The "extra" hour.
This morning was a rare occasion- hubs had to be at work before I did. While a good part of the nation is enjoying a holiday, this dynamic duo is spending it where most of corporate America will...in our cubicles.
After being startled at 5:15 by hubs tripping over his own laundry basket, I was wide awake. Not really needing to be at work until 8 (which means leaving the house by 7:15), I figured I could use the "extra hour" of awakeness to do any number of things: get a workout in, put away some laundry that I did yesterday, eat breakfast, work on some things I need to do for work at home, or heck, even go into the office early....but what did I do?
I turned on the tv, dumped the 15 pound orange cat who was sitting on me off the bed and fell back asleep for another hour. I did leave the house at 7:15, took an improptu trip to Starbucks courtesy of a gift card and made it to work by 7:50 (which is kind of a miracle in itself...why can't this short commute happen on days when I'm running late?). I also left the house with wet hair, which I try not to do when it's 9 degrees outside but oh well. That's why I have a great heater in my car.
Anyway, as I sit here on this "holiday" with a bit of regret about how I spent my "extra" hour today, I can't help but wonder if anyone else (with the exception of a coworker who is a) a single parent b) runs on energy drinks and c) is, quite possibly, wonder woman) would have done any different :-).
After being startled at 5:15 by hubs tripping over his own laundry basket, I was wide awake. Not really needing to be at work until 8 (which means leaving the house by 7:15), I figured I could use the "extra hour" of awakeness to do any number of things: get a workout in, put away some laundry that I did yesterday, eat breakfast, work on some things I need to do for work at home, or heck, even go into the office early....but what did I do?
I turned on the tv, dumped the 15 pound orange cat who was sitting on me off the bed and fell back asleep for another hour. I did leave the house at 7:15, took an improptu trip to Starbucks courtesy of a gift card and made it to work by 7:50 (which is kind of a miracle in itself...why can't this short commute happen on days when I'm running late?). I also left the house with wet hair, which I try not to do when it's 9 degrees outside but oh well. That's why I have a great heater in my car.
Anyway, as I sit here on this "holiday" with a bit of regret about how I spent my "extra" hour today, I can't help but wonder if anyone else (with the exception of a coworker who is a) a single parent b) runs on energy drinks and c) is, quite possibly, wonder woman) would have done any different :-).