Do you use the alarm function on your smartphone much?
I do. I set alarms for EVERYTHING because I'm so forgetful.
I label the alarms with reminders of what I'm supposed to do when the alarm goes off (鳴る）.
Some alarms I use regularly.
For example:
And some alarms are only for one specific (特定) time, so I delete them from my phone after they go off.
But there are some alarms that I can't delete, even though I don't use them anymore. They represent a memory, or a person, or a stage of life.
I have quite a few of these. (quite a few = many)
Here is an example:
Even though my daughter now attends university in another prefecture, I used this alarm for 3 years because I had to wake up early to make her obento when she was in high school. I also drove her to school every morning. During those morning car rides I often helped her as she studied for her morning English tests. She brushed her hair, and sometimes ate breakfast in the car. We talked about all kinds of things, joked, and were sometimes just silent because we were still half asleep (one way to say 寝ぼけ) so early in the morning.
Even though I'm glad that I almost never have to wake up this early anymore, I can't delete this alarm because it holds so many good memories of time with my daughter.
Do you save alarms on your phone for sentimental reasons too?