Katherine Griffis-Greenberg Wrote:
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> When I entered my baccalaureate studies years ago,
> my mother sent me off to school with an
> old-fashioned hammer and bell alarm clock so I
> would not miss those oh-so-important 8:00 am
> classes.
>
> After about a week, the clock lay on a heap on the
> floor as the bell on the alarm would send me up
> flying, and then furious, I would throw it across
> the room. Only so many tosses can keep a clock
> together, I find. Nonetheless, I still had 8:00
> am classes.
>
> So, I taught myself that on the days I had 8:00 am
> classess (interestingly, not every day), to
> "remind" myself the night before that I needed to
> be up by 6:15 am, to dress, get down to breakfast,
> and then get to class. Every day that was needed,
> I woke exactly at 6:15 am. Other days, I slept in
> until 7:30 or later.
>
> Nowadays, as a post-grad student, and working on
> my own and from home in most part, I could sleep
> in, as my "commute" to my office is literally a
> minute away. But I find I am an early-day person,
> and still get up early to put in a full day. But
> I haven't used an alarm clock since.
>
> Thank you, adrenocorticotropin. You literally
> saved me all these years.
>
> Katherine


Whenever I set my alarm...I ALLWAYS wake up in time to shut it off before it goes off.


Warwick



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Warwick L Nixon, March 8, 2019