5 Reasons Why I Wish I Were More of a Night Person

Having covered the reasons why I enjoy being a morning person, I have to say that there are still days when I'd love to be more of a night person. Okay, let's face it. There are days when I wish I could be both...but where would that leave me? Sleep deprived, cranky and probably in need of a doctor's care.

Still, I'd like to try being more of a night person for a short time. Here's why:

1. Stars, stars, stars. I'd get to see a lot more stars.

2. I might actually get to hear that owl hooting in the night that everyone talks about the next morning, but which I never hear because once asleep ONLY A TRAIN CRASHING THROUGH MY ROOM WOULD WAKE ME.

3. Once night falls, I'm unable to work (my brain refuses to create at some point), but I can still read and watch movies. Think of all the lovely movies I could watch.

4. Those fun midnight shows they have at the theaters. I've never been able to stay awake long enough to attend one of those.

5. I've heard that nighttime is when magic happens. Sounds promising. More magic, please.

9 Reasons Why I Enjoy Being a Morning Person

I've always been a morning person. Not sure why. My father was an ex-farmer whose factory job had him rising at 4:30 in the morning, so maybe that has something to do with it. Or maybe not. All I know is that if I'm not up by at least 7AM (and most days, I'm up by 6), I feel as if I've missed out on something.

So what's so great about being up in the morning?

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1. It's quiet and peaceful. Very few cars, motorcycles and zero truck traffic coming down my street.

2. I can read undisturbed.

3. I love seeing the early morning runners training for the marathon or simply getting a run in before work.

4. Sunrise (if I'm up early enough, of course)

5. Listening to the birds singing when I go out to pick up the newspaper along with the quiet swish of sprinklers

6. In the summer, the temperature is just right.

7. The entire day is ahead of me, filled with possibilities.

8. If I have to run to the grocery store, I can get there before the crowds show up, get my errands out of the way and still have lots of time to work.

9. Sitting on the patio, drinking a cup of coffee while the world wakes up around me.

90 Days Without A Phone or Social Networking

I wasn't overly fond of the title of this video, and yes, I do get the irony of a video about going without technology appearing on a blog pretty much dedicated to (and dependent on) technology, but I always find it interesting and intriguing when people simplify their lives and swim against the tide.

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I love the way this ends!