On being a morning person

I've never really been a morning person.   I've always worked out in the afternoon on weekdays - right after work.  Morning workouts were something for the weekend, when the morning goes all the way till noon and time is in abundance.

The problem, when you have kids, is that there is this narrow window between after-work and before-bedtime.  Every minute at the gym is one sacrificed with them, and that makes it hard to justify spending time at the gym, during the waking hours.

So, for the last couple weeks, I have started to transition my workouts to the morning.  

So far, I've only seen positive benefits from this.   I have the extra time with wife & kids.   I have extra energy from starting the day right. The only downside would be that I'm dead tired at night, but that just means less time on the Internet, TV or video games, which is a gain in itself.

I've heard people say that kid's change you, and I never bought that.   You are the same person you always were, it's just that the demands on you change.   You are given a new set of rules and roles, and that same person you always were deals with those.    So, I guess I have always been a morning person.