Today, I tried a new productivity hack of setting multiple alarms to remind me of tasks. Instead, I spent the entire day in a cacophony of alarms, confusing myself to the point where I forgot what I was actually supposed to be doing. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I set ten alarms for an important appointment and still woke up convinced I’d missed it. I spent the morning panicking for no reason and showed up looking exactly how I felt. FML
Today, I set an elaborate alarm system to wake up early. I woke up to the soothing sounds of birds chirping, only to discover that I had accidentally set my ringtone to bird noises instead of an actual alarm. I missed my morning meeting. FML
Today, my alarm went off, and in my half-asleep state, I grabbed my phone and snoozed it. When I woke up an hour later, I realized I'd actually snoozed my work email notification for the same amount of time, and my boss was emailing me every five minutes, asking where I was. FML
Today, I thought I'd been really clever by setting my alarm ten minutes earlier to get up on time. I did wake up ten minutes earlier… then promptly fell back asleep for another hour. FML
Today, I went to bed early, feeling responsible. At 2 a.m., I woke up in a panic because I forgot to set my alarm. While fixing it, I actually turned it off completely. I overslept, missed work, and proved once again that I should never trust myself. FML
Today, I set practically ten alarms because I absolutely could not oversleep for an important appointment. I woke up two hours early, panicked that I'd missed it, and couldn't fall back asleep. I spent the entire appointment looking like I hadn't slept at all. FML
Today, my phone alarm didn't go off this morning. Furious, I spent ten minutes complaining about technology before realizing I'd carefully set the alarm for 7:00 PM instead of 7:00 AM. The technology was actually innocent for once. FML
Today, I was starting a new job that requires me to wake up at 4 am. I set three alarms but was so nervous about sleeping through them that I kept waking up to check the time, which caused me to miss my alarms. Goodbye awesome new job. FML
Today, as always, I had a desk nap on my lunch break with an alarm set to ensure I woke up. Some jackass disabled my alarm so I only woke up when my boss bull-roared directly in my ear about ignoring time sensitive emails and missing an entire Teams meeting. I’d been asleep for three hours. FML
Today, I set 3 alarms so I wouldn't miss an early morning event I was volunteering at. After I slept through the first one, my roommate turned the other two off without waking me up because they were annoying. I missed the event. FML
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Yudith 28
Congratulations on your new Mom routine, where you know what needs to be done when it hollers at you. Like all moms everywhere, remember that it's okay to leave a couple tasks unfinished, especially at the beginning. Tell yourself that you're doing a good job, give yourself a pat on the back and a "attaboy", and ask for help if you feel overwhelmed. You can do it!
Chazzster 32
The old expression is “KISS” or “keep it simple stupid”. When starting a new routine, keep it simple. You can build on that later if it works for you.
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Chazzster 32
The old expression is “KISS” or “keep it simple stupid”. When starting a new routine, keep it simple. You can build on that later if it works for you.
Yudith 28
Congratulations on your new Mom routine, where you know what needs to be done when it hollers at you. Like all moms everywhere, remember that it's okay to leave a couple tasks unfinished, especially at the beginning. Tell yourself that you're doing a good job, give yourself a pat on the back and a "attaboy", and ask for help if you feel overwhelmed. You can do it!
Sonotsuave 37
Honestly idk if this works for you but I write to do lists on my phone and in physical copies, and crossing stuff off feels productive and good. For larger events I put reminders in my calendar, and for really important stuff I set extra reminders through the app on my phone. Good luck