There I was sleeping peacefully when out of nowhere an alarm rudely blared at me. It shouted for me to wake up. I tried desperately to stop the sound, to turn it off but it's rhythmic pounding persisted. I unplugged it and it still mocked me with its noise. It must have been possessed, the devilish thing. I smashed it into pieces and yet the cacophony continued....my brain slowly began to come out of the fog...I was dreaming. I woke up looked at my alarm clock with disdain and turned it off.
Later that day a box arrived at our door. It said "Philips Wake-Up Light: Wake up naturally for a more pleasant feeling." WOW! My husband had ordered it a couple days ago.
I couldn't wait to try it the next night. We set the alarm for "nature sounds" There are 3 to choose from. I chose a happy little bird call. In the morning, the light gradually increased in intensity like the sun was rising in our room and then came the birds. They landed gently on my pillow and nudged me awake with their sweet song...a world of difference from the blaring in my head.
Maybe it's a coincidence but I felt happier and more energetic throughout the day. Now at least I wake up with a smile instead of glaring at the alarm and smacking it into silence.
Are you one of those morning people who just pops out of bed with energy or do you hit the snooze multiple times before rolling out of bed?
Kathy :)
Later that day a box arrived at our door. It said "Philips Wake-Up Light: Wake up naturally for a more pleasant feeling." WOW! My husband had ordered it a couple days ago.
I couldn't wait to try it the next night. We set the alarm for "nature sounds" There are 3 to choose from. I chose a happy little bird call. In the morning, the light gradually increased in intensity like the sun was rising in our room and then came the birds. They landed gently on my pillow and nudged me awake with their sweet song...a world of difference from the blaring in my head.
Maybe it's a coincidence but I felt happier and more energetic throughout the day. Now at least I wake up with a smile instead of glaring at the alarm and smacking it into silence.
Are you one of those morning people who just pops out of bed with energy or do you hit the snooze multiple times before rolling out of bed?
Kathy :)
I turn off my alarm and then go right back to sleep. I think I'll try your wake up light.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I used to do! :)
DeleteThat sounds like my kind of alarm. Jealous.
ReplyDeleteMy alarm clock is first my mother telling me wake up, and then I get up when she gets out of the shower. Some mornings are easier than others.
That sounds just like Jess! She waits until I get her up!
DeleteI've been meaning to get me one of these, definitely the way to go.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a morning person at all so I really need it!
DeleteUm...what's an alarm clock... :)
ReplyDeleteHehe that's one advantage of being retired I guess! :)
DeleteYour new alarm clock sounds wonderful! I'm afraid if I didn't have a blaring alarm I wouldn't get up.
ReplyDeleteThat alarm sounds wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWell-rested babies look happy. That's me, too, in the morning probably because I get to wake up naturally, slowly begin to realize that I've been awake and doing some thinking for a while (10-15 minutes), and soon decide that I WANT to get out of bed to get things rolling for the day. Just about every morning, I think to myself, "Life is good!"
So not a morning person. Like, at all. My phone wakes me up and I have to tell myself not to throw it across the room in the morning. ;) Thanks for stopping by my blog! New follower! :)
ReplyDeleteThese sound fab! :)
ReplyDeleteI wake up at the first sign of light - this morning it was at 5:45 am! We have yet to change our clocks.
I think it makes a big difference how we get woken up. Those annoying alarms always put me in a bad mood. I don't know if light would do the trick for me tho. lol
ReplyDeleteI use my phone to wake up. I often change the song but it's always a ballad - that's as much as I can stand in the morning!
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