Mar 08 2009
DST!
Woke up feeling weird. There was a strange feeling of not sleeping enough in my body even though my alarmclock was showing 8 hours of sleep. Usually, I always get by on 8 hours, that’s about the amout of time I need for a good night’s sleep. But today felt weird…. then I remember that today is DST= daylight savings time, which means that we set our clocks forward 1 hour to get lighter days, to catch the sun.
I see why we do this, it’s just that we, now, loose one hour. And for a person who already thinks that there should be more hours in a day, this is not ideal. But again, I see why we do this, and I do appreciate the days getting lighter and sunnier.
In Sweden we have very easy names for this: summertime and wintertime. Easy to remember, huh? And an easy way to remember to set your clock forward is to think about pattiofurniture; in the summertime you want to set them out (take them forward) and in the wintertime you want to take them in (take them back)… just lika our clocks!
…ah but over here we Spring forward…easy enough,right…and Fall back…also easy..
…and yet I got it wrong, and thought it was tonight we do all that hopping and springing about…but who cares…sunshine and warmth..what more do we need…
I love the time change in the spring. I have more time to spend outdoors in the evenings after a long day on the job. I like to take my two Border Collies for walks through the woods or take in a little fishing down on the river which borders our property. After a long cold winter these warm days lately have been a blessing.