Variations on a theme

My alarm is set for 5am – I have a system of three snoozes. Each snooze break is nine minutes: my alarm goes off, I throw back the covers and slip-slide my feet along the carpet (step over the internet cord in the middle of the room) and hit snooze the first time. My bedroom window is open so when I return to bed it has lost much of my body heat. I snuggle under the covers again, toss a leg over the body pillow and wrap an arm around my hippo to rest my chin on its nose. Nine minutes.