We Love Gravity

Now there are times when the parents are not around, leaving us to man the fort alone. This is fine with us actually, because it means we do get to use the telly for a DVD or some gaming any time we wish.

The only thing is when the parents go off in the middle of the workweek.

Being a major heavy sleeper it takes quite an effort for us to wake up. Whatmore during a workday where we run the extra risk of sleeping in late, even with the alarm from our mobile. Thankfully there's the morning 'background noise' of mum vacuuming, the Wee Wog barking, dad getting ready in the morning etc to help us finally slink out of bed and face the day ourselves.

So when the parents aren't around, it's just us and the mobile. If the mobile fails as an alarm, it's quite likely we'll only be up when the sun is shining high in the sky.

Not good.

Of course, sometimes the circadian rhythm does kick in and wake us up as usual, but with nobody home we're in charge for minor housekeeping as well - watering the plants else they wilt in the midday sun, keeping the porch clean, newspapers and letters, dishes, rubbish...Heck, the only thing that we're really required to do in the morning is to water the plants. The others all can be done in the evening after work (not the plants, because we'll head to the gym after work sometimes and only show up back home after 8pm, meaning the plants would have withered by then).

Our solution to making sure we don't oversleep? Sleeping on the couch, which is less comfy. But at least on the couch, we are actually able to wake up early.

But that's just the first obstacle.

We.

Love.

Gravity.

The attraction is just too strong, especially early in the morning. Our body slumps, our limbs can barely rise, our eyelids droop.

While sleeping on the chaise-lounge we will snooze for a good 20 minutes or so, because we've only enough energy to lift a finger to press the snooze button every 5 minutes. Once we've mustered enough energy we would drag ourselves to the 2-seater sofa. There we will snooze for another 15 minutes or so. After that we would have to drag ourselves back to our room...and the pull of gravity is heavier upstairs, so we're pulled down into our bed.

Where there's that chance that we will turn off the alarm instead of hitting snooze as we sink into the mattress and pillows.

How the hell do you get people who can wake up sometime 6am, greet the sun, accomplish ten things before breakfast and then take breakfast sitting near a window letting in the bright morning sunshine? The sun burns!