Let's be honest, if you're a morning person in college, you're in very slim company. If you ever make the mistake of revealing your wake-up time to people, you'll either get stupefied comments of disbelief, or hear people saying they wish they could be more like you. And when you actually find someone who is also an early bird, you discover that you have a lot of things eerily in common. For example...
1. Mornings make you happy
It's crazy, but it's true. You're not repeatedly hitting the snooze button and dragging yourself out of bed--when you wake up you're up, and you're ready to go! How great is it that you don't have to dread your feet hitting the floor in the morning?
2. You're so productive when others are still snoozing
You'll have gotten ready for the day and finished some chores by the time those night owls wake up. It gives you a thrill of excitement--it feels like you're cheating the system. Maybe people think you're crazy when you get up at the break of dawn, but hey, it's their loss.
3. Your alarm isn't really necessary
You've heard plenty of stories about people's alarm troubles, but you don't really get it. You're awake five minutes or so before you alarm goes off, and you're ready to start your day. It's not like you don't set an alarm just in case--you do--but more often than not your internal clock has woken you up before your real alarm has. It's one of your many superpowers.
4. Caffeine is just an extra boost
While most of the time you don't even need it to take on the day, it makes those slower mornings move just a little bit faster. Coffee is best enjoyed in the quiet of the morning, anyway.
5. You have to tip-toe around those late sleepers
It's already 8 a.m.! How can you possibly still be sleeping? Get up, let's get going!
6. Always being the first one awake at sleepovers and hookups
Do I just lay here? I can't really wake them up. Maybe I'll see if their cat is awake yet...
7. By lunchtime it feels like the day should be over
I've been up since 5 a.m. Is the day over yet? A nap sounds so good right now.
8. Watching the sunrise
It feels like a hidden gem since most people aren't awake to see it. Just one of the many early-morning perks!
9. You're pretty much a zombie after 10 p.m.
I repeat, I've been up since 5 a.m. Do we really have to go out so late? I know it'll be fun, but my bed is calling my name right now.
10. Night owls hate you
Sorry that my alarm wakes you up at the break of dawn sometimes. In my defense, you often keep me up late too. It evens out.
I swear we're not crazy. We'd love to sleep in if it were possible. But until that happens, we'll never fully understand how night owls can function, and you'll probably never understand our early bird ways.
