My morning routine always began with my husband’s alarm.  He got started before me and was often getting out of the house just as I was getting up.  His alarm said – “you’ve got time now, go slowly if you’d like.”  It worked really well – for me.

Fast forward to last week.  I overslept three times.  Not by a few minutes -- by enough time to start that anxiety about being late. You all know what I’m talking about. 

Why, you ask?  My husband is developing a new routine that has his alarm going off much later than mine   That new routine is starting because on February 28 he worked his last day and headed to retirement. 

I am so happy for him.  But I think I need an alarm clock.