Why today, this morning?

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I finally stole to bed at 2:00. Sleep did not come easily, and I woke a number of times. Sometime in the dark I simply woke for a final time. Rested, ready to rise, less morning grog than I have known for some time, I tried to ascertain the time. That first attempt at waking left me unable to decipher my watch. That made me certain I needed a bit more time to sleep. Since sleep would not come I rested. Shortly after I woke again, this time... shortly before 5:00? Yep, 4:47 to 4:53 would be my guess. That is about as close as you can get with only two glowing hands and nothing else to go by, and having just started thinking for the morning. Thank God we don't have to own our first thoughts in the morning as our life's mantras. Oy vey!

"Hungry?", I asked. Sassy, the kitten, meowled her approval, trilled a few times, then ran for the door. Even Sam was interested, and beat the kitten and me to the kitchen! Lately she really hasn't liked the food, a texture that neither cats truly favor. Still, for whatever reason, today was her hungry day. It improves my mood to see Sam eat. I worry about my more senior co-owner, especially when she gets picky to the point where it seems she must be starving. Oh, sure, girlish figure and all. Blasphemy!

Could I have woken merely because I have more things to do? No, I always have more things to do. The cats didn't wake me, I actually woke them. It wasn't vehicles, or other noise. And I feel rested, my awakening isn't a disturbance, as it usually is when an alarm clock is used. Who knows. Who can know? What I do know is being awake this early might make catching up on the chores I missed yesterday while dealing with what was already planned for today easily doable. Further, some tasks assigned for tomorrow might get done. An early easy rise makes for a lot of day with which to trade for jobs, chores, and duties.

My bed is already made, teeth are cleaned including flossing which I started yesterday, medicines are about to go down, my toilet has been pre-sprayed to be cleaned (one of those extra little things that brings happiness to my eyes), and blogging has begun. I should have my reading done in an hour or two. I might kick out a rosary too. All that before I would even usually be awake? How definitively odd, how interesting, how novel, how loverly. Then to the roaster, kitty litter, getting the cable box and modem/phone jack disconnected and returned. I can't remember all I wanted to do, not quite yet. I'll... remember or read the list... in a short bit.

Good day.