early bird gets the worm

The old saying is that the early bird gets the worm. What always bugged me about that proverb is that nobody ever said what happened to the late bird. If I wrote a proverb about the late bird, it would go like this: "late bird gets stressed out!" Let me explain. My wife is the early bird, and by that I mean she eats worms. Seriously though, she is a morning person. She wakes up early, giving herself plenty of time to wake up, shower, read her Bible, watch the news, eat breakfast, get ready, brush her teeth, and finally leave. I am the complete opposite. I am not an early riser. Not a morning person at all. Growing up, I was generally late for school. In college, I was lucky to make it to morning classes at all, forget about on time. Since I've been working, I've greatly improved my ability to wake up early, but I've never improved my desire. I hate it! I always want to sleep 10 more minutes. I still wake up with just enough time to take a shower, brush my teeth, get dressed, and eat my breakfast on the go. What I've noticed is that the few times I've managed to wake up early enough to pace myself in the morning the way my wife does, my whole day is so much less stressful. Being in a rush is just too stressful. I really need to train myself to wake up earlier more often. It would do my mind and body good. That being said, I'm sure I'll be up 30 minutes before I have to leave in the morning again.