I don't hate changing time like so many other people. I grew up changing time twice a year. Then I went to college and didn't change time anymore. I loved it! The same time all year round was a great thing. Several years ago, Central Indiana decided that Daylight Saving Time was a good thing. Spring ahead, Fall back....whatever! I know the saying, but I still don't remember which way to change my clocks!
I have never struggled with adjusting to the time change in the past. This year, it is kicking my butt! I have to force myself to go to bed at night. When I do, I struggle to get to sleep. In the morning, I hit my snooze button way to often. I have never been a big morning person, but I don't remember ever struggling so hard to wake up each morning. I am tired all day. I would blame this on middle age, but Delainey is only 5 and she is having the same issue.
My child who almost always "pops right up"~her saying, not mine~is dragging herself out of bed each morning. Her bedtime is 7pm and normally she is sleeping within thirty minutes or so. One night this week, it was almost 10. I let her stay home with the in-laws one day because she wouldn't wake up. She slept until 7 am that morning. This is a child who rarely sleeps past 6am. Tonight she went right to sleep after church. Hopefully her body is adjusting.
I hope that we both do soon. I need my sleep.
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I wonder if it is because we go to DST so much earlier now? I also grew up with it and when I moved to Indiana, I thought not changing clocks was weird. But my body so quickly adjusted and I liked just going with the flow. Then DST came back. And I think the mistake is that we're on Eastern time and not Central.
It has always taken my kids time to adjust and I tend to adjust pretty quickly. This time, it seems to be hitting the entire household pretty hard.
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