It usually takes me 2 to 4 hours to get up; it's a chronic fatigue/blood pressure/heart rate thing.
When I stand up, my heart beats 25-30 pulses/min faster, and it's tricky to lie down again.
When I lie down, she slows by 40% and it's tough to get up again.
I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I do.
Alarm? I'll be setting it for at least 2 hours "early", but this doesn't gauarantee anything.
Even at maximum volume, I sleep through it every day (1hr59mins of it!).
Funny, because until 16 months ago, for my entire life, I'd only slept 2 hours max and woken at the drop of a pin.
Don't get me wrong though - I'm grateful to finally get some shuteye, so I'll take whatever I can get.
No TV, eh? ABC 3LO Local Radio might be the go; 3AW's all ads anyway.
Go the mighty 'Pies!
