The sound of the alarm woke me up. I jumped out of the bed....
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I only set an alarm when I need to wake up at a specific time. Most days it is not necessary. This is a big change from when I was working in a full-time office job. In those days, I always had to set an alarm.
My alarm is a small, battery-powered clock that’s designed for travel. It doesn’t have a snooze button. Another quirk is that it’s impossible to advance the alarm time after it sounds. You have to swing the alarm hand all the way around the dial in the opposite direction. In other words, snoozing is not really an option, which motivates me to get out of bed!
If we have had a particularly packed month of deadlines, my body simply turns to lead and won’t let me get up. Being a woodworker is so much more physically demanding than being on my laptop all day.
But no snooze button. In a typical week I so thoroughly look forward to my matcha tea ritual that that alone boots me out of bed. I value my morning time so much. I even got a ceramic tea set handmade by our friend Mandy Pang to commemorate this time.
I do use an alarm but as previously mentioned I aim to wake up before it, so snoozing is very unlikely, but lying around in bed is normal. Sometimes I have to get up before my ten hours in bed ideal, like when I am running a course and have some travelling to do. In that scenario I typically set two alarms, ten minutes apart. This still might allow me a brief meditation before I get up.
I use an alarm six or seven days a week—even on the weekends. I try not to hit the snooze button, but if I’ve gone to bed past midnight I may try to catch an extra fifteen minutes.
I use an alarm but I never hit the snooze because I don’t want to wake my husband.