When the dog makes the barf noise.

The threat of homelessness (again).

A kiss and a coffee from my husband before he leaves for work. Best part of my day <3

A really annoying cat.

Two alarms, 15 minutes apart

My hungry cats.

Our twins jumping on my back. Unlike an alarm, I can’t turn them off and go back to sleep.

Being late

I have issues sleeping I have not slept past 4am in decades I don’t even use an alarm or anything I just wake up and can’t go back to bed

Going to bed on time, and sleeping

Having a life plan that works, that realistically and with some degree of certainty is taking me to somewhere that I want to go, and in the context of which waking up is an instrumental action furthering my progress along that path.

Without a good reason to wake up, waking up sucks. A good reason to wake up is a complex thing. A good plan for life is hard to make, but worth it.

I say this from the perspective of a history of massive depression.

A good reason to open one’s mouth is that there’s delicious food in front of you. A good reason to wake up is that there’s a plan for the day that brings you closer to the things you want in life.

If you have a hard time getting up, resolving that starts with making sure whatever thing you’re getting up for actually serves you.

Hunger and the need to do stuff to go through this life with less pain than otherwise.

Going to bed on time. As a friend put it: you sleep at the start of the day, not at the end of the day.

The need to pee and poop.

A full glass of water, a shower, and then pulling a shot of espresso. Each step gives the energy for the next.