Oversleeping is a b*tch
With one eye open, I stare out of the bedroom window. Okay help, is it already this light? Like a panicked deer, I grab for my phone. 07:47 AM. SHITSHITSHIT, how can that be? My alarm clock was set for 06:50, right? What a misery. In Rintje Ritsma mode, I jump out of bed, only to find myself at the bus stop a quarter of an hour later, arriving at the office like a scruffy mess. Without mascara, with a caveman hairstyle and a grumpy cat mood. I don't think there's a worse way to start your day.
Are you also on team I-sleep-in-just-a-bit-too-often? It's time to improve our lives. And this is how we're going to do it.
Snoozing = for the loser
Perhaps the biggest mistake on that whole phone: the effing snooze function on your alarm clock. So tempting. So not handy. For everyone who struggles with getting up early: don't use that snooze function, because that's asking for trouble.
Two glasses of water before bed
Super good for your beauty sleep, but also a handy stick behind the door. When you wake up in the morning with a full bladder, you immediately sprint to the bathroom and you're awake. Win-win situation. P.S.: Don't drink too much because then you'll wake up at night. That's less fun.
Sleeping with the curtains open
I find it the most chill: waking up from the light outside. Although that idea doesn't work at all in winter, of course. So, does anyone have a good Wake-up Light alarm clock lying around? Always wanted to try it.
Annoying alarm clock = get out of bed earlier
Painful but true: choose an annoying tune. As Jet said earlier: no birds or the sound of waves. TATUTATUTATU, that's the kind of thing we need.
Or even better: buy a real alarm clock + put it on the other side of the room
It's almost childish that it's necessary, but apparently it is. By making sure you really have to get out of bed to turn off your alarm, you raise the threshold to lie back down and snooze.
Still overslept?
Dry shampoo is your salvation. Don't think about what clothes you're wearing today, just throw a sweater over your head and choose half of your makeup products. If you have to choose in a hurry: at least take care of your eyebrows. And a dab of foundation. The rest can come later. You got this!
