More Daylight = More Tired
I don't know about all of you out there that's just made sure their cell phones and PDA's were all set for this earlier than usual changeover to daylight savings, but I'm exhausted! And every year it's the same thing: I tell myself not to think about what time it "really" is and to just ignore the fact that my body clock is off by an hour. No matter how hard I try, I can't stop thinking about it! The main reason why I'm not allowed to forget is because instead of my alarm going off at 6am it's now going off at 5am. I don't care if it says 6am, my body knows damn well that it's really5am! It doesn't help that it's completely dark either. Oh, and one other thing, the snooze button is now being badly abused by my mostly blind shots at it in the pre-dawn darkness. Sorry, snooze, I just can't help it.
Now don't get me wrong, I love the extra hour of daylight and I absolutely love the spring and summer months, especially when we can be out at the park or the beach until nearly 10pm and it's still light out, but this initial transition to one less hour of sleep is a nightmare. Literally.
I'm apologizing in advance to everyone, particularly my employers, for being late and/or cranky for the next couple of weeks as I'm getting adjusted to this compulsory time change.
But what if I just decided to not participate in daylight savings? What if I stayed on Eastern Standard Time all year round? It would be like the Jewish kids in school being able to take all those days off for their holidays. I would say it was a religious reason and therefore I'd be able to go into work an hour late, have an excuse for being late to meet people, and finally being able to make the doctor wait an hour for me. That all sounds good to me! I guess I'll have to wait until next year though because it would be pretty obvious now if I claimed that it was some sort of Pagan religious belief since we're already a few days into it.
Daylight Savings! You won't get the best of me! You just wait. Revenge is sweet.
Happy Spring
Now don't get me wrong, I love the extra hour of daylight and I absolutely love the spring and summer months, especially when we can be out at the park or the beach until nearly 10pm and it's still light out, but this initial transition to one less hour of sleep is a nightmare. Literally.
I'm apologizing in advance to everyone, particularly my employers, for being late and/or cranky for the next couple of weeks as I'm getting adjusted to this compulsory time change.
But what if I just decided to not participate in daylight savings? What if I stayed on Eastern Standard Time all year round? It would be like the Jewish kids in school being able to take all those days off for their holidays. I would say it was a religious reason and therefore I'd be able to go into work an hour late, have an excuse for being late to meet people, and finally being able to make the doctor wait an hour for me. That all sounds good to me! I guess I'll have to wait until next year though because it would be pretty obvious now if I claimed that it was some sort of Pagan religious belief since we're already a few days into it.
Daylight Savings! You won't get the best of me! You just wait. Revenge is sweet.
Happy Spring
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