I'm trying to wake up. Really, I am. I know the clock reads 10 a.m.
I determined to go to bed early last night, but when I looked at the clock, it read 5 minutes until 1:00. Well, ok. In 5 minutes, I will turn off the lights and lay my head on the pillow. I glanced at the clock again and told myself, "As soon as the little hand is on the 12, I'll get out of this chair and make my way back to the bedroom."
I got busy again. The girls and I chatted. We had a discussion. We disagreed amicably. We chatted some more. I began to feel a wee bit tired. But darn that clock. It still said 5 minutes until 1:00 a.m. I wondered how long I'd been fooled by the sleepy little clock, with the stilled pendulum. I squinted to read the computer screen. The tiny numbers were 2:22.
I said good-night, turned off the light, feeling a little contrite.
1 comment:
Oh, Joanne -- can I relate to that! Every night, lately, I seem to be heading off to bed after 1 am. I don't know if it is just the lazy, summer schedule or the fact that we get daylight so late and everything gets pushed back. It's OK for now, I do need to get back to normal soon!
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