To have just realised something really obvious

[MaggieMagpie1]

My alarm went off at 6 00 this morning for my first day commuting into the office since before Christmas. I wfh 3 days and in office 2 days.
I was about to go about my usual morning routine and creep around in the dark so I don't disturb DH who has a later start than me.

I think my system was in a bit of shock from the early start, but I suddenly thought 'don't make things harder than they have to be for yourself, switch on the light' so I did.

I know it's such an obvious thing but what a difference it made to the start of my day. Left feeling much happier. DH has never asked me to keep the light off btw.

I know there are a few things I do that no one else asks me to that make my life a bit more difficult. Am on the lookout for more now.

Anyone any experience of this or ideas on how to stop doing it?

Unless he uses an eye mask, I think that's quite selfish. I'd feel so annoyed about someone switching on the light when I'm asleep. Can't you get ready in another room and have the light on in there?

Did he wake up when you put light on?

Loads of posts on here about husbands banging around wake people up when they have to leave early and general consensus is its a bit of a twat move.

I have an early start one day a week. I put my clothes in the en suite the night before, get washed and dressed in there with still only my phone light and creep out as quietly as possible. No way I'd be turning at lights on that early.

DH gets up about half an hour before I need to most other days and never puts a light on unless I'm already awake and say it's fine to.

YABU.

He shouldn’t have to ask you to keep the light off. It’s obvious that you should.
Have your stuff ready so all you need to do it pick it up and go get showered and dressed in the bathroom. You don’t wake up your partner just because he never asked you not to. Very rude of you.

I put the mirror light on in the en-suite and leave the door open while I creep around the bedroom and trip over the cats etc then I use my phone torch to make my way downstairs. I don’t think DH would be too impressed with me putting the “big” light on! It would make things a lot easier and quicker. I love the nights he decamps to the spare room because of snoring etc. I can put as many lights as I want on then and shut the door.

I used to do this and then realised that if he comes to bed later than me the lights go straight on so .....