4 Ways To Make Getting Up A Little Easier

It’s the second week in November and that means two things. One, finals are coming (cue horror movie music). Two, the sun has left us till spring. By the end of December the sun won’t rise until 7:42 a.m. and it’ll wave goodbye too soon at 4:59 p.m. Let’s talk about coping with the fact that humans aren’t allowed to hibernate through winter.

 

You already use your phone as your alarm clock so you might as well set it to your current favorite song. Sure, you could go with the classic “alarm” alarm tone at full volume that, you know, makes you cling to the ceiling and curse the world first thing in the morning, but waking up to something fun and up beat sounds like a better way to go. Word of advice, though, if your new favorite song happens to be Adele’s “Hello” (its mine too), maybe pick something a little more upbeat. Unless you actually just want to wake up, burst into tears, and bury yourself back under the covers.

 

Nothing says good morning quite like a nice hot cup of coffee. If the smell of coffee makes you want to live in the morning, get up and join society, I highly recommend investing in a coffee maker with a timer. A little more expensive than the average “plug in and hit until it starts to work” coffee pot, it is well worth it to have your room fill with the warm scents of freshly made coffee. Program your coffee pot to correspond with your alarm clock; then sit there sipping at your beverage, muttering “my precious” over and over. 

 

For the love of everything good in the world, get yourself organized! If you know that you’re going to have a difficult time getting up in the morning make your own life easier and take care of it before you go to sleep. Set out your clothes, pack a lunch, put the toothpaste on your toothbrush. Sometimes the sheer amount of what needs to be done in the morning before you can go about starting your day is daunting, don’t let that be your excuse for collapsing back into your bed. 

 

Sometimes you have to do what you have to do. If you are continuously sleeping through your alarm and your body rebels against the sheer idea of getting out of bed there is a surefire resolution. All you’ll need is a basic plug-in lighting timer. Where this is another investment, unlike the coffee pot, these usually go for around five dollars at your average home improvement store. Now, all you have to do is plug in into your wall outlet and then plug the light closet to your bed into the timer. You should also replace this lamp’s light bulb with the brightest the light’s safety regulations allow. Set the timer to correlate with your timer. This way you won’t have to worry about falling back to sleep because, to your light deprived, winter-regulated eyes, your room just lit up like the forth of July. This method is tried and trusted but, as a word of caution, your roommates will hate you.