Are you awake?

Some people in the family can wake up on time without an alarm, but I am not one of them.  Pre-surgery I would set an iPod on running days and my watch on swim days (since I was going to take it off to swim anyway).

Now that I sleep with my good ear on the pillow I can't hear any alarm.  My first post-surgery alarm was to set the iPod and have D. poke me, but I realized that method won't work if he is at a conference or elsewhere.  I looked into vibrating watches (which are more expensive on websites with deaf people as target audiences compared to websites geared toward people trying not to wake up spouses).  A lot of people said they were good for reminders but no as effective for waking people.

I was curious about vibrating alarm clocks and mentioned this to a friend who offered to give me hers, one they had when they were searching for ways to wake a teenager.

I couldn't understand how it worked, but that is because the photo doesn't show the cord that runs between the clock and the paddle.  I also didn't understand how it could work if it were under the pillow.  It has been a pleasant surprise to learn that it is very effective, even if it puts D. out of a job.