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How many times do you hit snooze in the morning?

stevieraveonstevieraveon Posts: 413
edited May 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Why can't I just wake up when my alarm clock goes off?

Every night I have grandiose plans of waking up early before work and do something like eat breakfast, read the paper, or work out.

Every morning when the alarm goes off I hit the snooze button about 5 times and end up rushing to take a quick shower to barely make it to work on time.
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  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    stevieraveon wrote:
    Why can't I just wake up when my alarm clock goes off?

    Every night I have grandiose plans of waking up early before work and do something like eat breakfast, read the paper, or work out.

    Every morning when the alarm goes off I hit the snooze button about 5 times and end up rushing to take a quick shower to barely make it to work on time.

    I dont at all anymore because it always gets set for the very last minute
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  • GraySaturdayGraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    I used to hit it 5-6 times, no lie. I hated my job so much I would stretch ever last second in bed till I couldn't possibly get to work on time if I waited one more minute. Now that I am much happier, and on a way better schedule, I rarely get hit the snooze.
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Waking up early sure sucks when you are a night person
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  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    i snooze for 30-40 minutes. i never used to understand snoozing - just set your alarm for when you need to get up...and get up. now i'm an addict.
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    For some reason I always wake up a min or so b4 the alarm goes off just to turn it off. :)

    Having a newspaper route for almost 6 years messed my sleep time up. I got rid of it almost 3 yrs and I still wake up at 4am sometimes. lol
  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    I actually have a weird wake up rotation, it's almost like having my own pitchers list or something.

    First, my TV auto-start turns on around 7:40 a.m. on some channel that's always having a Jesus infomercial. So it's like I'm waking up with Jesus. Then about 10 minutes later my alarm on my cell rings, and then 10 minutes later my clock alarm rings at 8.

    So I'm hearing all these Jesus preachers talking away for about 20 minutes before I get out of bed. :)
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  • OneLoveOneLove Posts: 563
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    For some reason I always wake up a min or so b4 the alarm goes off just to turn it off. :)

    I do that too... I wake up for a minute or so just to hit the snooze...and reapeat for atleast 3 more times before my dogs get sick of the noise and wake me up for their breakfast :)

    I am always 7 minutes late, no matter where I go. I don't know why 7, but I am consistent atleast!
  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    For some reason I always wake up a min or so b4 the alarm goes off just to turn it off. :)

    I'm the same way. My alarm is set for 4:45 every morning, and I usually wake up naturally about 5 - 10 minutes before it goes off, and I just go ahead and turn it off so I don't disturb my wife.
    "It's all happening"
  • WhizbangWhizbang Posts: 1,314
    depends on the amount of martinis. :D

    I might hit it once but get up before it goes off again. My alarm is on the other side of my room. And I put it on a station I detest, typically country. It motivates me to not go through that experience more than once...or twice...again, depending on the martinis. ;)
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  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Waking up early sure sucks when you are a night person

    I agree.

    I'm a night person and I can't even stomach the thought of waking up before 8 on a regular basis ever again. I know it's gonna happen some day, but I'm not looking forward to it.
  • drtyfrnk29drtyfrnk29 Posts: 846
    One time. I set my alarm for 4:41 am every night. I've got a 9 minute snooze so I get out of bed at 4:50, out the door by 5:35.

    Booyah!!!
    I'm so dangerous I smoke dynamite.

  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    I don't see the point of the snooze button.. it just wakes you up too early and you loose a little sleep. I set my alarm for the last possible second giving me just enough time to get ready as fast as I can for work. I literally jump out of bed, shave, shower, eat, brush my teeth and shit, all in that order, all in less than 30 minutes.
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Waking up early sure sucks when you are a night person
    agreed
    I have a different work shift for each day I work, so I get up at a different time each day but on Saturday I have to get up at 6:15 and I usually hit the snooze once.
    I listen to my 06 concert bootleg (disc 2) on the train to wake me up!

    Otherwise I hit the snooze at least a few times depending on how I feel when I wake up the 1st time. I usually wake up before the alarm time b/c my upstairs neighbors have such CLOMPY steps! I think they have their shoes on 24/7
    I also put on a cell phone alarm when I have an appt I can't miss!
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  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Allie wrote:
    agreed
    I have a different work shift for each day I work, so I get up at a different time each day but on Saturday I have to get up at 6:15 and I usually hit the snooze once.
    I listen to my 06 concert bootleg (disc 2) on the train to wake me up!

    Otherwise I hit the snooze at least a few times depending on how I feel when I wake up the 1st time. I usually wake up before the alarm time b/c my upstairs neighbors have such CLOMPY steps! I think they have their shoes on 24/7
    I also put on a cell phone alarm when I have an appt I can't miss!

    Is it hard having a different schedule every day? I find that I feel better if I wake up at the same time each day...even though I go to bed at different times every night.
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    Is it hard having a different schedule every day? I find that I feel better if I wake up at the same time each day...even though I go to bed at different times every night.
    not really b/c that's my 'schedule' so I've gotten used to it, the only day that is hard is Saturday, esp. if the weather is bad. I'm off two days during the week so that's pretty sweet b/c it allows for me to go to the doctor and the dentist, and see my dad in the nursing home.
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
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  • covered in blisscovered in bliss chi-caw-go Posts: 1,332
    Indian Summer wrote:
    I'm the same way. My alarm is set for 4:45 every morning, and I usually wake up naturally about 5 - 10 minutes before it goes off, and I just go ahead and turn it off so I don't disturb my wife.

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  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Allie wrote:
    not really b/c that's my 'schedule' so I've gotten used to it, the only day that is hard is Saturday, esp. if the weather is bad. I'm off two days during the week so that's pretty sweet b/c it allows for me to go to the doctor and the dentist, and see my dad in the nursing home.

    Oh, that's really good. Yeah I could see that you'd get used to it after a while.

    I guess I was thinking of when I used to work retail and my schedule was never EVER the same from week to week. That was tough.
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,298
    I never used to, but now I hit it exactly 2 times per day.
  • jezebeloriajezebeloria Posts: 600
    stevieraveon wrote:
    Why can't I just wake up when my alarm clock goes off?

    Every night I have grandiose plans of waking up early before work and do something like eat breakfast, read the paper, or work out.

    Every morning when the alarm goes off I hit the snooze button about 5 times and end up rushing to take a quick shower to barely make it to work on time.

    At least I know I am not alone. Unfortunately that is some of the best sleep I get. I am a night owl and despise getting up before 11am.
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  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    Oh, that's really good. Yeah I could see that you'd get used to it after a while.

    I guess I was thinking of when I used to work retail and my schedule was never EVER the same from week to week. That was tough.
    Oh yeah, I remember those days. I did inventory at the Gap until 3am one time and I had to snap security tags on jeans! My thumbs hurt.

    Even though there's a different start time each day, I have the same scheduled shifts each week, so it's a routine by this point but I would like to go back to a 'regular' 9 to 5. Or even a 10 to 6, that would be ideal.
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
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  • stylo17stylo17 Posts: 1,001
    I hit it about 2 or 3 times. but since I know I do this, I set my alarm earlier than I would if I could just wake up when it would first sound.

    "easing" my way out of bed is the best way to start my day. if I have to jump out and start rushing to do everything my day is already ruined before even doing anything.
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  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    stylo17 wrote:
    I hit it about 2 or 3 times. but since I know I do this, I set my alarm earlier than I would if I could just wake up when it would first sound.

    "easing" my way out of bed is the best way to start my day. if I have to jump out and start rushing to do everything my day is already ruined before even doing anything.
    I do this too...I don't have to be up until 6...but I set the alarm for 5:42 so that I hit it twice and get up precisely at 6am :o:p
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • iamsampjiamsampj Posts: 784
    i don't hit snooze. i just set my alarm for about an hour before i absolutely need to get up. once my alarm goes off, i'm in the mindset that i have to get up soon. i just daydream for a bit more, usually about what i'm going to wear, and then i'm up about 30 minutes before i have to leave.

    i'm glad i don't have to do this every day for work...usually 2-3 times a week. otherwise if i have to close, i am usually up by 10am. i like sleep :D
    yes...i do feel like a human. i do not feel like a tree.
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    I'm a disaster :o I have 4 alarms.

    The first goes off at 6.25... with a 5 minute snooze... 2nd goes off at 6.30 (which I turn off)... third goes off at 6.45 which I also turn off... (still the first is on its 5 minute snooze) and the last goes off at 6.50 :o and then I get up... reluctantly... very reluctantly :o I love my bed!
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  • evenkatevenkat Posts: 380
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    I'm a disaster :o I have 4 alarms.

    The first goes off at 6.25... with a 5 minute snooze... 2nd goes off at 6.30 (which I turn off)... third goes off at 6.45 which I also turn off... (still the first is on its 5 minute snooze) and the last goes off at 6.50 :o and then I get up... reluctantly... very reluctantly :o I love my bed!

    LMAO :D

    I've only 1 alarm. I set mine for 6am but when the alarm goes off I reset it to 6:30 (5 minute snooze is not long enough). When it starts going off at 6:30 I'll reset it again to 7:00 but when the alarm goes off this is when I hit the snooze a few times to 7:15. Sometimes I keep hitting the snooze to 7:30 or even 8:00 which means I'm probably going to be late.

    Why do we do stuff like this?
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    evenkat wrote:
    LMAO :D

    I've only 1 alarm. I set mine for 6am but when the alarm goes off I reset it to 6:30 (5 minute snooze is not long enough). When it starts going off at 6:30 I'll reset it again to 7:00 but when the alarm goes off this is when I hit the snooze a few times to 7:15. Sometimes I keep hitting the snooze to 7:30 or even 8:00 which means I'm probably going to be late.

    Why do we do stuff like this?
    :D who fucking knows... I also forgot to mention that somewhere between 6.30 and 6.45, I switch on the telly... hoping there'll be some news item that will make me wake up. Doesn't usually happen though :D
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    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • mkcapsmkcaps Posts: 36
    I usually get up before the alarm even goes off.
    I only have to set it on Saturday, and Sunday for work anyway.

    Have you all seen the commercial with the 2 cows that get woke up by the rooster?
    The one cow wants to continue sleeping, and tells the other one to 'hit the snooze'.
    So the rooster goes flying out the barn door! Cracks me up!
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    No more than 2 times
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    ...are those who've helped us.

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  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    i set my alarm for 7am every day. i get out of bed at about 7:35. that's three snoozes for me!
  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    My son is my alarm clock. I tried hitting him with a snooze, but he never loses consciousness.
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
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