This week a confluence of events, including the relentless cloudy weather, have left me without a quick way to tell what time it is when I wake up. This morning things came to a head with this series of thoughts:

-I think, I've woken up early (for me, this means before 10am).

-I think, my previous thought was in a dream, and it's actually 1pm!

-I actually wake up for the first time, realize both of the previous thoughts were in dreams, am relieved that it's not 1pm, then fall back asleep without checking what time it really is.

-I think, oh no, after going back to sleep I slept for a long time and now it really is late.

-I wake up again, note the previous thought was in a dream again, but that it still could be late, realize this is getting ridiculous, finally pull out my laptop and wake it from its own slumber. It's 9:47.