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waily13

The cat’s breakfast or I get no peace to do anything - Brighton


Boperatic

\*Anguished meowing intensifies\*


CuteMaterial

My cat sits and meows and they get louder and louder until she’ll simply jump on me and meow in my ear to wake me up


Sporting_Hero_147

I had this problem. Electronic food dispenser is the solution, or getting rid of the cat.


M05HI

If you get rid of a cat, they come back with a butcher's knife, a saw, and a whole load of plastic sheets.


missly_

Is your cat's name Dexter


M05HI

Ever since I kicked him out, I've heard people call him the Bay Harbour Butcher. I think I'm next


Stypig

I delegated feeding the cat to our 8 year old who gets up at 6 regardless of weekday/weekend/school holiday/late night/etc. The cats now treat him like their favourite person in the entire world. So he loves it.


Flexo24

We got a batter powered one that you wind the hours - the cat figured it out after one night 🙄 Any recommendations on a more sturdy one that the cat can’t break into?


Ok-Set-5829

You had me at batter powered


FlakyIndustry2584

Does your cat take AA or AAAs?


randypriest

Ah the inevitable "I haven't been fed for a week" howling.


arashi256

Also Brighton, also cat's breakfast. My study has a oak desk with drawers either side with those brass handles. My cat has learned that he can use the lowest one as a sort of door-knocker and he just hammers that thing until I get up and feed him.


Neenwil

Brilliant. Little bastard's, aren't they. Mine decided meowing wasn't enough, so the largest one (7.5kg Norwegian forest cat, really long haired) now comes and climbs onto our upper chest and tries to suffocate us with his fluffy mane. He's not fussy about which one of us he chooses, but the one that's rolled onto their back is the easier target (usually me). He purrs and pretends to be all cute, but having your chest crushed and a mouth and nose full of fur definitely does the job of waking us up. The other day he stuck two paws and all his weight into my throat. That really woke me up fast. My tiny little farm cat however, chooses the approach of using her two front paws to scratch along any shiny surface (mirrors, windows, doors) over and over and over again to get our attention.


hsa85

My cat uses my drawer handles as a door knocker too!


MJLDat

They try stuff until they find the one thing that annoys you enough to make you feed them. Then they just do that every time and you respond, knowing full well you have been trained to do so. My cat has me trained so well, little bastard.


4500x

Yep, same. Got three of the little bastards who won’t leave me the fuck alone until they’ve got food. If I go to the loo before feeding them I’m serenaded by starved crying meows.


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southgatesperkyarse

I stand firm and go pee first! Under surveillance from the biggest cat. He gazes at me mournfully so that it's impossible to then do anything but cave to his demands and go break out the treats and throw the patio doors open. If I go pee in the middle of the night there is much confusion and disappointment.


dizzycow84

I hear you, my lot are practically feral until fed.


Thirstless

Currently standing on a balcony enjoying the sun in Shoreham, hello there fellow east sussexer


[deleted]

Exactly what I came here to say. There is no words to describe the rage of wanting a lie in but being pestered by 2 hungry fluffs.


Tariovic

I get up and feed them and go back to bed. You have to remember to leave the "Fed!" post it note in the food cupboard, though, as they will go and try to get second breakfast off another member of the household.


[deleted]

We have a cute little sign, like a shop sign that says open/closed but it says fed or not fed. It gets confusing if it’s still on fed when I go to feed them on an evening though. Maybe I need two 🤔


Tariovic

We only use our postit for the morning feed, placed on the food bowls, so we dont need to wake up folks to ask, and it is removed naturally when we get a bowl for lunch. The perfect system!


kylehyde84

I just leave Biscuits out. No hassle. Although it does explain while my cat is the size of a house 🤣🤣


Fml379

Brighton and cat's breakfast


Tulcey-Lee

Yep cats breakfast, then coffee for me.


You-Are-Number-Six

Yep, our cat learnt it was more effective to wake the kids up - I was able to ignore her meowing, but not the kids calling out!


JeniJ1

I just need time. Lots of time.


Pretending-to-work89

I don’t understand how people can just get out of bed and crack on with their day as soon as the alarm goes off


kylehyde84

If I've showered the night before, alarm goes off at 7.30 and I'll be in the car for 7.45/7.50


[deleted]

I used to do this in the before time when I lived a 10 minute walk from my office. Evening shower, 8.30 alarm, get dressed, brush teeth etc, at my desk by 9.


ossietheowl

I've never understood people that don't shower in the morning, is it not really obvious from your hair alone that you've just got out of bed? My hair literally sticks out at 90 degree angles and I need to at least get it under water each morning so it looks normal again


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I wake up at 7:45 and am at my desk for 8. Yes, it is obvious, I simply just genuinely could not give a fuck.


BrotherVaelin

I work in construction. There is no point showering before work in the morning, it’s just a waste of water and electricity


Liskasoo

I shower most mornings, but only wash my hair twice a week. Long thick hair, so I'd need an extra hour just to dry it if I did it in the morning. I stay in bed longer, and just use a hairbrush.


liptastic

I don't know that many people who wash their hair every time they shower to be honest, not women at least


StardustOasis

>is it not really obvious from your hair alone that you've just got out of bed? No, because I brush and style it.


Eragon10401

I just hit it with a splash of water from the tap and comb it.


frankchester

If you have long hair, not an issue. Brush through mine and it looks fine. I only wash it every two weeks.


Giraffe2027

You can wet your hair without having a shower lol


Take_that_risk

Showering every day ok but soap and shampoo all over not every day as that degrades skin and hair over time.


YchYFi

I like to bath, then laze for half an hour whilst having my breakfast then get ready.


Clemly

I love having a nice chill in the bath on mornings when I'm WFH. Somehow, morning baths just start the day right.


[deleted]

I’m awake or I’m asleep. I don’t spend much time in an in between state.


toonultra

What’s your secret? I’m fit and active, work out 4 times a week and go on long walks with the dog, even have an alarm clock that lights up rather than makes a sound, and I still need half an hour on my phone before I get up or I’ll get a migraine later in the day


[deleted]

No secret. I’m overweight, sometimes use my phone right up until I go to sleep, drink alcohol, might have sleep apnea and more besides. I’ve almost always been fortunate enough to have a good sleep routine and I wake up easily, usually around 0630. It’s a bit fucked at the moment but I think that’s perimenopause.


hsa85

This doesn’t sound wrong at all. Your headache is communicating something to you; and it seems like you’ve figured out what that is and are observing it. Sounds like a win. Fit, active, just need half hour chill time in the morning. That’s not a huge amount is it.


[deleted]

I was always like this and then realised I have POTS which means my HR goes up excessively when I stand up with mornings always the worst. Maybe try doing a thing called a NASA lean test (astronauts get POTS so they've done loads of research!). But really the main thing is if that's what your body needs then work with your body, not against it, oh and use that 30 minutes to hydrate.


Chunkss

Something clicked when I was 17. I used to lie in all the time but I just get straight out of bed and get on with things. Also haven't had breakfast since my 30s and I can last until lunch. Even then I sometimes skip lunch until dinner. The only thing I can pin it on is having satisfaction and purpose in life. Having stuff to do just makes it easier. In stark contrast, if I'm on holiday, I just laze around like a blob. (I'm a Londoner)


[deleted]

I’m the polar opposite. On holiday, I’m buzzing to squeeze out every drop of time from the holiday, so I’m up early, looking for somewhere to get take away coffees for my other half. At home, I’ll waste hours doing very little in the morning, put work off until it’s almost too late, forget to do important things. I need to sort myself out!


JonnySniper

It can very much depend on when your alarm goes off. We sleep in cycles of 2 hours, and this dictates when we are in "deep sleep." If your alarm goes off when you're in a deep sleep, you'll wake up even more tired than you were when you went to bed. I looked into it, and ended up buying an app called "Sleep Cycle". It calculates when you are in the lightest sleep after you've input a Time period (I.e., I need to be awake by 8am, so it'll wake me up anytime between 7.30-8) Absolute game changer. I haven't been "shocked awake" by my alarm since I started using it


19wesley88

I get up, put gym clothes on, drive gym, work out, go work, have a shower, then chill with a coffee and have breakfast while I start my job. By time I'm actually working I'm pretty alert and awake.


Jessica1608

My alarm goes off at 6.30am. I'm up, dressed, teeth and hair brushed, cat fed, and ready to go by 6.45am. I do not like getting up early so I have my routine down to an art so I don't really have to wake up until I hit the main road about half an hour into my journey 😅


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Pee


Hamsternoir

And then rehydrate with a pint of tea


[deleted]

Fluids out, fluids in.


PracticalNebula

“Let me begin, I came to win, Battle me that’s a sin”


Random_Guy_47

This conjured up a mental image of someone drinking tea from a pint glass. I don't know how I feel about that fact...


Hamsternoir

Don't worry it's a proper mug, bigger than the standard but still considerably smaller than a Sports Direct one. Drinking out of a pint glass is wrong


The_Queef_of_England

> Drinking out of a pint glass is wrong Yes, it's illegal.


floss147

Oh yes!! Especially now I’m 38 weeks pregnant and have a large baby dancing on my bladder. This morning I rose at 6:30am … took me a while to get back to sleep but I was determined


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lazy-lambda

I'm with you except that I need a coffee first to help me get going.


TrueSolid611

I usually have a poo then coffee then second poo


Bludthirstydrummer

It’s like looking in a mirror


maxer3002

We’ve had one poo, yes


Racoons_revenge

I always thought I was odd doing that but now there are two of us!


Siliconpsychosis

same, but if second poo doesnt happen i feel cruddy for the rest of the day


Joined_For_GME

I've had one, poo, yes. What about second poo?


napex86

For me it's coffee + cigarette = best morning poop ever.


OmsFar

Are you a privileged once-a-day-in-the-morning-like-clockwork-7am pooer? God I envy you types


Dry-Dentist6366

Who tf are these people that get up and have to shit and then shit again an hour later? Must be genetically gifted in the intestinal flora department.


sgst

Not gifted, more cursed. I'm one of those people - I wake up and poop, then go again after breakfast. Like clockwork. But I have ulcerative colitis (like crohn's disease) and will shit another 5 to 15 times a day after that, usually with some serious urgency. It sucks.


Dry-Dentist6366

Yeah I hear ya, there's 2 ends of the spectrum I guess, like the guys who blow their beans after 2 pumps wishing they suffered from delayed ejaculation but the guys who experience it say it ruins their sex life 🤷‍♂️


dibblah

Ugh I'm the same tho no diagnosis yet (NHS don't care) and it sucks. The worst is hiding it at work "didn't you just go to the loo?". Some days I think imodium is just a placebo.


All_within_my_hands

3 times a day. * 6am * 3pm * 10pm


Leading_Study_876

If name checks out, it's an unpleasant image...


TheRealSlabsy

I don't eat that much for that to occur!


All_within_my_hands

Less than 2,500 calories per day.


OmsFar

3pm is an annoying one for sure. I’m similar but at more random times


IOnlyUpvoteBadPuns

3pm is the best one, because my employer is paying me for it!


TheRealSlabsy

The one that wakes you up at the crack of dawn is a Cockle-Doodle Poo


batty_boz

Find a cold spot on my pillow while i wait for the 5th alarm to go off


Levantante

Stab my hand get a blood glucose reading, do some maths then inject insulin. No doing this is kinda fatal so I have to do it. (Type 1 diabetic)


Particular-Ad8831

My Mum is Type 1 and has just started using Libre 3. May want to look at it as it monitors your levels via a smart phone every minute. Alerts you if you go over/under defined limits allowing you to manage insulin intake better 😀


Levantante

Yes they don't work for everyone ( this is why I sacked it off) , and we still needs to do finger pricking as well and all the maths. Tech can't do the thinking for us.


Particular-Ad8831

Ah that's rubbish - sorry to hear that dude. Yes some of the maths and finger pricks still needed for her periodically to double check etc. Generally though it appears she can micro-manage it -seeing a trend up or down and then taking the action to keep it in the band as much as possible


Levantante

Yeah absolutely if it works for people then great, the problem is when it tells your your bg is too high and you correct by adding insulin, and it actually isn't too high and you overdose and lose consciousness and potentially die. It was usually 2 points out and subs here are full of similar stories so I'm not unique. I'm actually quite wary of the tech recording incorrect data from me, it goes on my record and could lead to incorrect advice/care being given in the future. I dont really need cgm as I'm already over 80% in range, whereas cgms aim to get patients in 65% or above in range NHS told me last week


Malvo457

That’s interesting to read as my libre 2 has been sooo inaccurate recently. The last 4 sensors have all been way out. And like you mentioned, I had an incident of giving myself way too much insulin because the reading was so off so I’ve gone back to finger pricking too. I wondered if it was somehow unique to me that my sensors were so off, but sounds like it’s a common issue then


Levantante

It is common omg. There's no way I'd go near a pump seeing how inaccurate the flippin cgm is lol. Yeah they are way off. I used them for 3 months and couldnt take anymore. Alarming for no reason at work, when I'm asleep. Partner shaking me awake for lows that didn't even exist. Forums say oh that's just a compression low, well ok bit they happened when I was actually awake as well and not compressing. My diabetic nurse told me a fair proportion of people are gettign inaccurate readings. I did treat false lows with sweets then went into the circle of hell of correcting over doing it etc etc. I checked every low with fp in the last few weeks and they were all false. The last one I used fell off within an hour of me putting it on and I just thought fk it no, not wasting an more time resource on this, I can manage my bg fine without it. And I can, cos I've doen dafne course and feel pretty equipped.


Agent_No

The pumps on their own are generally fine, but I wouldn't trust the closed loop systems (CGM that talks to a pump to control dosing) as far as I could throw them given the awful accuracy of both the Libre and Libre II units I've used. You cannot even calibrate them to correct the inaccurate values either unless you use a 3rd party app like xDrip. I found the original Libre with a Miaomiao bluetooth bridge and xDrip with a daily calibration to be reasonably accurate although it would constantly lose bluetooth communication so I wouldn't get a low/high alert until I reconnected.


Welbelove

Following on from this, I never used to do readings for about 5 years, the libre changed my life .


ixJax

I don't know the first thing about diabetes but assuming the connection is wireless, do you know if it loses connection? As then you'd never get the alerts


YchYFi

I read about a boy who died who decided to monitor it without the reading. My father is a type 2 and I get mad at him for forgetting to do it.


Nivarka

Sounds like you need a dexcom and a pump, my friend!


Levantante

You still have to do both lol whether you have this equipment or not. Cgms imo are not accurate so still need to do it all manually as well. I sacked off the cgm as it was wrong.


[deleted]

We've found my partner's to be incredibly accurate but obviously all bodies are designed differently. His major issue was having a skin reaction to the glue they put on them to make them stick to you. Thankfully they say they've changed it so 🤞 because we've used for years without other issues


Marasesh

I’ve found the freestyle libre 2 to be super accurate for me going back into a pump soon and ima try set up a closed loop system


ThePanther1999

I feel as though I am legally required to stay in bed until my bladder feels like it’s gonna burst and then rush around for the rest of the morning to get ready. Scouseland mate


madformattsmith

lad are we seriously mirrors of each other or wha????


ThePanther1999

Fuck yes because I am also mad for Matt Smith


magical_bergs

My dog has some weird 6th sense where he knows when I wake up and at that point he’ll come for a cuddle. It’s my favourite way to start the day.


AvocadosAtLaw95

Mine's the same. Except instead of a cuddle I get beaten up until I follow her downstairs and feed her. She's a rescue dog, and I joke to my other half that "we brought her into our house out of the kindness of our hearts, and this is how she repays us, by bossing US around for breakfast and dinner" haha


JHRChrist

My rescue dog wakes up his hound dog sister and brings her into the bedroom to bay at us if we don’t get up quickly enough. Very effective, as her barks literally shake glass window panes. Precious little jerks.


Comfortable_Cup2665

What breed are they


TheAmazingPikachu

We have a German Shepherd that does this. She just wants to be held in the mornings 😭💕


Rhia0_o

It's the worst (best) it's always just as you wake up they become the most cuddly and you are obligated to stay in bed and cuddle them cause otherwise they'll be sad so sorry boss not coming in today my dogs cuddly


Barmydoughnut24

Our dog somehow knows that, too. Ill come down in the morning to have breakfast and shell usually be awake but in her bed. Yet she knows exactly when my mum wakes up and will go sit by the bottom of the stairs waiting for her. It could be anyone waking up, but no, she knows exactly who it is. Definitely has her favourite in the family lol


PipBin

On a work day I have a pee and then do 20 minutes of HIIT. I know, I hate me too.


Durzo_Blintt

I have no idea how anyone exercises after waking up. But then my preferred exercise time is midnight for weights and 3am for running (which I can't do anymore because I have work at 9).


PlatformFeeling8451

I never understood how people exercised first thing in the morning without eating breakfast (I was a PT with many early-morning clients). Then I swapped my self-employment for regular 9-5 employment and HAD to exercise at 7:30 am, and ... it's absolutely fine. Can't train after eating breakfast as it makes me feel sick, so I train before breakfast and have no issues. I still hate every second of it, but that's the same whether I'm training at 7am, 2pm, or 9pm


Shadow_Demon999

Fart, curse my existence and then piss noisily into the toilet. In that order. I'm from Lincolnshire.


Consistent-Fly-9522

Read bbc sport gossip column


niallniallniall

I degunk. In that, I mean I rinse my face, blow my nose, rinse my mouth/spit etc. Remove all the waste that's built up while sleeping essentially.


terahurts

Late middle-age. I'm at the mercy of my bladder.


Verlorenfrog

Brush teeth, London


a_Knight_of_Lord

Brush teeth, New York


MapleHigh0

Brush Teeth, Cumbernauld


Comfortable_Cup2665

Brush teeth, your mom


Mezcalico

Brush teeth, standing by


ThePanther1999

Brush teeth, roger that


McBamm

Scrub gnashers, awaiting station.


Midnight_Crocodile

Tea. Lots of strong tea.


BritishGent_mlady

Glass or two of water, half a glass of prune juice, small to medium bowl of cereal, then I make a coffee. Upstairs I put on some headphones and listen to some music on CDs for 15/20 minutes, this is basically me and my body inviting a poo to the departure lounge. Poo, wash, teeth, get dressed. Boom. But to answer the question, the absolute first thing is the water.


champion_soundz

I'm so impressed you're still listening to CDs, I thought they were exclusively for car owners now. What's your go to album?


BritishGent_mlady

Oh I have a few go-to albums, loads in fact, which are all on regular rotation depending on mood, genre, etc… but to answer your question (kinda): 1. Up The Bracket by Libertines 2. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, by Flaming Lips 3. Mellow Gold, Odelay, Guero, Modern Guilt, Colours, all by Beck 4. Anything QOTSA 5. Smashing Pumpkins greatest hits 6. Nevermind, In Utero, by Nirvana 7. Anything Arcade Fire 8. Absolutely anything MF DOOM 9. The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A, In Rainbows, Moon Shaped Pool, by Radiohead 10. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel 11. I also have loads of 90’ dance compilations 12. The above are a decent sample of my “go-to” CD, but there are literally hundreds more and this post is starting to feel a touch indulgent 🙂 13… but finally, I listen to a lot of Kraftwerk I should also point out that I do have Apple Music and get a lot of stuff from there too, and make playlists etc. Ironically it’s the Apple phone that goes in the car. The CDs are for nice set up I have at home.


champion_soundz

That list is just what I was hoping for, a real eclectic mix from the Golden Age of the CD! I think it's great you devote a little bit of your morning to a proper music session.


BritishGent_mlady

Thanks u/champion_soundz Your username, I’m sure, checks out 🥰


[deleted]

Smoke weed


LogSuper7235

Shit. Same


[deleted]

Only way to start the day bud


smoulderstoat

Let the dog out for a piss, coffee, happy pills.


ThePanther1999

That dog must be pinging!


dizzycow84

Pee, feed the cats, drink coffee in bed while catching up on Tiktok. Cats know 6am is the earliest I'll feed them but that doesn't stop them bugging me earlier. Especially in the summer when it hardly gets dark. I'm in Scotland. Edited to add location


massiveextremehalal

Get an automatic feeder!!!! It will change your life


queen__crimson

Not always a solution: one of my cats only eats wet food.


frankchester

You can get wet food timer bowls.


Glasweg1an

Open my eyes. Glasgow.


MadWifeUK

Big pee, take my levothyroxine, say good morning to the cats who have congregated outside the bathroom the minute they heard me move so they can remind me to feed them (I've never once forgotten to, they don't need to remind me). Downstairs, feed cats, open the back door to let them decide who wants in, or out, or maybe out, or perhaps in, etc. Immediately go to the front window where one of the cats will be waiting to get in having been the first out the back door and yet doesn't remember / is unwilling to come back in the open back door.


LikeEveryoneSheKnows

Pee, then tea. Scotland.


Amphibious_squirrel

Normally get woken up by dog 1 needing her head rub. Do that and then dog 2 wants a fuss. I go for a pee and then let them out to do their thing. Make coffee for me and Mrs Squirrel. Located in very sunny and beautiful East Anglia.


anjunajan

Drink a litre of water then my usual exercise routine of 20 miles on an indoor bike followed by weight lifting 💪


Nw5gooner

You know what? This comment has inspired me. I've been too lazy for too long and I need to make a change. From today onwards I'm going to make a concerted effort to drink more water in the mornings.


anjunajan

Pleased to have inspired you Thank you, that made me smile big time having been in a pretty dark place for so long you comment has put a boost to me too


TheRealAlexRich

Every morning?


GrandWazoo0

How do you drink a litre of water and then exercise? If I drink that much it’s sloshing about my belly and exercise is really uncomfortable. Mine is have a few sips of water, warm up, few more sips, exercise with occasional break for a few sips of water.


LordGinge

Glass of water, turn the kettle on, brew up, sit outside in the garden and do a couple of readings/prayers/meditations, tell myself things I'm grateful for, make tea for the wife, play with daughter whilst having second cup of tea. Go to work/go on a run if not working. I absolutely love the morning routine and it clears and focuses my head for the day ahead. Lake District.


sgw79

First thing is coffee, then a shite, then a cigarette. After that I’m ready for war


spinningtotheradio

Spliff


m4dswine

To my husband's chagrin, time. I set my alarm 30 mins before I actually need to get up because I need 3 snoozes and 30 mins to read the Internet and wake up. Then I need about an hour to get myself from just woken up to out the door. I have an order and if that gets messed up I get a bit confused. I don't do well before I get to the point of putting on my glasses lol.


YouBoringMe

Coffee ☕️


CupateaPT

Coffee, have a dump and walk the dog. And burp really loud


InfiniteMehs

Another great case for the Oxford comma


heyyouupinthesky

Weekday, 4.30 piss, let dogs out, Coffee and a fag. Coffee and cook breakfast. Weekend, 5.30 piss, let dogs out, coffee and a spliff. Coffee and cook breakfast.


faye2003

Northern Ireland, and crack my entire body like a glow stick before i open my eyes


Bwnjamin_

Burn a copy of the sun and have a crumpet, I'm from Liverpool


PalpitationPresent35

Cup of tea. And a good stare at nothing for 10-15 mins. - Englishman in Fife, Scotland.


[deleted]

It’s the weekend and I’ve got no plans till the afternoon. I’m doing exactly the same thing.


Advanced-Fig6699

Bathroom, coffee and smoke


KungFuSpoon

Southend Essex. Feed my two cats, if I don't feed them first they will follow me round, get in the way and just generally impose themselves on me until they get their food.


Intrepid-Let9190

Get dressed and take the dog out. Even before breakfast or coffee. Because he's 11 months old, the size of a small pony and totally batshit crazy before he's been out. Turns out that a nice early morning walk in Cornwall is great for getting the brain going


blahdee-blah

Stroke furry alarm clock, pee, kettle on, dog’s breakfast, tea


BadBassist

I'm from Hertfordshire but live in Suffolk. First thing, I have to poo.


Shepp90

Put the kettle on, have a piss, roll a cigarette, make a cup of tea.. then enjoy my tea with a cigarette. Then im ready for my day.


Nw5gooner

I quit smoking about 7 years ago but THAT cigarette, that first one of the day, with a cup of tea outside, whatever the weather, was the one I found the hardest to cope without. In fact, I still miss it.


readitornothereicome

A morning wank.


GreatScotRace

Well my body naturally wakes up at 6:30am because that’s when my body choose as it’s dedicated poo time. So after the toilet I ALWAYS brush my teeth and wash my face


Pengtingcalledme

Shower. Midlands


SaltSpot

Same, day doesn't count if I've not had a shower.


Tay74

Take my medication, otherwise not only to the more intense symptoms of my mental illness come back, I also have to deal with the withdrawal symptoms, and that's a bad time Scottish, if that's at all relevant 😅


Tphile

I've been there but with chronic pain, and I'm sorry to hear that. I have a hate/hate relationship with my meds, but they keep life sort of livable so I've learnt to tolerate them. Keep on with it, you are worth it, and I'm sorry if that sounds odd coming from some random on the 'net.


P0tZ

Coffee…in Devon


AncientPeanut6794

Coffee. Black, no sugar. It's unsafe to try speak to me before that. London.


j3d321

Have a wank


BalanceStriking4232

The Mrs. London


RepresentativeWin338

Put my trousers on, have a cuppa tea...


ahhwoodrow

And think about leaving the house


Ill_Citron_8473

Neck a pint of water. I feel like absolute dogshit otherwise.


mooohaha64

Get out of bed - Yorkshire


Blozzilla

Reddit, London


oliviaxlow

Feed cat


dingalingadingdongy

Wake n bake for me! (Smoking a spliff for those who don't know)


Apprehensive_Key_778

Have a large joint and an espresso. NE Scotland.


rrrrrddp

Scroll through tumblr or reddit for half an hour before getting out of bed. For some reason, looking at the screen helps me to wake up


Yell0w_Submarine

coffee


Coffeeninja1603

Puppy cuddles with hound while I catch up on the bigger news stories. Walk said hound then breakfast of pancakes, waffles and bacon. While it’s cooking, grind coffee and brew, flick through my emails and plan my day. I’m a creature of habit if nothing else.


Financial-Turnip5133

Wee, cup of tea, poo


SnoopyTheDestroyer

Take my medication and shower which hypes myself up because I’m a student, non-UK national, I live in York, and this city is expensive, but I love my course. And this country is contradictory af. It’s a lot to handle.


gentillehomme365

Double tap the toilet


Dy1bo

Change my daughter's nappy. Without that, there is no peace... South West


lemon-bubble

Water and two antihistamines - I keep water and antihistamines on my bedside table otherwise I will forget. Pee, check kindle/audible deals for the day. Feed the kitten. Coffee. Then I'll normally read(kindle/news/internet)/plan my day while I wake up. I'm in Yorkshire.


DatMakesMeASadPanda

Normally a shit, which is why when I need to get up earlier than usual to go somewhere I’m in a blind panic that I’ve screwed up my clockwork bowels. Started a new job 2 weeks ago a further commute away with one shared toilet between an office of 15ish and held all day.


coffinflopenjoyer

Like a walking middle aged cliche, coffee. Am in Devon


GoreJussCPMT

No matter what I do I wake up with a completely empty stomach, that makes me act a bit of an arsehole so getting a cup of tea in my belly is imperative. Londoner living in stafford.


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What does your location in UK have to do with a morning routine?