Blogging about the struggle to get up on time...it's what I know

"Madonna" Campin

The struggle is what I know.

I won't call it a "snooze" because it was within the parameters of what I've been preparing.  Instead of 4:45 AM, got up—reset the alarm for 5:00 AM, went back to sleep and got up at 5:00 AM.  Successfully.

The tricky thing about getting up at 5:00 AM instead of 4:45 AM is that there is very little room for false steps.  I should've mentioned, today is a school day.  So I have to be standing inside the gym at the school when the bell rings at 7:40 AM.  If I'm late for the bell it may as well be a Saturday, for all intents and purposes.

This morning I was in the kitchen at 5:28 AM starting the coffee.  Those 28 minutes were key.  If I can make it in 25 minutes, even better, but that hasn't happened yet, ever—that I can remember.  Certainly not this year.  What I've done to this point is I've taken 30-45 minutes to do what I should only take 25-30 minutes to do.  This schlepping was to allow myself enough time, but it was also costing me 75 minutes of sleep lost per-week.  If I can get those 75 minutes back and convert that extra sleep into a 25-30 minute hustle, then I've made some real progress.  I will have gained an additional 75 minutes of free time per-week.

"Time is souls."

One thing I like about Campin's "Madonna" here is how small the Christ child is.  Much littler and younger than is typical elsewhere.  Also, Our Lady has got great hair.