You know, it's damn hard to wake up between 5:30 and 6:00 every single morning so that I can be in to work by 8 a.m.*, but it is so worth it when 3 p.m. rolls around and I know that I have only an hour left of work.

*Why, yes, it does take me that long to get ready. Never one to rush a morning better spent in bed with a muffin and a book, I like to wake up leisurely (aka, turn off the alarm a few times), take a nice shower (min 20 minutes), pick out clothes (instead of grabbing whatever's on the floor and putting that on), eating a breakfast that requires heating and some preparation and that I can eat with one hand so the other can hold the book. This all takes approximately an hour and a half, then add 20 minutes to get into work. When I start taking the train, I'll have to get up even earlier to maintain this decadent lifestyle.