I have what some people would call is a weird habit.
No, it isn’t that bad. However, some might call it strange.
I have always been an early riser. I have always been up and going by 5 or 6am in the morning. Perhaps I was spoiled by my mom and dad, who rolled me out of bed that early in order to get us all fed and get us ready for school, because they both had to go to work early.
In any event, I am usually up by about 5 to 5:30am in the morning.
That’s a little bit different than my dear wife, who is a night person and would easily sleep until 10am if she could, and would if she could.
I digress. What is really weird is that when I get up, I walk into the room where we keep the computers, turn on mine, and sit in the dark in front of a computer screen, catching up on email, writing in my blog, and going over my morning schedule. I love to type in the dark and have the light off in the room. It is like I have my own little secret hideout. It is also my time to be alone, to think, and to meditate or get concerned about what is going to happen that day.
I know it may be weird to some people, but that is when I can be by myself. I think we all need those times to be alone and think.