Sleeping Beauty
April 29th, 2008Sleeping Beauty
More Sleep, More Beauty
I’m convinced that the snooze alarm is the greatest invention of all time. My entire daily schedule is designed around the innovation of the snooze alarm.
On rare occasions I have to wake up and get out of bed without the luxury of the snooze alarm. More often than not, the entire day will suck when it starts in that manner. I have absolutely no idea why those extra 9 minutes of rest are so much more valuable than the previous 7 hours or so, but they are.
It would be interesting to hear the story of the snooze alarm form the guy (come on, you know it was a guy) who invented it.
I’m very disciplined with my snooze alarm usage. One alarm, followed by one snooze alarm, then out of bed. But, my kids - eh, not so disciplined. For them, the snooze alarm is like a video game - just keep hitting the button.
Last year I saw a cool solution to this, but I couldn’t bring myself to inflict such cruelty on my children. I could be wrong, but I think it was in the Sharper Image catalog… An alarm clock with two big wheels on it. Just before the alarm kicks off, the clock rolls on to the floor and drives to some remote location in the room - then it sounds the alarm. You have to physically get out of bed, find it, and turn it off.
I guess it would be pretty funny, as long as it’s in someone else’s bedroom.
