Fall Back And Then Some
Here come the Daylight Savings Time eye-bags.
I am one of those few people who hate the "Fall Back" clock change. That extra hour of sleep that you get when daylight savings ends does nothing for me except remind me that I am a ridiculously early riser and that I will have to spend the next two days with tea bags on my eyes to avoid looking like I've been on a drinking bender.
If you think the shift in time only makes young children cranky, you haven't met a middle-aged, hormonally-sleep challenged person like myself at 2pm the day after Fall Back time goes into effect. Not so pretty.
I've been up since 4:00am.
The National Sleep Foundation suggests that if you wake up in the middle of the night, you should try to think of relaxing imagery or thoughts. I find that way too distracting. For example, when I think of a beach and gentle rolling waves, the first thought into my head is Do I need to wax? followed by, Am I wearing a pareo, or not? There's always sex but the snoring husband can make it hard to go to a happy place. Most experts agree that if you do not fall back asleep within 15-20 minutes then you should get out of bed, go to another room and engage in a relaxing activity such as listening to music or reading. Surfing the internet for all things Kardashian is not recommended. The idea is to feel sleepy somewhere else and then get yourself back in bed. Unfortunately this has NEVER happened to me. When I'm up, I'm up. I'll just bank the extra hour in my sleep-debt account...again.
Sadly, I am a fall back flunkie. Are you?
Susan
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Comments
Mom Nov 6th, 2011
Not to worry Darling. The older you get the less time you sleep. Just remember when you were young and I had to wake you up I would say" good morning isn't this a lovely day?" your reply was always growl! Ug be happy you don't do that any more!
Debi Nov 6th, 2011
I have developed the beginnings of what I call 'father disease' My father used to toss, turn and then wander the halls most of the night only to fall asleep for a couple of hours at daylight then run his day . I toss and turn but don't wander tha halls yet, the snoring husband definitley leaves out any kind of sex . You ever tried to make the moves on a growling bear? and then I awake promptly at 5 AM to go , oh God , it's morning already ? Hey I am a fall back flunkie but a summer fan , so I say who cares what time it is just bring back warm weather !