Monday 2nd November

My Mum thought she'd treat me this weekend by buying me a novelty alarm clock which is a cockerel that makes an ear piercing 'cock-a-doodle doo' sound when it goes off. Hmmm, I know I have trouble waking up in the mornings but surely this is a bit extreme! Well I thought I'd give it a try this morning as I have managed to sleep through my alarm on a few occasions over the past couple of weeks.

BAD idea! When it started crowing at 7am I jumped about 5 foot in the air, and because it was still fairly dark outside I had to fumble around with it for ages until I could find the button to turn it off. The result was that I was awake on time but in a very grumpy mood which I couldn't shake off all day. Grrrr!