I love the snooze button. The little bit of genius that gives me a few extra minutes (maybe more than a few times) to ease my way into the day has become ritual.
I hate the snooze button. The conniving little piece of technology that tricks me into thinking 'just one more' has left me scrambling to get ready more times than I'd like to admit.
This morning, the love-hate relationship became clear.
I had been working on a new post that I intended to finish last evening, but a long ride home, a few chores, and a wave of tired that hit me around 10 p.m. had me convinced that I'd be significantly more motivated and creative if I got a few hours sleep and tackled finishing my writing in the morning. I settled in on the couch (a bad habit, agreed) with my blackberry set for 3:30 a.m. (and my standard 10 minute snooze securely in place).
3:30 a.m. came, and 3:30 a.m. went. Thanks to the little increments of 10, I had inched my way to 4:30. But then it got worse...I discovered that there was actually a 1 minute snooze setting on my blackberry. From there, I jolted myself every minute until 4:45 when I heard my husband's alarm go off upstairs. So now it's exactly 6:07, and here I am (and this is not the post I intended to publish).
Though I am pushing my luck...I need to leave the house in exactly 35 minutes...the snooze lessons needed to be shared.
It's not always time to get up. There is something to be said for taking a few minutes and not just jumping out of bed when the alarm goes off. Too many actions and reactions, and far too many decisions, are made in haste without some good healthy 'snoozing' for reflection.
When the time comes, get up. There comes a point when the snoozing is not getting you a darn thing (whoever thought that a 1 minute snooze was at all a good idea?). There comes a point where, no matter how tired, unmotivated or cranky you might be, that action is the only solution...the phrase 'you snooze, you lose' comes to mind.
As I head off to the shower, I recognize that I missed an opportunity this morning to be disciplined and focused and follow through with my plans (you'll see that post later this week), but I also recognize that this is the quickest I've written since I started this blog...maybe the minute snooze has a purpose after all.
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