Rule 003 | No One Likes to be Woken Up by a Vibrating Floor
This episode is (partially) about sleep, which is ironic because Jessie is up working on this very post at 3:16am, and Gerard is busy getting his beauty rest. Keeping the summary short, so check out the bites below and we can't wait to hear what you think!
Quick Bites:
Differing sleep schedules cause us a bit of dissonance. Gerard is jealous of Jessie’s late mornings, but not so much of her insomnia.
Our first few months of marriage made for wake-up habits that have lasted for years. Gerard is the alarm-guy and Jessie is pretty much useless unless he wakes her up with snuggles and sweet-nothings.
Our alarm-clock frames of reference from growing up are as different as night and day. We are currently trying to track down Gerard's original 1980s classic white radio (with red lights).
The super-cool French neighbors downstairs get woken up with a vibrating surprise. Oops.
A challenge is presented: J plans to start waking up earlier so that we can spend time together before we start our days. G prefers to eat his egg sandwich and watch the news in peace, so we’ll keep you posted on how this pans out.
Last year we read The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman, and the biggest benefit was learning to be fluent in each others feelings. During the show, we explore what Quality Time means to each of us, and in real-life we often DQ our devices when they get in the way of heartfelt conversations.
Shared projects and hobbies can include everything from comedy to cocktails to climbing, but we find that anything where learning meets fun turns out to be the best combo.
Trigger Questions:
How old were you when you first had to start waking up on your own?
Describe the version of quality time that makes you feel most loved. How can your partner make small steps toward making this happen?
If you had to choose one song to be woken up with for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Chat each other up, and then march on over to share your findings with us right here!