At least you hear your alarm – my daughter literally sleeps through hers. I hear it ringing 2 rooms away. Funny how that extra 5 minutes of sleep from the snooze seems like another hour of sleep, when in fact it is rarely good sleep at all!
haha, no. No alarm clocks here at all. I just live by the seat of my pants, or assume my kids will wake me up! That said, I read a whole article yesterday that snooze buttons are bad for us! Who knew? It feels so good at the time!!
I tend to agree with the article, Tamara. I think when we keep hitting “Snooze” we are training our brain to not wake up when it goes off. My kids used to wake me up, too… until they became teenagers. That’s when everything shifts back about 4 hours:)
So jealous of Tamara’s schedule with no alarm clocks! I used to do snooze buttons but now I can’t anymore. I wake up so early that waking up even earlier than that just to hit snooze doesn’t cut it for me. So now, I’m up when the alarm goes off.
I agree with you about Tamara’s schedule! I find now I pretty much wake up a few minutes before my alarm most days. I don’t use the snooze anymore because I would go back into a very deep sleep that was hard to wake from!
Earlier this year I did work at not hitting the snooze button, and getting up within 30 minutes of the same time everyday, including weekends. I have to say it was pretty amazing. I was groggy for the first 15 – 30 minutes in the morning, but after that I felt great and had more energy throughout the day. But it is so easy to fall back into old patterns!
If I don’t get up right when the alarm goes off, my entire day is off schedule. By the way, I have a talking alarm from the late 70s that says the time and tells me it’s time to get up. Then if I let it go and don’t turn it off, it says it’s now …05 please hurry and plays a song. It’s so annoying that I just want to get up and turn it off. I guess it works. Great image. I total can relate to that face.
I agree about the face! And thought it seems counterintuitive, I think the 5 or 10 minutes of sleep we get after hitting snooze can actually be so interrupted that it makes us more tired when we finally do get up! Love your clock – gotta remember that for teenagers:)
I don’t think I’ve ever used the snooze button. Being woken up once is bad enough; I don’t want to have to go through it again and again!
Now that I work for myself, I wake up eager to start the day and the only time I need an alarm is if I have to go somewhere first thing in the morning.
That’s such a good way to think of it.. having to experience the unpleasantness of being woken up again and again! Having something you enjoy to wake up to can definitely make it easier to get up!
I am definitely on the same page!! It’s so tough especially transitioning from the weekend. But in all fairness, I very rarely use the snooze button these days. I hate being late for work.
You are going to hate me Seana, because I am one of those people who have never used the snooze button. I have an internal clock that wakes me up virtually the same time everyday. However my husband and step daughter can so relate to this. LOL
I don’t hate you, Jill! Waking up naturally is actually a gift. But for those who aren’tt so much morning people, hitting that snooze button sure has been tempting these past few VERY DARK mornings!
I have a love/hate relationship with my alarm clock – I need it but I despise having to be “ruled” by it and being forced out of bed! I never use my snooze button, because like Janet said, it’s torture having to go through it over and over 🙂
I am and never have been a morning person. My husband leaves the house by 5 AM… If I could get myself to sleep at a decent hour, I could be much more productive throughout the day by getting up then and completing my office work for an hour or two before it’s time to get ready for a job. This post as well as all the great responses have inspired me to ditch the alarm clock once and for all!
I used to be a snooze-button-hitter… I’m NOT a morning person. But snoozing got my morning off to a crappy start usually, so now I try to get up pretty much right away. I’ve noticed a bit difference in my attitude so I think I’ll keep it up 🙂
I agree… I think the snooze button does not ultimately lead to a good day… tempting as it may be. In a way, we train our brain not to respond to the alarm, right?
Let me just say I love the artist’s rendition of Polly’s bed head – spot on! There’s a commercial on TV with a ringing alarm clock and my husband and I have to change the channel every time when it comes on because it’s like nails on a chalkboard!
I do I’ve been a lot better lately. I DO love my snooze, but lately I’ve been limiting myself to just three three-minute snoozes. That gives me enough time to wake up without being groggy, but also without ending up late to work. It also helps that I’ve found an app that measures my sleep cycle and tries to wake me up at the correct point in the sleep cycle. I’ve found it surprisingly helpful. You know how sometimes you will wake up out of a very sound sleep and then be groggy all day? I haven’t had that happen in weeks. Much nicer!
Yes, I know exactly what you mean about being woken from a sound sleep. I didn’t know you could get an app that would wake you up at the right moment. I’m afraid it might wake me at 4:00am, because that seems to be when I wake up. Great idea, though, because waking up from that deep sleep is awful!
Yup, totally have this same love/hate relationship with my snooze button every morning, Seana! 😉
A common struggle for many! I finally stopped using mine, since I think I was just training my brain to ignore my alarm:)
Oh gosh, I’m the same way. I hate the sound of my alarm going off. It always startles me ad then the dogs start barking. Ugh!
At least you hear your alarm – my daughter literally sleeps through hers. I hear it ringing 2 rooms away. Funny how that extra 5 minutes of sleep from the snooze seems like another hour of sleep, when in fact it is rarely good sleep at all!
haha, no. No alarm clocks here at all. I just live by the seat of my pants, or assume my kids will wake me up! That said, I read a whole article yesterday that snooze buttons are bad for us! Who knew? It feels so good at the time!!
I tend to agree with the article, Tamara. I think when we keep hitting “Snooze” we are training our brain to not wake up when it goes off. My kids used to wake me up, too… until they became teenagers. That’s when everything shifts back about 4 hours:)
Yes! I am so glad that we are on the same page here!
Ah, mornings! That five or ten minutes of snooze goes by so fast:)
So jealous of Tamara’s schedule with no alarm clocks! I used to do snooze buttons but now I can’t anymore. I wake up so early that waking up even earlier than that just to hit snooze doesn’t cut it for me. So now, I’m up when the alarm goes off.
I agree with you about Tamara’s schedule! I find now I pretty much wake up a few minutes before my alarm most days. I don’t use the snooze anymore because I would go back into a very deep sleep that was hard to wake from!
Every. Single. Day.
Earlier this year I did work at not hitting the snooze button, and getting up within 30 minutes of the same time everyday, including weekends. I have to say it was pretty amazing. I was groggy for the first 15 – 30 minutes in the morning, but after that I felt great and had more energy throughout the day. But it is so easy to fall back into old patterns!
I almost wish we could “disable” the snooze button because it is hard to avoid falling back into the habit, especially with these dark mornings!
If I don’t get up right when the alarm goes off, my entire day is off schedule. By the way, I have a talking alarm from the late 70s that says the time and tells me it’s time to get up. Then if I let it go and don’t turn it off, it says it’s now …05 please hurry and plays a song. It’s so annoying that I just want to get up and turn it off. I guess it works. Great image. I total can relate to that face.
I agree about the face! And thought it seems counterintuitive, I think the 5 or 10 minutes of sleep we get after hitting snooze can actually be so interrupted that it makes us more tired when we finally do get up! Love your clock – gotta remember that for teenagers:)
I don’t think I’ve ever used the snooze button. Being woken up once is bad enough; I don’t want to have to go through it again and again!
Now that I work for myself, I wake up eager to start the day and the only time I need an alarm is if I have to go somewhere first thing in the morning.
That’s such a good way to think of it.. having to experience the unpleasantness of being woken up again and again! Having something you enjoy to wake up to can definitely make it easier to get up!
Ditto what Janet said!
I’ve been loving Janet’s comment. When you step back and think about it, who wants to hear that alarm over and over?
I am definitely on the same page!! It’s so tough especially transitioning from the weekend. But in all fairness, I very rarely use the snooze button these days. I hate being late for work.
I hate being late too, Rea, for anything! But getting up – especially on dark mornings – can be a challenge:)
I agree with dark mornings. How much more if you’re like me, I get up in the evening because my work is 11pm. 🙂
Okay, I think you win the prize for “tough to get up” situations! I’ll be thinking of you as I go to bed each night — hang in there, Rea!
You are going to hate me Seana, because I am one of those people who have never used the snooze button. I have an internal clock that wakes me up virtually the same time everyday. However my husband and step daughter can so relate to this. LOL
I don’t hate you, Jill! Waking up naturally is actually a gift. But for those who aren’tt so much morning people, hitting that snooze button sure has been tempting these past few VERY DARK mornings!
I have a love/hate relationship with my alarm clock – I need it but I despise having to be “ruled” by it and being forced out of bed! I never use my snooze button, because like Janet said, it’s torture having to go through it over and over 🙂
I love what Janet said. I never thought of it that way, but that pretty much is what hitting the snooze button does… repeats the pain!
I am and never have been a morning person. My husband leaves the house by 5 AM… If I could get myself to sleep at a decent hour, I could be much more productive throughout the day by getting up then and completing my office work for an hour or two before it’s time to get ready for a job. This post as well as all the great responses have inspired me to ditch the alarm clock once and for all!
I used to be a snooze-button-hitter… I’m NOT a morning person. But snoozing got my morning off to a crappy start usually, so now I try to get up pretty much right away. I’ve noticed a bit difference in my attitude so I think I’ll keep it up 🙂
I agree… I think the snooze button does not ultimately lead to a good day… tempting as it may be. In a way, we train our brain not to respond to the alarm, right?
Sounds like me this morning! Two days of traveling and full day walking tours was just too much! Happy to be able to sleep in a bit tomorrow!
And get an extra hour of sleep with the turning of the clocks (I guess, depending on where you are right now!) Happy sleeping:)
Let me just say I love the artist’s rendition of Polly’s bed head – spot on! There’s a commercial on TV with a ringing alarm clock and my husband and I have to change the channel every time when it comes on because it’s like nails on a chalkboard!
I will let my illustrator know you loved the bed head! She is terrific (Emily Evans)… such talent. I hear you about the nails on the chalkboard!
I do I’ve been a lot better lately. I DO love my snooze, but lately I’ve been limiting myself to just three three-minute snoozes. That gives me enough time to wake up without being groggy, but also without ending up late to work. It also helps that I’ve found an app that measures my sleep cycle and tries to wake me up at the correct point in the sleep cycle. I’ve found it surprisingly helpful. You know how sometimes you will wake up out of a very sound sleep and then be groggy all day? I haven’t had that happen in weeks. Much nicer!
Yes, I know exactly what you mean about being woken from a sound sleep. I didn’t know you could get an app that would wake you up at the right moment. I’m afraid it might wake me at 4:00am, because that seems to be when I wake up. Great idea, though, because waking up from that deep sleep is awful!
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Nothing like waking up in the dark, right? That snooze button – dangerous:)