I guess it's not THAT early

Today I went to my first ever early morning exercise class. I am not a morning person, never have been, and becoming a parent absolutely sealed the deal regarding the sanctity of sleep. Unfortunately (and ironically), it is because I am a parent that I cannot exercise whenever I want. Ergo, I have figured out it has to be first thing in the morning.

Did it feel good? Yes, but we'll see how long the thrill of actually getting up lasts. I think I will feel less exhausted if I can actually sleep the night before. (I was up every hour wondering if the alarm was about to go off).

I have figured that even though the class is only twice a week, I will have to get up at that time every day to really get into the routine both to train my body to live on less sleep AND my mind to trust that the alarm will indeed wake me up.

Of course,I plan on going out walking on non-class days (probably taking a weekend day off) but there is a chance I will just stick around the house and have some solitude. (Does anyone remember solitude)?