Ah, it’s that time of year again. Spring forward for Daylight Saving Time. Can someone explain to me how exactly we’re saving any daylight with this phenomenon? As the days have been getting longer, I’ve finally gotten to the point where the sun is coming up just shortly after I get out of bed. Now, with the time change I’m back to getting up more than an hour before the sun. I, in theory, assuming I actually get up when I’m supposed to instead of lingering in bed for as long as possible, will be just getting to work as the sun is coming up. Rather than getting a healthy dose of sunlight before spending my day in florescent jail, I’ll just get teased with the warm, inviting glow of our friend the sun.
To say that I’m not thrilled about this contrived clock shift would be an understatement, but I’ve decided that I won’t let it get the best of me this year. So, I’ve come up with five ways to cope and I think you’ll agree, thrive.
- Drink lots of water, just like when traveling across multiple time zones, staying hydrated helps your body make the adjustment. If that doesn’t work, drink your favorite cocktail repeatedly to take your mind off your misery add bonus – you’ll be a lot more fun for your friends and family than a grouchy, crabby-pants who leaves them longing for a bear abruptly awoken from hibernation.
- The week leading up to the fateful event, start setting your alarm a few minutes earlier each day to get gradually used to the change. Too late? No problem, take the week off work and start adjusting yourself this week. By the time you go back to work the following Monday, you’ll finally be caught up with your coworkers, at least on sleep. (Note: this will do nothing to improve the state of your inbox or the pile of forms stacked on your desk.)
- Purchase a second residence in the time zone to the left of yours. Simply move back and form every time the clock changes.
- Quit your day job and go to work for yourself, you make your own hours so screw the man and his clocks. (bonus points for joining a hippie compound) (bonus-bonus points for starting your own hippie compound)
- Caffeine, caffeine, and more caffeine. Seriously you can’t get too much caffeine during this challenging time in your life. Not only will this magical alkaloid help you power through your week, it will also make you 10x more productive* allowing you impress the man tremendously by showing up all your coworkers for their amateur ways of dealing with this crisis.
*note: this isn’t actually a scientific fact, but I’m sure it’s just a matter of time. Maybe one of the many scientist who are about to lose their jobs under the current administration can work on this discovery from their soon to be built garage laboratory.
So there you have it, five sure fire ways to get through this predicament. Feel free to incorporate one or more of these strategies into your life too.
Cheers,
Jane