Am I a Morning Person or Not: A Case Study

Believe it or not, another light-hearted blog post is coming your way. Two rather joyful posts in a row? Insane, I know. I am not sure what it is, but Covid has turned me into someone who writes about other things than pain, hardships and suffering apparently. (Although I will get back to that in the future, I hope.) On that note, welcome to the first rendition of Am I or Not. You may not know this yet but I am incredibly inconsistent with a bunch of things. This post is to show that yes, even when it comes to mundane stuff. So, am I a morning person or not? Let’s delve into it.

Morning person, yay or nay?

The question whether I am a morning person or not has occasionally crossed my mind, but even more so ever since quarantine has started. After all, my usual daily routine has become a pile of useless poop, so it’s understandable that I am pondering about this once again.

Usually, when I know I have certain obligations, such as school, work or doctor’s appointments, I will get up WAY earlier than I need to. When I know I don’t have anywhere to be, I will hit the snooze button 435435435 times.

Whenever I get up earlier, I feel like patting myself on the back. If I feel like working out, I do that first. Then I take a shower, make myself a cup of coffee and banana oatmeal. I will sit down, write a to-do list for the day. Before I start studying, I will sometimes read a chapter from a book or journal if I feel inspired. Heck, even if I don’t feel inspired, just sitting there in silence, with the sun shining onto my pimpled face, I GET INSPIRED INSTANTLY and journal even if I don’t have anything exciting to write about yet. I just enjoy using this time to reflect. “Damn gurl, why aren’t you doing this EVERY day?”, I scold myself.

Then I go on about my day, perhaps I will get up early the next day too. But eventually, I stop. And next thing I know, I am a moody, grumpy monster of a human being again. Someone who hates the feeling of sun rays hitting my face so I reluctantly get up to close my shutters before dropping into my bed again.

Maybe I am just too dumb to understand the definition of a morning person. It’s time to consult some dictionary definitions.

What is a morning person?

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, it is “someone who feels awake and full of energy in the mornings.”

Well, yeah sometimes I guess I do, but not always.

The Merriam Webster Dictionary describes a morning person as someone “who likes the early part of the day.”

Heck yes, I LOVE the early part of the day! I guess I resonate more with this definition.

By contrast, what is a night person?

The Cambridge Dictionary describes a night person as someone “who prefers to be awake and active at night” (no I don’t), while the Merriam Webster Dictionary describes it as “a person who likes the night” (maybe sometimes) and a “person who has the most energy at night” (nope, not at all).

What now?

Oh wow, this evoked some strong feelings. What I know for a fact is that I hate working at night. I absolutely hate being forced to be productive at night. I would rather cut off my arm than cram for an exam overnight, or write a seminar paper within hours before the deadline is due. Unfortunately, this has happened over the course of my studies, but generally, I always tried my hardest to avoid it. I believe I can count the times this has happened on one hand.

One of the main reasons I hate working at night is the silence. I cannot stand this obnoxious silence that creeps up on me at night. I can’t focus. It makes me feel weird and restless inside.

Also, if someone’s ever like: “Hey we should grab some drinks” I always pray to God that they are referring to day-drinking or that I can persuade them to switch the alcoholic drinks with a nice cup of coffee instead. Night-time just tires me out. This may be an unpopular opinion but if I could cancel that time of the day, I would. Btw, I feel the same way about summer. I know this is yet another bold statement to make but hey, it is what it is. I might write about this in a future blog post.

Conclusion

Am I a morning person or not? I like the idea of being one, yes, but I certainly struggle with remaining to be one.