I don’t know if I could be described as an early bird or a night owl. I’m more of a noon kind of girl, but I have discovered the pleasure of finding stolen time in the early morning hours. That hour between 6-7am, when the house is still blessedly quiet save for the coffee maker, is like a little gift. I’ve used the time for exercising, watching the news, reading, writing, or just staying in bed and relishing the fact that I’m laying in bed in a perfectly quiet house. I try to abstain from housework (not really a challenge!). I enjoy the glow that slowly seeps into the windows as the sun rises. And I use the time to recharge myself before plugging into life as a mom. Now if I  could just figure out how to fall asleep before midnight, it would make that early-morning hour absolutely perfect.