I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I'm not a morning person. I don't get up with the sunrise, I am not the bird getting any worms, and there is nothing bright about my eyes.

Even though my distaste for mornings rivals a millennial's distaste for the new Snapchat update, I know that I have to get up and start the day sometimes. Unfortunately, the hardest part for me IS getting up. I end up doing a multitude of activities just to avoid it. Here are ten such activities

1. Snooze my alarm 75 times

If you don't do this, you're either a liar or weirdly good at getting up right away. I have at least five alarms set every day, and I still snooze them many, many times before dragging myself out of bed.

2. Really think about my life choices

Sometimes, my alarm will go off, and I'll snooze it and think, "Do I really need to get up right now? Can I afford 10 more minutes? Do I even need to get up today? Being vertical is such a drag." I really question my life decisions, especially in reference to my collegiate experience.

3. Recite the creed

This one is a bit odd. I lived in Watkins Scholarship Hall at KU for three years. Our founder, Elizabeth Miller Watkins, had a personal creed she would recite to herself. Naturally, Watkins residents recite it very cult-like at the end of events and house meetings. Long story, short, I've memorized it, and it's pretty inspirational, so I'll say it to try to hype myself up.

4. Wonder about my body pains

One of my favorite games is whether my body is hurting because I slept on it wrong, I'm dehydrated, I'm cramping, or I'm just dying.

5. Check notifications

I don't wake up for hardly anything (hence the 12 billion alarms every day). So, I usually have several work notifications, texts from my parents, and snaps from my friends when I first look at my phone in the morning. It's like I'm being productive but from the comfort of my own bed.

6. Yell at myself

Occasionally, the creed isn't enough motivation to get me upright. When this happens, I tend to yell at myself to get up, anything from "you're going to kill it" to "get up, you lazy piece of poop!"

I yell at myself internally, of course. I don't need my roommates thinking I'm crazier than they already do.

7. Countdown various amounts

This is a waking up tip I got from my sister. Basically, you say, "Okay, I am not a trash can. I will get up in 10 seconds," and then you count down from 10. Very effective, though I usually say "50 seconds" and do it several times...

8. Attempt yoga

When I wake up with lots of aches and pains, sometimes I try to stretch and make my body feel more normal. Usually, I just end up giving myself an excruciatingly painful cramp, which makes me want to get up even less.

9. Accidentally fall back asleep

Much more than I'd care to admit, I will stare up and think, "Okay, time to actually get up," and then I'll just fade back into sleep. Counterproductive to my while goal of getting up, but details.

10. Purposely fall back asleep

'Cause sometimes today is just not the day to do the thing I woke up for.