Night Owl Disorder

Being a night owl is something that I have come to both love and hate in my almost 23 years of life. I love that at night I can stay up until God knows when doing just about anything but I also hate that it makes me sleep so late. As you can imagine, staying up all night getting my "to-do" list all checked off can create some pretty ugly mornings and some even uglier dark circles. I just wish there was a way to reverse my night owl tendencies so that I could be more productive in the mornings but I just don't think that's possible.

There's just something about mornings that I've never really been fond of. Just the idea of unraveling myself from my perfectly worn out Spongebob blanket makes me want to vom. And having to get up and act like a morning person is just something that I've never really been good at. The truth is, my body is not fully awake until at least 10. I might be up and about... but that doesn't mean that I've chosen too. This is probably going to bite me right in the ass down the road. 

Every night, I have this really great idea that I'm going to rise and shine and hit the pavement for a nice morning run... and guess what I do every morning? I wake up, think about going for a run, gag at the thought, and then return to my previous state. I just can't. Why? Because I'd rather workout during night owl prime time, which can begin anywhere around 11 pm. You know what else I'd rather do at 11 pm? Yoga. Study for a test. Clean the bathroom. Shower. Blog. Blah blah. This list goes on and on. Seriously, I'm a machine. 

If you ever need me to do something important, there's a 98.763% chance that at least part of said project will be accomplished when I'm in the zone...and by zone I mean when everyone else is asleep.There's just something about going for a late night run when the wind is down and the moon is out or working to the sound of a ticking clock. Some may think thriving on the energy in the night air is really strange but I think I was born hardwired for it. 

Here are some things I'm currently working on in the late night hours:

1. Studying to pass my last licensure exam...aka, learning about artsy things that nobody ever ever ever needs to know

2. Reading terribly sappy love stories that could possibly induce a flood of tears

3. Jobsearching...keyword...searching...

4. Online shopping...see how many things I could buy if I had a million dollars

5. Googling random terms that I've run across throughout the day

6. Trying to plank all the way through "Walks like Rihanna"

7. Watching YouTube videos about informercial products

8. Pinning endless amounts of crap to all of my unorganized Pinterest boards

9. B...l...ogggg....ing...

So, if you have done one or more of the above after 11 pm you probably have night owl disorder like me and may or may not be trying to embrace being in your natural habitat. I hope like me, you try to reign yourself in and at least slumber before the sun rises. 

Love.