The problem with falling asleep at 9pm is by 5:30am you’ve already had a full night’s sleep.

So here I am at 6:30am after already lying in bed for the past hour trying to meditate and wondering what I should do next.

Now I’m in the kitchen looking out to a pitch black sky. We have a full house with family, and everyone is asleep. So I can’t exactly fire up the Cuisinart to get a head start on my make-ahead Christmas brunch.

If I’m up this early, that means I’m going to be beat by 9pm tonight. But if I’m not getting anything done during the first 2-3 hours of being awake, how will I fit in all that needs to be done before 9pm?

Oh early risers, I don’t know how you do it.