Morning Person vs. Non-Morning Person

Let's start by defining these two personality categories;

Morning Person - any person who is generally more productive, efficient, and alert in the mornings (per Dictionary.com)

Non-Morning Person - the opposite of a morning person, but add an easily irritated demeanor, slow to think, and the need for quiet time to ease into the day (per Tammy Scully - there is no definition on record)

Another way these two people have been categorized is as an "owl" (nightowl) or "lark" (morning person). The owl likes to stay up late and sleep all day, and the lark tends to go to bed earlier and get up earlier.

So enough about the technical crap in regards to this topic - lets get down to business!

First I'd like to start by saying, I am NOT a morning person!

The best part of my days are usually the parts where I am peacefully asleep, chasing dreams, having adventures in those dreams, and am completely relaxed.

Then....BUZZZZZZZZZ, BEEP BEEP BEEP, BUZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!! frickin' ruins everything!! Since the alarms scares the ever-lovin' shit out of me, it simultaneously irritates the shit out of me! Then I lay there, and think about how I have absolutely no desire to lift my comfortable, relaxed body out of the cozy warm covers.

At that moment I decide I want 10 more minutes of chill-time (which sounds like a lot to a non-morning person), so I reset the alarm (I don't use the snooze feature), roll back over, now more comfortable than I was originally, and quickly crash out! This process may be repeated a number of times.

Each additional minute of sleep is a CRUCIAL part of a non-morning person's day. Two extra minutes of sleep to a larks means nothing, but means the world to an owl - this is usually where the morning person and non-morning person start to have complications:)

Example script below:

(lark): realizes the alarm went off and starts to wake up...
(owl): grunts under their breath as the alarm screams in their face
(lark): opens their eyes and lays silently
(owl): almost crashed out again
(lark): "I should get up!" - "hey are you getting up now?"
(owl): "No! I have 10 more minutes, no talking!"
(lark): "Dang!" thinking that was rude
(owl): "Sorry, just want to enjoy the last 10 minutes before I have to start this day"
(lark): "Shhhhh! No talking! (poking the bear, while snickering)
(owl): "I'm NOT talking!"
(lark): "Shhhhh! No talking! (poking the bear again, while snickering)
(owl): irritated because they just spent 3 of the 10 minutes talking about nothing while being
poked at:(
(lark): gets out of bed
(owl): lays there a minute longer convincing themselves to get up - then gets up
(lark): "So, what do you have to do today after work?"
(owl): "Urgghhh...I don't know! I don't even know what to wear yet, much less what I'm going to
do at 5pm today!"
(lark): gives a sad puppy dog face and leaves the set/scene
(owl): finishes getting ready, then heads off to work, then sends an "I'm sorry for being a bear"
text, and all is better:)

A few things to avoid when waking up around someone who is NOT a morning person:

1. NO conversation is GOOD conversation

2. NO questions - the brain isn't functioning enough to articulate answers

3. NO sarcasm/poking - this is an automatic irritation for obvious reasons;)

4. Know that being grumpy in the morning has nothing to do with you and it will be over soon

5. Know that you'll always get an apology an hour+ later. The last thing a non-morning person
wants to do is upset whomever is around them at the time

6. Quietly (no talking) and calmly snuggle up (if you want to snuggle, if not no worries)

7. Remind them the evening before to get everything in order before bed, the easier the morning
is, the better:)

8. Wait until at least lunch time to ask about what to eat for dinner - dinner has no importance until at least noon...or later! ;)

9. Basically just do as little as possible for at least the first hour - and you're sure to get a smile!
Last, but most importantly...

10. Don't Poke the Bear!!

BONUS POINTS: Awarded when you give them a nice calm back rub, while everything is still quiet. It eases them into the day by waking them up slowly and makes them feel good. Not sure if this is true for all owl's, but this is 100% true for me!!

So, what are you? An owl or a lark? A morning person or a non-morning person?

Please share!!

Dream Dinner Party!!

If you could have any five people in the world (famous or not) to attend your dinner party who would you invite and why? Also, what would your dinner party look like? Glamorous, beer- BBQ - cutoff t-shirts style, etc...be creative!! This is your dream dinner party!!

Here's mine (Tammy):

Attendees:

1. Oprah Winfrey - because I would love to talk with her about the school she started in South Africa, Leadership Academy School for Girls. I have always dreamed of teaching, and would love the opportunity to start my own school for less fortunate children - to teach any traditional academics, but also life skills.

2. Dalai Lama - to ask him for his wisdom on manifesting a calm mind, body and spirit.

3. Dad (my Dad of course, not yours, well unless your my sibling, haha!)- because he is my strength and stability, and always has been! I am convinced that no one will ever stand on a higher pedestal, ever! Love you Dad!

4. Cameron Diaz - because she seems like she can let her hair down and be silly with me - I need a girl that will still be at the party once everyone has left and will dance all night long (like how she did in "The Holiday").

5. Johnny Depp - gotta have another cool guy for my Dad to hang out with - and so I have the opportunity to talk to my favorite "dark/creepy/talented" actor!! Every movie he's in is dark, strange, twisted, etc...basically, he's in many of the movies I LOVE!!

As for the setting of the dinner party, I would plan to have it glamorously-haunting!! So a lot of red velvet and black, fancy but unique glassware and dinnerware...no sterling sillver, more like brushed silver. Basically a place that anyone would feel glamorous in, even Edward Cullin (the Vampire from "Twilight") would feel right at home:)

Let's see what you've got!!

My Current Theme Song!

Oh, I think the lady did protest too much
She wouldn't take the flower from my hand
She only saw the shadow of my circumstance
Perception can describe what makes a man

I didn't mean to interrupt your stride
But a rose was all I had to give
Sometimes beauty isn't recognised
When it contrasts with what you feel inside

Who's to say the darkened clouds must lead to rain
Who's to say the problems should just go away
Who's to point a finger at what's not understood
Because, we're all mad in our own wayColours paint the grey away
Different people all the same
Each reveals the meaning

We're all mad in our own way
Fill the sky with different shades
Read the story on each page
Each reveals the meaning
Each reveals the meaning

Sometimes I think I over analyse
As if I cant control the time and place
Life isn't something you try on for size
You can't love without the give and take
Who's to say the darkened clouds must lead to rain
Who's to say the problems should just go away

Who's to point a finger at what's not understood
Because, we're all mad in our own way
Colours paint the grey away
Different people all the same
Each reveals the meaning

We're all mad in our own way
Fill the sky with different shades
Read the story on each page
Each reveals the meaning

...as soon as I find the audio I'll have it linked above. What a great song!!

Meat of the Music

Do you ever listen to songs and notice that there is one particular statement that really tugs at your heart, soul and/or mind? Well I do. Here are some of my examples (of course these change as life changes)...

1. "Beauty in the Breakdown" (by Frou Frou)

2. "Find Another Place to Fall" (by KT Tunstall)

3. "See Yourself As a Fallen Angel" (by KT Tunstall)

4. "It's Just a Ride" (by JEM)

5. "She's the balance beam, and I keep falling all around her fairytale" (by Blue October)

6. "Let the rain of what I feel right now...come down, let the rain come down" (by Blue October)

7. "If it makes you happy it can't be that bad" (by Sheryl Crow...I know it's old-school but it
means something these days)

8. "...should I just keep chasing pavement, even if it leads no-where" (by Adele)

9. "You belong among the wildflowers, you belong in a boat out at sea...you belong somewhere
you feel free!" (by Tom Petty) My chosen funeral song...woohoo!! ;)

...and last but definitely NOT least!...

8. "OH HOT DAMN THIS IS MY JAM!" (by Flo Rida)

That's all this tired minds' got tonight...ENJOY!