The Friday Five questions are on a topic that is one of my current issues.

1. What time do you wake up on weekday mornings?

I'm trying to change this. Since I'm a stay-at-home mom, and we homeschool, I don't have to be anywhere in the morning. Mark gets up to go to work and I'm still struggling for consciousness much of the time (he goes to work at 8 a.m.) and I consider 9:00 to be the absolute latest that I need to be up and running, dressed, with the bed made. That's not so hard in the summer, but in winter I might never get up if it were left up to me. I still try, but it can really be a struggle. I'd really like to be up much earlier, like awake at 6:00 and actually getting things done by 7:00. It might help if I went to bed at a respectable hour, do you think?

2. Do you sleep in on the weekends? How late?

I like to sleep in on Saturdays. It isn't an option on Sundays. Still, 9:00 is probably about as late as I'm comfortable with sleeping in. That doesn't mean that I don't sometimes sleep a little later, but I feel so lazy if I do. When I was a teenager I used to sleep in until noon or even 1-2 p.m. on Saturdays, but I was constantly sleep deprived and really needed the extra zzzzzz's to make up for it. In high school I had to be up at six and often had school stuff like football games (I was in the band) that lasted well past eleven at night.

3. Aside from waking up, what is the first thing you do in the morning?

Make the bed (at least pull up the covers and smooth them out). I wish I could say that I get dressed before heading for the computer, but that often is not the case.

4. How long does it take to get ready for your day?

I can make myself presentable in 10-15 minutes. Sometimes less.

5. When possible, what is your favorite place to go for breakfast?

I actually like making breakfast at home. But, the weekend breakfast buffet at Golden Corral isn't too bad either.