Variations 4

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 third time. I will treat myself today and take an extra snooze. I return to bed and rest on my left side; my right shoulder aches sometimes when I’ve been sleeping on it too long. Better to switch sides and acquaint myself with different pillows, positions. I wonder if it wouldn’t just be better to set my alarm for thirty minutes later and get the uninterrupted rest. Nine minutes.