01 February - Bring On the Coffee

I went to bed early last night, lights out by 10:15. I am in Mississippi visiting family right now, which makes this challenge both easier and more difficult. Easier because my night-bird husband is back in Missouri, so it's easy for me to actually go to sleep early! More difficult because I'm in someone else's house, so getting up early means tiptoeing around trying not to wake Dad up or stub my toes on unfamiliar furniture. So far I've inflicted no major injuries on myself.

Success thus far. I woke up twice last night, afraid I would oversleep and fail on Day One. It was a relief to roll over and see that it was only 1:00 am. Four more sweet hours. I woke up at 4, too, and went right back to sleep. Both the kids are in the room with me, but they slept well and didn't wake up when my alarm went off. I hit snooze once, then rolled out of bed and out down the hall. At 5:11 I was brushing my teeth.

I think the worst monthly challenge combination would be getting up early + giving up coffee. Ow. I have given up coffee two or three times before, during pregnancy and breastfeeding times. The first time was easy because I didn't even want coffee. Crazy pregnancy hormones get credit for that. I'm back no-holds-barred on the coffee wagon now, though. One challenge at a time.

Houston, we have lift-off.