What do you do to WAKE-UP when you've accidentally slept in late?

I get up much earlier than the rest of my family because I'm a serious introvert and 5am is my only shot at getting time to myself. But when I've been up late and my body just wants sleep, I panic when I oversleep my alarm. What do you do? Splash cold water on your face? What's your morning routine you just won't skip?

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There’s never a day I oversleep. I’m always up around 8 or 9 I want sleep but my body wants to wake up. Thankfully my daughter sleep until 10. So I brush my teeth do skincare shower and make coffee then when she wakes up it’s breakfast

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Slept in late? What is this phenomenon you speak of?
Having children put a stop to me staying in bed beyond 6:30am

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I'm normally up about half six with my little one

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Accidentally? Lol. My kids are night owls like me so they don’t usually wake up that early 🙏🏽 but I’m due with my 3rd in less than 6 weeks. I will take suggestions as well though for when school starts because I’m on the struggle bus every morning. I am not a morning person.

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If you think it's going to be an issue, try sleeping with your curtains open and let the sunlight wake you up naturally.

I haven't set an alarm in years because as soon as anyone else wakes up they immediately come for me or start making enough noise to wake me. I think if your body needs the sleep you should get it and not feel bad about it. Good sleep is self care.

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If I’ve slepped in late it usually means I’m late to the school run or work, so the panic wakes me up lol. I panic and jump straight out of bed feeling worried- that is what wakes me up😂😂

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