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Well, it was bound to happen eventually. Today I had my first oversleep. I’m not sure exactly what happened, but I seem to have had some sort of alarm malfunction.

I had my alarm clock set for 5:45, having gone to bed at 1:15. However, I was woken up about 4 by the neighbor’s cat coming in through our open window and making a big fuss. After dealing with that and closing all the windows, S. suggested that I should change my alarm and give myself some extra time, so I moved it to 6. (She thought I should have added an hour.) Next thing I know, it’s 7:30 when I woke up, and then I dozed for another half-hour, since I’d already blown my schedule this morning.

My initial assumption was that S. had just turned off my alarm, which she has a habit of doing when she thinks I need more sleep (and which annoys the heck out of me because it usually ruins my morning when I get shocked out of bed by the realization that I’ve overslept). However, the alarm was still set, and indeed set for 6AM. The only unusual thing was that it was set for music rather than buzzer. So, my best guess is that it went off at low volume and I just slept through it, which I’m somewhat trained to do, since S. often turns on the radio while she’s getting ready for bed.

At any rate, I’m trying not to stress too much. I’m going to stick with my planned naps for today, and tonight I’ll make sure the alarm is actually set on buzzer.