The Two Alarm Clocks

Maya used to wake up at the last minute every morning.

Her phone alarm rang at seven, but she often hit the snooze button three or four times.

As a result, she usually ran out of the door without eating breakfast.

One Monday, her teacher asked the class to hand in a project before nine.

Maya arrived at school at nine fifteen, holding her project in a messy folder.

That evening, she decided to change her routine.

Instead of one alarm, she set two: one at six forty and another at six fifty.

The first alarm told her to get up, and the second reminded her to leave the bedroom.

She also put her phone across the room, so she had to stand up to stop it.

After two weeks, Maya found that she had time for a quick breakfast and a short walk.

She even started checking her bag the night before, which saved her from forgetting things.

Now she says that small changes in her morning schedule have made her days much calmer.