22 seconds? She'd still be asleep, which probably would be for the best ;)

Hmm, that is by far the most, um, INTERESTING suggestion so far!! Now I just have to find some takers! (or A taker that is...)

Guess I spoke too soon on the last one!

And... 22 seconds?!?! Why even bother!

Get a riding buddy. You're a lot less likely to hit the snooze when you know that a friend is waiting for you.

The shower is what really wakes me up in the morning. I still rinse off when I get to work but if I don't shower at home the commute is just a drag. I eat an english muffin after the shower and a glass of water and then I get going.

Well, whatever it was - it seemed to work this morning. Although, I was so paranoid about sleeping in that I tossed and turned all night and barely slept! Now at noon, I'm ready for a full-on nap. Argh. But the ride was fun!

I agree that I should just say to myself: "Just Do IT!" and get up. Although I love coffee, I need a wake-up period before I can drink any, so that's out first thing.

I never get enough sleep at night - so that is most likely one of my problems. I am totally nocturnal. For some reason I seem to gain energy as the day goes on. My evening rides home are the BEST because of this. I'd like to balance it out a bit more though, and getting up at 6:00 will have me heading to bed much earlier than normal.

Setting the clock a few minutes fast works for me. Only because I don't know how fast ahead it is. I closed my eyes and held the "^min" button for a while. I have made a point of not discovering how fast ahead it is, and I have set the other clocks in my house poorly to keep me from learning the actual time. This only goes so far though.

I also fight with my roommate about keeping our blinds open. I find that I can awake far more easily with the blinds drawn, but he always closes them if he goes to bed after me. Sharing a bedroom with someone sucks. Guess I'm experiencing what I may have missed out on by being an only child.

I set the alarm clock way away so I have to get out of bed to turn it off. I then turn the radio on and head right to the washroom/shower - that's a good wake-up for me - I do this whether I'm riding or not.

+1 to having everything ready/waiting for you to leave is a great idea and saves mucho time and potential silliness (morning sleepiness + forget something important = the suck).

If you prefer to shower AT work, then just have a cool (or cold) washcloth ready at home, wipe your face and around your ears/neck - that should spark you up. I hate getting up in the mornings, usually only because I don't go to bed at a good time - force yourself to eat properly (3 or more hours before bedtime!) and to rest well and getting up will become easier as your body gets used to it - easier said than done for me, hehe.

two words..ginsing extract

It works for me. It helps for the clock to be in a position that you can only see from your bed. I wake up in such a confused state, that I never remember the time offset. It's been working for quite a while.

One of my other roommates tapes his clock with duct tape so that he has to fumble with it for a while before he can flip the alarm switch off. Works pretty well for him.

Threaten her with chipcom and she'll never sleep again!

I'm trying for 23. :lol:

You need one of these:
http://www.businessinnovationinsider...m%20System.jpg

If you don't wake up and disarm it, you die.

I think slashdot.org posted an article about an alarm clock that rolls off your nightstand and hides if you hit snooze.
Also - get lots of bright light - that wakes you up.

Well, we all have to have a goal to strive towards I guess... ;) :p

slvoid - now THAT would do the trick!

robtown - daylight will be screaming through my window pretty soon here as the days get longer, so that won't be a problem. Yippee!