Snooze

I hear the gentle rippling sound and rage;
I did not get enough sleep last night and I’m in no way ready to start my day.
The button on my iPhone insists on my fingerprint in order to snooze myself back into a slumber.
Ten more minutes is all I need.
I padded my morning with an extra thirty minutes––originally to have time to read and do my creative writing––but today it will serve as a wake-up-call delay.
Today is going to be a four shot Starbucks day!
#TheGlamorousLife on tour...

Alarmed

The hotel bed is like a heavenly cloud;
Begging me to prolong my day.
Meanwhile, the snooze alarm is screaming at me:
“You’re going to be late.”
Reality sinks in as I roll myself out of bed and into the hot shower.
I’m going to need two pots of coffee today.

Rise and Shine

Not even the leaf blower, trash trucks, or construction on the house next door could stir me out of bed today.
The snooze button on my alarm is mad at me;
I continue to pound my hand down!
I’m up. I’m up;
I just need five more minutes.
I’m motivated to be creative today––I just have to convince my body to get out of bed.

Truth On Tour® (Again) 3.1

The wake up call always comes too early;

My mind is up—my body will be after Advil.

Back On Track

I’m not a total slacker, but it’s hard waking up early when I don’t “have to.”
While I was out on tour, I had set call-times that I couldn’t miss;
Now that I’m home, it’s a challenge to set an alarm.
My body wants to catch up on my sleep deprivation––but my brain knows that you can never recover from lost sleep.
I’m no stranger to a schedule and I know that accountability is key to success;
Now if I could just convince my body to accept its fate and get out of bed!

Travel Day

I'm up;

The airport is not.

No coffee,

Where's the donut guy?

Wake Up Call

The moment you wake up from a comfortable sleep with passion and determination; the very same motivation that inspired your last big idea––finally after months of overeating, negative thinking, and lack of Faith.
It’s time!

Six Word Essay on Early Mornings.

Without my coffee I will rage!

I'm Awake!

The alarm goes off-

SNOOZE!

The alarm goes off- 

SNOOZE! and silence phone!

The alarm goes off- 

VIBRATING on the hotel nightstand...

I'm awake!

But I'm 5 minutes late.

#LifeOnTour

Rise and Shine

"The earlier I wake up, the more time I have to accomplish my goals and get things done!"
...is what I repeat as I peel myself from my bed with my eyes glued shut.
As a classic overachiever I set high expectations.  I refuse to fail because I didn't work hard enough.
I've come to the decision that I will do everything in my power to accomplish my goals in life-
If that means a 6 AM wake-up call, then so be it.
The only thing more annoying than an early morning wake-up call, is not succeeding because I was too lazy.

Good Morning in the Mountains

Some people sleep in,

Missing the gorgeous sunrise!

I wake with the birds.

I'm Not A Bounce House!

It's inevitable, on the days that I want to sleep in, my puppies want to get up and greet the day.
I beg for an extra ten minutes in bed, and the jump on my bladder like it's a children's bounce house.
I imagine it's because their bladder is so small and they have to pee-
It's their way of getting back at me!

Sunday Mornings

Sunday mornings are calm and peaceful,
Even my puppies lie quiet, despite the 7 AM alarm.
Lazy and warm, we stay cuddled up in bed,
Until the rich aroma of coffee (set on auto the night before)
Entices me to start my day!

HIt Snooze

Blaring in my ear,
It's way to soon.
I just got to sleep!
HIT SNOOZE!
How many times can you hit snooze anyway?
I guess we'll find out.

Coffee!!

The smell alone is killing me...

This line is so ridiculous!

Why must all these people take so long?

Have you never been to a Starbucks before?!

Raging!!!

Coffee. A Poem

The smell is intense, it wakes me up-

Oh how I need it in my big cup.

I can't get things done, until I'm awake,

So get me some coffee for goodness sake!

Wake Up!

It's hard to leave the comfort of my cozy bed- especially when I'm snuggled up with my puppies and morning cartoons are on!

Thankfully I have a project worth waking up for!

I love getting my day started early while I'm working on a new creative opportunity.

I'm a creature of habit-

I start the coffee,

take the puppies down,

feed the puppies,

pour my coffee,

feed myself,

check in on my emails, Facebook and Twitter,

Finally, I sit down at my desk and review the To-Do list that I made the night before...

It gives me the structure that my life as an artist needs.

I also enjoy writing this blog each day...

This gives me a jump start on forcing my mind to just write!

So thank you to everyone who wakes up with me in the morning and reads it!

You are a part of my morning (and sometimes evening) routine.

Have a beautiful day!