Alarm Clock Struggle

The alarm sounds, and when I open my eyes all I see is darkness.  I think to myself that it is too early to be awake if there is no light in the room.  Then I hear the birds outside my window, and I reach up to open the blinds.  My room is suddenly filled with light, and I automatically shield my eyes from the sudden change.  I start to wonder why there is such a difference between the light and the dark in my room.  Before the blinds opened, all I could see were outlines of the big pieces of furniture in the room.  I could also here the bells on my two playful kittens as they began to roam about the room.  As soon as the light flooded every space in my room, I could see everything in detail, even the two little monsters getting into trouble that I had not noticed when I had been sleeping.