Happy November!
As we enter a new month, likely on a sugar high from last night’s leftover treats, or after diving into the bag of items gathered as you knocked on doors in costume last night. This month brings a lot of change as we near the end of the year.
Colder weather means the sweater is likely laid aside and the fire is lit, or the heat turned up willingly to warm up the house. This is also the month that people start thinking of Christmas. Many decorations go up and the shopping starts at least, in some cases it is all wrapped up by month’s end.
A lot will say that holiday activities need to be on hold until after Remembrance Day on November 11. If you are on the fence as to do I wait, or should I start… you can always decorate you lapel with a poppy for the next couple weeks.
The most notable change this weekend is our exit from Daylight Saving time. The official time where we gain our hour of sleep back happens Sunday, November 6 at 2AM. This was always good news when at a late party, the night ends, but then all of a sudden the clocks Fall back and it’s 1AM again, wooohoooo!!
I always find that even though this is more gentle than the spring time change, it still messes with the routine. So what can you do to minimize the effect of this weekend’s time change?
The biggest thing that is recommended is to not do what I mentioned about the late party. Don’t use the extra hour as an excuse to stay up later, but instead keep a regular sleep schedule. The other thing to be mindful of is SAD – seasonal affective disorder.
How to recover from the end of Daylight Saving Time on Nov. 6.
So change the batteries in your smoke detectors and go to bed like you normally would. Best scenario is you wake up the time you normally do, meaning you got an extra hour of sleep. Worst case, you wake up an hour early according to the new time.
For the parents that are worried about the time change, here is one way to look at it, haha.