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Waking up in the morning...
I've been having a bit of trouble waking up in the morning. My room is dark, and it's winter.
Well, I had a really good idea - I read about those 'dawn' simulation lamps, that you set to start brightening about 20 minutes before you have to wake up (fake dawn).
Well, I can't afford one, but I can afford a powerpoint timer - http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/487a64770b80e6fe273fc0a87f3b...
Which just switches on the power at the time you set. So, I hooked up a lamp to it beside my bed. It worked really well. I just woke up, alert in the morning, before my alarm went off.
Unfortunately, I'd misset the timer, and it was an hour earlier than I needed to get up. :rolleyes:
Oh well. I'll tell you how it goes tomorrow morning - just thought it might be useful for other folks trying to get going in the morning. ;)
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re: powerpoint timer
What a great idea! I've always wanted one of those dawn lamps but didn't want to spend the bucks. Although it's summer where I live, I get up before it's light - well, actually, today, I overslept - but MOST days I get up before it's light lol. I''m putting this on my wish list.
Jo
"In our minds, we seek to be divine; but in our hearts, we know it's party time." - Rondo Bros in Aquarium Dreams
re: waking up
thanks for the tip. I find that, once i wake up, light helps, especially bright light.
I find that changing alarm clocks work, because i habituate to them over time then dont hear them.
Altho the 2 alarm clocks i'm using now i've been using for a year and i have NOT habituated to them. that's unusual for me. I sort of fell into a habit or biorhythm of waking up the same time every day. I'm lucky this past year, then, because is had been rarely like that for me.