Sleep is deeper and mornings are hard again. I woke up at 7am sharp, and when I snapped a piece of chocolate off an oversized emergency bar, it was enough to set off one dog barking… Then two, three and then all of them. 7 :04 and the whole house and garage are barking. Time to wake up I guess. Nothing is quite like a Havanese alarm 

So I’m up  for the morning. Cats greet me on my bed. They joined me at 4sm when I woke to pee and have been here since then waking me ever so often, but I fell back asleep each time till now. Mornings hit different when I don’t roll over and take a hit of my awake potion. My chocolate is extra strong and more vital.

I’ve been doing less. I’ve hardly touched my computer all week and even my farm filming has been sporadic. I sleep more. I’m even contemplating that right now. Another brick of chocolate.

I turn on the radio with hopes that will signal my brain it’s morning. I move my body up to a sitting position and roll back my blanket. It’s official now. I take my pill and refill my water. No turning back as long as I keep my head off the pillow. All these things are possible from my bed. 

The dogs continue to bark, but I no longer feel responsible or guilty for them as I hear the owners upstairs waking up. If it wasn’t me, they would have started barking eventually. Some days I wake them and some days they wake me. Living with 15 dogs is just something you get used to. They’re almost always barking at some noise. I’m happy it’s not on my task list to take care of them  

I do the farm animal chores but the inside of the house is not in my job description. By 7:20 they have been tended to and for s brief period, the home is quiet again. The temptation to lay down nags at me, but I continue blogging and shortly I’ll check my socials media, email, YouTube stats and begin my morning routine with the chickens and cows, all the while feeling a bit more tired than usual.

Today is the first day of my drug free fast. No additional mood boost or focus smoke. Ironically it’s also a day I have work to do. Those are two opposing concepts. I’m curious how it will work itself out. Life is fascinating to me so etimes.

End of part 1.

At 7:50 after watching a long video clip on Facebook I caught myself laying back and closing my eyes. I’m still in bed and this was a close call  I almost fell back asleep. Oops. Time to stand up