I get one day every week to sleep in. Lucky me! Right? Well, it doesn’t usually work out so well.
I go to bed later on Friday night since I know I can sleep in on Saturday morning. Then the alarm clock goes off and I feel awake. I look at the clock and read 6:40 a.m. What?! Oh, my INTERNAL alarm clock went off. Not the external one. Come on, body. Don’t you know I do not have to be at school in 40 minutes? Today is a special day, remember? Nope, it doesn’t. Not today and not every other Saturday.
So I roll over and go back to sleep. Today is the day I can sleep in, after all. I’m not going to get up at the same time as every other day (if I can help it).
Next thing I know, I hear loud noises coming from somewhere in the apartment complex. People talking and laughing – a whole group being noisy. A glance at the clock shows me it is still only 7:30 a.m. *sigh* I don’t mind people having fun but do they have to do it so loudly and at a time when most people want to be sleeping still?
I also notice that the sun is coming in my windows and my room is quite light. Another obstacle to my goal of sleeping in. I sit up and dig out my eye covers (discovered during college and so helpful when my roommate wanted to study while I wanted to sleep). I put the lovely guys on and roll over again. It takes a couple of minutes, but I fall back asleep.
Finally, the alarm clock beeps.* It’s almost a relief to see that it is now 8:20 a.m. and I can get up knowing that I have succeeded in sleeping in on my free day.
* Which I actually hate; it’s a terrible way to wake up. Especially if you don’t want to wake up. How can anyone be happy when the first sound they hear is a beeping that grows louder and more insistent? It’s beyond my comprehension. I need to find one that makes a different sound.
I go to bed later on Friday night since I know I can sleep in on Saturday morning. Then the alarm clock goes off and I feel awake. I look at the clock and read 6:40 a.m. What?! Oh, my INTERNAL alarm clock went off. Not the external one. Come on, body. Don’t you know I do not have to be at school in 40 minutes? Today is a special day, remember? Nope, it doesn’t. Not today and not every other Saturday.
So I roll over and go back to sleep. Today is the day I can sleep in, after all. I’m not going to get up at the same time as every other day (if I can help it).
Next thing I know, I hear loud noises coming from somewhere in the apartment complex. People talking and laughing – a whole group being noisy. A glance at the clock shows me it is still only 7:30 a.m. *sigh* I don’t mind people having fun but do they have to do it so loudly and at a time when most people want to be sleeping still?
I also notice that the sun is coming in my windows and my room is quite light. Another obstacle to my goal of sleeping in. I sit up and dig out my eye covers (discovered during college and so helpful when my roommate wanted to study while I wanted to sleep). I put the lovely guys on and roll over again. It takes a couple of minutes, but I fall back asleep.
Finally, the alarm clock beeps.* It’s almost a relief to see that it is now 8:20 a.m. and I can get up knowing that I have succeeded in sleeping in on my free day.
* Which I actually hate; it’s a terrible way to wake up. Especially if you don’t want to wake up. How can anyone be happy when the first sound they hear is a beeping that grows louder and more insistent? It’s beyond my comprehension. I need to find one that makes a different sound.
3 comments:
Hi Amberlee,
Funny how our body has an excellent built-in alarm clock!?
Mom and I tried to sleep in today - I had been going for 21 hours yesterday. Nice try = we woke up by 7:00 AM.
Love,
Dad
Well said. We have one sleep-in day, also. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. Fortunately, it's pretty quiet around here during sleep hours. Grandpa doesn't sleep well at night, but as you know, he sure doesn't have any trouble falling asleep during the day.
Dare those internal alarm clocks. Just to warn you it gets worse as you get older!
Love you tons!
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