I am sure the weight of blankets contributes to the struggle of getting up in the morning; we pile so many on when we go to bed that it is a herculean task to throw them off in the morning!
Mind you, it would probably help not to keep reading matter by the bed. If I take a mental detour via a few words to try and ease my brain into wakefulness, it can seem take a long time to find an appropriate point to put the book down.