It seems as though someone has heard my prayers because they’ve presented me with a solution: the Emily (Generate Design, $129.00). Now, I know it can’t help with people waking me up at odd hours with phone calls or loud parties, but it will help with my alarm clock placement. See, this alarm clock is different because it’s designed to be mounted on the wall. I mean, how was it not obvious that an alarm clock is best viewed sideways, as in the angle you would see it when laying in bed? Obviously the buttons can’t be on the top like a generic alarm clock, so they’re in the back. The clock’s design is fairly simple, just the bare bones of style and a whole lot of functionality. You can easily lay in bed and set your alarm for the next morning. Also, you won’t really have to worry about knocking your alarm off the nightstand or throwing it across the room in a fit of sleeplessness because it’s attached to the wall. Come to think of it, it’s also a mini space saver because that’s just one less thing you have to fit on a table next to your bed. It just hangs there, effortlessly, waiting to alert you to the start of your day.

This is just one of those things that you can’t believe someone didn’t think of sooner. I mean, duh, how obvious is it that you shouldn’t have to sit up in bed just to read a clock? Pretty much anything that’s interestingly made and uber functional instantly transforms into my new favorite thing. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think I’m going to take an uninterrupted nap, with the help of my new alarm clock.

4 out of 5 stars.

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