tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post5491057792861456512..comments2024-02-23T02:03:23.020-07:00Comments on The Eco Cat Lady Speaks: Why Alarm Clocks are the Root of All EvilEcoCatLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-62591317194562618882012-07-13T13:15:27.480-06:002012-07-13T13:15:27.480-06:00I know, it's crazy isn't it? I suffered th...I know, it's crazy isn't it? I suffered through years of eating disorders when I was younger, and I remember what a revelation it was when I finally realized that the gnawing feeling in my stomach wasn't hunger.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-86985366557368463492012-07-13T07:50:44.219-06:002012-07-13T07:50:44.219-06:00Awesome, I share the same sentiments about having ...Awesome, I share the same sentiments about having our natural state of beings suppressed and disciplined out of us.<br />I harp about this very thing regularly. The fact that we apparently can't even establish the difference between hungry and thirsty...wtf?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-8489961798881582982012-06-04T00:43:55.194-06:002012-06-04T00:43:55.194-06:00Holy Moly! You must go to bed much earlier than I ...Holy Moly! You must go to bed much earlier than I do. I'm doing really well if I'm in bed before 2am, so getting up at 4 sounds sort of like cruel and inhuman punishment to me. Too many years of keeping "musician's hours" I fear! <br /><br />I keep trying to reform, but since CatMan is also an incurable night owl, I don't really see it on the horizon. I sort of have a fantasy that someday I'll shun all non-natural light and learn to sleep and wake with the sun. I somehow imagine that if one did that one would never feel tired during the day... that may be a fantasy too. <br /><br />I just have to keep reminding myself that the number of hours in the day is a fixed quantity, and neither staying up late nor getting up early actually creates more time. That should be totally obvious, but for some reason I've been bashing my head against that particular brick wall for most of my life! Sigh.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-21589360354747631152012-06-03T20:27:31.114-06:002012-06-03T20:27:31.114-06:00Love the post. Hate the alarm. I will allow as h...Love the post. Hate the alarm. I will allow as how I am a morning person, whether I want to be or not...as I grew up on a farm and 5:30 a.m. was the time to be up and at the day. Now 40mufflemum years later? I still rise at that hour fairly regularly. HOWEVER, I do not think it is at all natural to rise to greet the glorious dawn at the sound of some screeching squawk box. <br /><br />I homeschooled my kids but I refused to wake them up in the mornings. People's bodies have their own natural rythmns that seem to work out pretty similarly for most in my household. Being shaken awake seems just as bad as being blared awake to me. I've found that I have a fairly accurate internal clock and wake w/i 5 to 10 minutes of whatever time I tell myself I have to get up the next day. <br /><br />For particularly important meetings and such I generally wake on the hour and half hour ages ahead of time just to make sure I don't miss my rising time. Gotta get up at 5:00 a.m.? I'm usually up at 3:00 and 3:30 and 4:00 and 4:30 and then right on time at 4:58 I'm outta that bed if I haven't already risen at 4:00 to put on the coffee and have some quiet time to read. <br /><br />The early bird internal alarm? It can be a real pain in the patumpkus/freaking awesome at others but not sure if other people have that gift/curse or if it could be cultivated/turned off? There are plenty of times now that we are retired that I would love to sleep til 9:00 or 10:00 a.m. but it never happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-24697636653549386992011-11-23T19:52:46.692-07:002011-11-23T19:52:46.692-07:00Duck - Holy Kazoli! I guess some folks have really...Duck - Holy Kazoli! I guess some folks have really drunk the kool-aid. Of course, you know... it was all of those hippie bastards who wrecked the economy by failing to live by our country's guiding principle... life, liberty and the pursuit of cheap plastic crap made in China. Just makes me want to shake them and shout: <i>Come forth... free thyself from the hive mind... cast off the cloak of darkness and step into the light... rage, RAGE against the dying of the light!!!</i> Guess that would probably only serve to reinforce their beliefs, but it would sure be fun!<br /><br />Blueberry - I dunno... your rant does sound quite satisfying. "Buggeritbuggeritbuggerit" we Americans don't have such aurally satisfying curse words. :)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-54269412628705994242011-11-23T14:47:15.984-07:002011-11-23T14:47:15.984-07:00You've posted a better worded version of my ra...You've posted a better worded version of my rant to myself and the cats the other morning of "Owwwww,nooooo, alarm bad! Buggeritbuggeritbuggerit. Me have no body clock any more, wah, need sleep"Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04962612096075433489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-27420754596142722082011-11-23T12:50:44.169-07:002011-11-23T12:50:44.169-07:00Oh, and (probably not really) coincidentally, I...Oh, and (probably not really) coincidentally, I'm engaged in a thread on an RV forum, which started because someone was interviewed about full-timing on less than $1000/month. To me, the logical responses are:<br />1) I didn't think that could be done, by golly!<br />2) I want to do that, by golly!<br />3) I don't want to do that, by golly!<br /><br />but, no. People are mad that someone is doing that. Someone living out voluntary simplicity is to blame for the state of our economy. Someone practicing frugality is living small because 'they don't eat dinner at country clubs.' Seriously, this was the argument. <br /><br />Did you ask? No. [Sorry about that.]The Good Luck Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448071993000984393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-50213679958513047952011-11-23T12:44:22.487-07:002011-11-23T12:44:22.487-07:00Sing it, Sister. This is how people act (and vote...Sing it, Sister. This is how people act (and vote) against their own interests. They're pretty sure they are the potential 1%. And, they have to step on the 99% to not be rich, too, so be it.The Good Luck Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448071993000984393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-91881541330476555982011-11-23T11:57:18.358-07:002011-11-23T11:57:18.358-07:00Janeen - Ha! Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Hope i...Janeen - Ha! Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Hope it's nice and RESTFUL!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-47096043756173766762011-11-23T11:56:04.393-07:002011-11-23T11:56:04.393-07:00Melissa - Morning people are such a mystery to me....Melissa - Morning people are such a mystery to me. I am so heartened to learn that at least some of you hate alarm clocks too.<br /><br />Duck - Thanks so much for stopping by. I fear I may have gone a bit overboard over on Raptitude, but the whole concept of supporting policies that favor the rich because you think you'll be a millionaire "some day" really pushes my buttons!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-76188068765683842892011-11-23T11:53:30.603-07:002011-11-23T11:53:30.603-07:00I could write an intelligent response to this, but...I could write an intelligent response to this, but right now I'm tired:-)<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving!Janeenhttp://pixiediaries.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-42948246336236274122011-11-23T09:20:45.488-07:002011-11-23T09:20:45.488-07:00Hi there. Having just gotten up because the sun w...Hi there. Having <i>just</i> gotten up because the sun was staring directly into my eyes, I wanted to say "hello." I've been following the discussion over at Raptitude, and wanted to read more about you; it turns out that, apart from my non-red hair, we are the same person. <br /><br />RoxanneThe Good Luck Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448071993000984393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-27247561584992547952011-11-22T13:25:12.131-07:002011-11-22T13:25:12.131-07:00I'm a morning person, and I still don't li...I'm a morning person, and I still don't like alarm clocks. Being jarred awake at a random point in the sleep cycle is just an unpleasant way to start the day.<br /><br />"We could make those choices easier. We could offer flex time, job sharing, more telecommuting." <br /><br />Demandra - Yes, yes, yes, and yes.<br /><br />EcoCatLady - I'm afraid your experience on the hiring committee is pretty illustrative of our society today. Sad.Melissa @ HerGreenLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03565774385052987756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-35681330736378498702011-11-22T12:28:50.758-07:002011-11-22T12:28:50.758-07:00Ha! I think the Puritans probably invented the dam...Ha! I think the Puritans probably invented the damned things... or sure would have if they'd had the opportunity!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-72567997880305104272011-11-22T11:17:55.463-07:002011-11-22T11:17:55.463-07:00"When did martyrdom become a job requirement ..."When did martyrdom become a job requirement in this country? Why do people think that having a staff of burnt out and resentful employees is a good way to run a business?" You blame alarm clocks, I blame the Puritans. ;)Demandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091293696750606102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-81802404959450755112011-11-22T03:05:43.739-07:002011-11-22T03:05:43.739-07:00Demandra - I sure wish I had those answers. Shortl...Demandra - I sure wish I had those answers. Shortly after I quit my "real job" I volunteered to sit on the hiring committee which was conducting interviews for a new executive director. The folks on the board of directors kept pushing how this was not a standard 9-5 job and how the person chosen would be expected to come to events and meetings at a variety of times outside of the normal work week. <br /><br />One of the candidates said that she would be happy to maintain a flexible schedule in order to accommodate all of those needs, but was not willing to work more than 40 hours per week, nor was she willing to demand that from her employees, because she felt that it created an unhealthy work environment. In my book that shot her to the top if the list, but they dropped her from consideration immediately. This despite the fact that she was WAY more qualified than many of the other candidates.<br /><br />That whole little episode still just pisses me off. It did remove any lingering doubts that I might have had about my decision to leave the organization though. When did martyrdom become a job requirement in this country? Why do people think that having a staff of burnt out and resentful employees is a good way to run a business?<br /><br />It all starts with those damned alarm clocks... they are evil, I say, EVIL!!!!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-27689305076973227242011-11-21T18:02:50.692-07:002011-11-21T18:02:50.692-07:00Yanno, since all of what you mentioned hurts us AL...Yanno, since all of what you mentioned hurts us ALL, I really wish we would collectively stand up to some of the idiocy in our culture. Why must the work day (remember when it was 9-5? Now it's 8-5 for most folks I know) be so regimented? Why can't more places move to a results-only environment? Ok. I need to shut up or I am going to start ranting about my lunatic boss. I'm just saying--we could, as a culture, embrace a healthier way of life outside of just barking at people to "eat better." We could make those choices easier. We could offer flex time, job sharing, more telecommuting. It seems to me that all of this boils down to placing "the economy" above everything else, which is bullshit.<br /><br />I will stop ranting now. :) As usual, loved this post!Demandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091293696750606102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-69501943384429618122011-11-21T12:19:52.509-07:002011-11-21T12:19:52.509-07:00Joddle - Awwww... thanks so much! I've never c...Joddle - Awwww... thanks so much! I've never considered myself review-worthy. I'll go check it out right now!<br /><br />Candi - Bastards indeed! Back in my paper route days, I'd often awake laying flat on my back with a cat staring into my face... guess they knew who fed them at the crack of dawn! One of them was quite insistent too... If standing on my chest didn't work he'd start licking my face, and if that didn't work he'd bite my nose! He generally went from being my "cute sweetie pie" to being "that damned cat" rather quickly under those circumstances!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-19870680138083656792011-11-21T12:00:50.031-07:002011-11-21T12:00:50.031-07:00Preach it sister.
I hate alarm clocks too, even t...Preach it sister.<br /><br />I hate alarm clocks too, even though I have to use one five days a week. I usually countdown the days to my cats every morning "only four more early wake ups this week guys!"<br /><br />And on the glorious two mornings I can sleep in, on of the damn cats usually wake me up because they are used to getting breakfast at 6am. Bastards.<br /><br />Weekends however I can go back to bed and I get pretty grumpy if anyone expects me to be some where before noon.<br /><br />Only one more annoying early morning wake up for me this week! Yay!!Candi @ min hushttp://minhus.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-91502344384905285372011-11-21T09:35:31.769-07:002011-11-21T09:35:31.769-07:00Hi Eco Cat Lady, just wanted you to know I've ...Hi Eco Cat Lady, just wanted you to know I've reviewed your blog as part of a series on eco blogging<br /><br />http://www.wasteam.co.uk/funniest-eco-blog/eco-blog.html/<br /><br />Love your blog, keep up the good workJoddle @wasteAMhttp://www.wasteam.co.uk/funniest-eco-blog/eco-blog.html/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-79929887545438466202011-11-20T21:17:24.696-07:002011-11-20T21:17:24.696-07:00Kristin - It's amazing to me some of the thing...Kristin - It's amazing to me some of the things I used to eat... they all tasted good to me at the time. I used to LOVE sugarless gum... especially the fruit flavors. I gave it up after reading how artificial sweeteners mess up your metabolism. But every once in a while I'll get a hankering for a piece... BIG mistake. I can't figure out how I used to think it tasted good, because now it just tastes like a toxic waste dump!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-78457850193314865162011-11-20T19:00:20.051-07:002011-11-20T19:00:20.051-07:00I love it! And you're absolutely right on the ...I love it! And you're absolutely right on the topic of messing up our bodies natural signals with artificial "foods". It definitely makes it more difficult to listen when there's all that other noise interfering...<br /><br />...It's amazing what you notice when the noise quiets down.Kristin Overtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919961850855072276noreply@blogger.com