New Year Resolution #1: No more snoozing
This morning I woke up to my 7am alarm and out of habit, hit snooze for 10 more minutes, minutes that I grant myself graciously every morning but become a punishment as I fail to eat breakfast, make lunch, or even shower, on those days when I’m particularly generous with myself. Today I was exceptional. I finally woke up at 7:58am, two minutes before i was supposed to be at work, to the alarming realization that I had actually canceled my snooze.
I am never snoozing again.
Snoozing is a small, sneaky, and terrible form of procrastination, the first act of weak-will that sets precedence for the entire day. Surely it was around the same time I gained this awful habit that I also began to leave the dishes in the sink overnight, and watch TV for two hours instead of doing laundry. Surely it was when I began to allow myself 10 more minutes of sleep in the morning that I also began granting myself 1 more hour of bumming before bed, a couple days before I respond to emails, and several months to schedule my annual optometrist and dental appointments. When one’s morning alarm becomes forgiving, all other forms of order and discipline start to learn the tricks and let go of their responsibilities.
