2-3 am to 10 am. My peak hours for performance are 4pm-10pm.

I typically go to bed around 1, but don't fall asleep till 2 (or since the time change, 3). I have to be up for work around 8. I have a very hard time waking up. I can easily sleep through both my alarm clocks (yes, I need 2) and regularly do sleep through them. After I wake up, I need about 15 minutes of laying in bed before getting up. Then, I can function through getting ready, etc, but do not make me talk.

When I get to work, I don't talk to anyone for a good hour. I settle in, get coffee, fix breakfast, etc.

By 10:30 or so, I feel human and fully functional and ready to go for the next 10-12 hours.

I don't need caffeine in the morning, but it does seem to help. The only thing that really helps is time. I just need till about 10:30.

A quick 10-minute walk is great for the mid-afternoon slump. Carry a folder and everyone will think you're doing something work-related.

Oh, you're brilliant. I'm totally doing this in an hour or so. Don't let me forget.

If I wake up 20 minutes earlier and exercise, I'm much more awake during the day. But fuck do I resent the idea when the stupid alarm goes off. The first couple times, anyway. I imagine if I exercised in the middle of the day it would help. But ... I have an exercise problem.

I try to get up at 6:00AM to exercise, but it's tough to wake up. Also, if Leif wakes up early, excercise becomes impossible.

If I wake up 20 minutes earlier and exercise, I'm much more awake during the day. But fuck do I resent the idea when the stupid alarm goes off.

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For a month now, I've been crawling out of bed earlier and exercising. Would I rather sleep until 8:30? Oh yes. But that half-hour of exercise seems to help keep me awake for the rest of the day.

I really should go take a walk after my meeting ...

Is there any hope that the work day will actually become any more flexible? Technology, telecommuting, anything?