Mild panic
@GardenGerty (157546)
United States
October 7, 2021 6:35am CST
I overslept this morning.
I use my phone as an alarm and it must have gone off four times before I heard it.That does not leave me much internet time at all.
I still need to brush my teeth and pack my lunch. I think I needed that extra twenty minutes, though.
If I had never heard it, I definitely would have heard the alarm clock that goes off at 6. I would have been more panicked, but I would have been okay.
Are there any other back up systems I need to set up? If I slept through the alarm clock, chances are I would be sick, but the bus driver needs someone on the bus before he leaves town at 7:15.
I did take a nap yesterday afternoon as well. Guess swimming wore me out.
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@Juliaacv (48389)
• Canada
7 Oct 21
My hubby's alarm goes off before mine and he sets mine, but today he forgot to set it.
I woke about 30 minutes late.
It isn't the end of the world because with working from home I don't have the traffic to contend with, and if push came to shove I could always shower and do my hair on my break. I have done that before.
I didn't have to, in fact I had a little time to spend on the site here.
Have a great day today.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
16 Oct 21
@Juliaacv Then that will be a readjustment all over again.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
7 Oct 21
At some point I would like to work from home.
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@Juliaacv (48389)
• Canada
7 Oct 21
@GardenGerty I do enjoy it, but I can see it coming to an end next year sometime.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
7 Oct 21
Mostly, swimming with my student is "child wrangling" and so it was exhausting, He did not want to get out and he did not want to get dressed, etc.
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@RebeccasFarm (86732)
• United States
9 Oct 21
Swimming will do that..wish I could.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
9 Oct 21
I need to make a point to go more often and not just with my student.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
8 Oct 21
Pretty is usually awake when I need to get up so I tell her if she hasn't heard me moving around before whatever time, to make sure I'm awake. I don't know if your hubby would do that for you or not.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
9 Oct 21
He would, except he sleeps much later than I do.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
11 Oct 21
@GardenGerty Oh, yeah, that wouldn't help then. Pretty and I don't have the same sleep schedule so that works in our favor.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
9 Oct 21
I go to bed pretty early, but my work is pretty physical.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Oct 21
@GardenGerty working hard makes sleep come early
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
7 Oct 21
Yes, it has been a good day. Some fun surprises from my kiddo.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
7 Oct 21
We overslept this morning, too. Although, I didn't technically need to be up, but my oversleeping ended up meaning that my husband overslept-- and he actually did need to be up.
I usually don't sleep that late, but I woke up in the middle of the night and had stayed up for like four hours. That isn't exactly conducive to being properly rested, which is something that I struggle with anyways.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
9 Oct 21
Right now I am not having trouble with middle of the night wakefulness, but I have in the past and that is rough.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
9 Oct 21
Me, too. that would have been a problem in more ways than one.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
9 Oct 21
Right. I do not hit a snooze button or anything. If I hear the alarm, I get up. I usually hear the first alarm.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
16 Oct 21
@LadyDuck Our bodies become accustomed to it.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
10 Oct 21
@GardenGerty I do not need an alarm anymore as we are both retired, but I always wake up at the same time.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48908)
• United States
7 Oct 21
You probably did need the extra sleep.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
9 Oct 21
Normally it is not a problem, but seems I am needing some extra rest.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
14 Oct 21
I set my alarm almost every day from mom working or appointments. Sometimes i dont hear it from being too tired and sleeping through it. But thats rare sonce i dont sleep much
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
16 Oct 21
I won't set my phone for the weekends, usually. I would love to sleep more.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
16 Oct 21
@Courtlynn When my husband worked or when he has to be up now I have to wake him.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
16 Oct 21
@GardenGerty i wish i didnt have to set mine at all. But mom doesnt always wake on her own
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@BarBaraPrz (45476)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Oct 21
I have an internal clock that usually works well in getting me up if I have to be somewhere early.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
9 Oct 21
Let's just say mine malfunctioned this time.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
7 Oct 21
I think you need about three alarm clocks!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16531)
• China
7 Oct 21
The volume of smart phone alarm is too low to wake you.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
7 Oct 21
I agree. And it is a bunch of "people" singing "Good Morning, Good Morning". I am considering putting it inside a metal decorative can to magnify the volume. That works for some people.
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@aninditasen (15732)
• Raurkela, India
7 Oct 21
You sometimes over sleep when you are totally relaxed or when overworked.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
9 Oct 21
I think this is a little bit of both.
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