Monday again
Five am
the alarm gently wakes
Crap!
I cover my head
Five-oh-five
The paw pleads with his master
Get up!
Resistance is futile
Five-ten
the alarm seems louder
Shut up!
One leg over, then two
Five-fifteen
Moving, trudging, still waking
Yeah, yeah, yeah…
Two days went too fast
Five twenty
Hungry cat cries
Feed me!
Turn on the light, fill the bowls
Five twenty-five
Make the bed, scoop
Stinky cats!
Wash face, brush fangs
Five thirty-five
Must do something with hair
Ohmigosh, the hair!
Check on No Facilities
Five forty
Pray there’s no math
Need coffee!
Start the shower
Five forty-five
Jump in the wet hot
Awesomeness!
Make-up a face
Six am
Make sure I don’t stink
Deodorant!
Take a break
Six-oh-five
Cat in shower photo op
Exactly how many times are you going to take a photo of a cat in the shower?
Many more
Six ten
Time for the hair
Stupid hair!
Teach the hair a lesson
Six fifteen
Curling iron, hair spray
Done!
Gather the many things
Six twenty five
Coo the kitties goodbye
Later!
Into the car, turn the key
Six thirty
Monday again
*sigh*
Mary J Melange 
I feel ya. Have a grand week, Mary.
Same to you, Cheryl! Hope to enjoy some sun today!
I hope tou did!
You
I know what you meant! 🙂
Happy Monday, Mary. Hope you have a great week – in spite of the early chilly mornings.
The irony is that although I am retired, most mornings I’m up around the time I would have when I was working – a habit that is deeply engrained 😏
My mom was the same way (although she was a housewife) and I suspect I’ll be the same way. I don’t usually sleep past 7 am on the weekends, so…
The mornings have been better as I am now parking in a garage (thanks to a neighbor) through the winter. The car has been warmer and there has been no scraping. Yay!
Having your car parked indoors – winter or summer – is not a minor thing. Warmer in winter, cooler in summer, no scrapping, keeps the car clean from snow, ice, leaves, pollen etc.
Right now I’m missing my indoor space. Son #2 has his car parked in my spot … long story. I’m hoping I get my spot back before the snows arrived. Brrrr.
Aw, I love the morning routine, Mary. It’s almost like you were put here to please others 😉 Thanks for including No Facilities in that routine (sorry about the physics today). MuMu demands to be brushed at 5:05. I think she is working in concert with Gibbs. At least she cries in the distance, and isn’t smacking me in the face.
I hope you have a wonderful day.
PS, your hair looks great!
PPS, Gibbs is hungry.
Thank you so much for your sweet Monday comment…and you are welcome. No problem with the physics as long as you don’t start writing Einstein equations on your blog post.
I’ll have a talk with Gibbs about this morning nonsense. As much good as it will do. Happy Monday, Dan!
PS: I’m looking at my hair and laughing. It’s gonna need some work!
I may be the odd one here, but I actually love Mondays because it gives me a sense of security that I have work. I mean waking up on Monday and doing no work actually makes me paranoid because then my mind fires all those financial security questions that I don’t want to answer.
I can understand where you are coming from, Sharukh. There are times I take it for granted that I’ve had stable employment for so many years. Here’s wishing you much success and a Monday that is always filled with a work assignment.
Hunting client work life is very different from a regular job life. Hence, my Monday perspective is a bit different. Thank you for your wishes.
Oy…our cat Dessy woke us up at 3:15 am. She’s confused about time changes coming up – fall back not spring ahead…! Hope you have a great Monday!
Oh boy, Dessie has Gibbs beat with the early morning wake-up call. Although there’s still time for his internal clock to be similarly affected. 😺
I’ll be here sympathizing with you! 😉
It sounds like a great routine and I love the cat in the shower photo! 🐈 Have a wonderful new week Mary 🤗💖 xxx
The hot shower is my favorite part…I could stay in there for a long time. Gibbs sends his love and says he’s ready for another stint in the shower stall.
First of all, you’re really cute and it shouldn’t take you that long to be publicly cute, lol! Oh, you shower in the morning. Oh the shower. Well that just.. I can’t be bothered with cold and naked in the morning. Nope. Morning is cruel enough.
Second, props to you on getting up with the birdies! Good mercy! I think anything before 7 is ungodly. I really do. If I’m up before 7 I feel rotten all day.
You’re a great role model for me, but I’m totally going to ignore that 😉
Awww…thanks for telling me I’m cute, Joey. My hair has been a work in progress since I decided to grow it out. It’s been better of late, but I still have my bad hair days.
I’ve been getting up with the birdies for many years so I can be at work by 6:45 am. The early wake-up only bothers me when I haven’t slept well or when it’s the middle of winter and -20 outside. Of course, that’s when the morning hot shower helps!
I suppose I shouldn’t tell you I’m back to getting up about the same time on Saturday mornings to go work out with a trainer.
Yeah, I’m cute and nuts. :-p
I was awakened RUDELY at 5:49am and I thought of you, being already up and blow drying or whatever. Oof. It’s 5:15 and I can’t stop yawning.
You are absolutely mad devoted to get up early to workout on Saturdays! Good for you. Think of me all snug in my bed, like a baby hippo, big belly and all, and that might help you stay committed the way you helped me stay awake this morning 😉
Not so much devoted as knowing that I need to keep at it with the weights. Taking the summer off was nice, but my back and shoulder muscles were not happy I was letting them go to crap.
Ah. Yes. Take care of you 🙂
I like it that you get up so early so you can pay attention to the cats and take a break in the getting-up-and-going. Feels better than rushrushrush.
I hate rushing in the morning, Marian. I simply can’t move that fast. The best mornings are on the weekends, when I an hang out in my pj’s, with coffee.