wake up when my alarm clock rings

But I didn’t snooze this morning. I almost did but then changed my mind. Trying to get to bed at 12:00 midnight each night.

Ooops. 5 years ago

eat healthier
not feel so tired all the time
Get into an exercise routine
wake up when my alarm clock rings
lose weight 5 years ago

Raining hard on a Monday morning. 10 minutes after alarm sounded. Should’ve kept the alarm away from my bedside. I’ll keep trying. 5 years ago

Actually did it today. Woke up a few minutes before my alarm clock. It helped that it was a sunny day and the light was pouring through. But the important thing was I got out of bed and didn’t just lay there. 5 years ago

I usually try to wakeup without the alarm clock by sleeping early and what chinese call the “natural wake”.

I do this because i like sleeping and if i don’t get enough of it my brain tends to slow down and i can’t keep up when jotting down notes during lectures and it all starts to mess up.

However, when i do need the alarm to make sure i’d wake up… esp when i use my cellphone as an alarm. its kinda hard as when i’m not fully wake i press the “snooze” button by mistake.. fallen back to sleep helplessly and get awaken by that annoying beeping sound again. and this repeats itself for about 3 times before my head gets dizzy and i’d be forced to wake up.

I still think “natural wake” works for me best as i feel good through out the day.

Anyway. I’d be back if i have any future problems with alarm clocks and waking up :) 5 years ago

We’ll I’m still cruising at about one non-snooze day a week. I will try better… 5 years ago

Yesterday morning I did not snooze – I got up at 6:30 am.
This morning I snoozed once and woke up at 7:00 am. I almost didn’t snooze but then…I guess I did. 5 years ago

I could of added this with my goal of turning my life around. But, I felt that I should add some short term goals as well as long to give me something to strive for. But, at the same time giving me some sense of acomplishment along the way.

Anyways, whenever my alarm clock goes off I hit it. To activate the snooze fearture you push down (or im my case slap) the whole alarm clock. Little feat on the bottome are actually buttons that activate the snooze feature. I think my first step will to try to find an new alarm clock that is both loud, and lacks a snooze button. 5 years ago

snooze snooze snooze… 5 years ago

And I did not snooze. 5 years ago

It was going good for a while but this week I think I snoozed everyday. I was at 1-3 no snoozes per week but now I am back at zero. 5 years ago

Going to bed at 1:00 tonight. And setting alarm for 7:00 tomorrow. That is 6 hours of sleep plus a three hour nap I had when I got home cuz I didn’t feel well – I had to skip class. So tomorrow maybe I’ll be a bit fresher. Like a daisy… :)

Going to wake up to one of my new nature sounds CD’s – probably morning songbirds. 5 years ago

I haven’t been keeping track really. Last week I didn’t snooze for two mornings. And this morning I didn’t snooze.

I’ve been really bad at going to bed on time though (I write at 1:32 AM.) 5 years ago

No snooze! Woke at 7:00. 5 years ago

No snooze. I woke up at 6:29. 5 years ago

Well it looks like weekends might be more of a challenge than weekdays but I am still very happy with my progress so far. I didn’t snooze for THREE days this week. And I did wake up at a semi-decent hour today: 12:30. On a Saturday that is good for me.

I am finding that my progress comes from a mixture of three elements:

1. Getting to bed at a decent hour (I am trying to go to bed no later than 12:30 so that I get at least 6 hours of sleep a night)

2. Making sure I don’t set my wake-up time in the middle of a sleep cycle (so I try for 6 or 7.5 hours but not 7 or 8 hours)

3. Pulling my blinds all the way up so that my apartment is flooded with sunshine which supposedly helps you wake up.

Let’s hope my progress continues! 6 years ago