This is the First Thing Grand Junction Colorado People Do When They Wake Up

What's the first thing you do each morning when you wake up? We asked Grand Junction, Colorado residents this question, and this is what they had to say.

One might think this is a simple, straightforward question. You'll be surprised by the wide variety of answers.

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Grand Junction Colorado Does This The Minute They Get Up

Before we get into this, let's extinguish two things right away:

• This is not a riddle. Some responded with the obvious answer, "The first thing I do each morning when I wake up is open my eyes." True, but that's not where we're going.
• The obvious answer of "Take a winkie" is just that - obvious.

I sincerely want to know what people do first thing in the morning.

Getting Political

Even with a question like "What's the first thing you do in the morning?" people found a way to get political. That's a neat trick. Since it was an open question, I'll go ahead and include those responses in the gallery below.

Something To Consider

Years ago I had a chance to attend a week-long music course with bassist-extraordinaire Victor Wooten. In addition to intense music education, Victor likes to share his philosophies. As a student of Victor Wooten's, you are required to do two things every morning, the instant you wake up:

• Make your bed
• Ask yourself, "What am I not seeing?"

Why "make your bed"? Well, according to Victor, if you do that, you'll accomplish at least one thing for the day. When it comes to asking yourself "What am I not seeing?" Well, that's open to interpretation.

I think you'll be surprised by the diverse reactions people had to the question. In case you ever wondered, this is what Grand Junctionites do the first thing in the morning.