I am not a fan of Daylight Saving Time. This is not to say that I don't enjoy daylight. I do! I just can't get over the fact that an hour has been lost...and will remain lost for months. I hate losing things.
For weeks after we spring forward, I will hold a grudge. I will arrive on time for work and church and the boys' various sporting events; but I will be thinking, "It's REALLY 7:00 AM. Why am I at work at 7:00 AM?"
My husband loves Eastern Daylight Time. Over the years, he has tried to win me over. He looks forward to the long, light-filled evenings. I dread the dark mornings, knowing I will walk the dog and drive to work bleary-eyed.
My husband goes to bed early...a full hour earlier now that we are on EDT. He yawns and stretches and heads to our room.
"Why are you going to bed?" I ask. "It's only 9:00 PM (even though the clocks say 10:00)."
"That time is over," he reminds me patiently.
I stay up, eating popcorn and watching the entire 11:00 news. After all, it is REALLY only 10:00. For a few nights, I even stay awake for part of Jimmy Kimmel.
When the alarm goes off at 5:45 AM (which is actually 4:45), I am unreasonably angry. Who, in their right mind, gets up at 4:45?
Eventually, I will adjust. While parked near the fields at my son's evening soccer practice, I will realize that I can clearly see to read the pages of my book without turning on the dome light. I will notice, reluctantly at first, that I am actually tired at 11:00, which is really 10:00. After a couple of weeks, it will be noticeably lighter outside in the mornings when I walk the dog; and it will be nice and bright in the evening when I take her out. Soon, I know, I will enjoy late evening walks through the trails in our neighborhood, and I will appreciate the fact that we can watch an entire lacrosse game before night falls. I will grudgingly forgive Daylight Saving Time, but I will look forward to falling gently back in November where I will find the hour I've been missing.
You no longer have any reason to feel nervous about presenting your writing. This is a well crafted post with a nice "arc" to your story. Looking forward to more!
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Thank you for the encouragement!
DeleteAgreed. You don't have any need to worry. This is really fun and I appreciated your repetition of times. I can feel your frustration and perhaps stubbornness about the shift!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I really enjoy this writing community. I hope I can keep it up throughout March and beyond.
DeleteAgreed. You don't have any need to worry. This is really fun and I appreciated your repetition of times. I can feel your frustration and perhaps stubbornness about the shift!
ReplyDeleteOh, this is perfectly developed. I feel like you've reached across the continent and captured my own life perfectly! I'm having the same kind of Daylight Savings "hangover" myself!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Adrienne! It's good to know I'm not the only one who prefers falling back to springing forward.
ReplyDeleteI agree with all of the other comments. Your writing flowed easily and held my interest throughout the whole post. I agree with you about Daylight Savings Time. Before I was retired I found it so difficult to lose that hour...and it bothered me as it does you...and most people were so happy about. Oh well...we do adjust...and we find that hour later in the year. Thanks for this nice piece of writing.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Jackie! I'm so glad you stopped by Galley Street and read my post. I am really enjoying this month-long writing challenge.
DeleteI'm with you! I have to constantly remind myself not to worry about the "real" time.
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