Wednesday, March 13, 2013

It's Impossible

Since the (ridiculous) time change last weekend, I cannot get dinner on the table at the appropriate time.

Apparently my inner scheduling device was more attuned to the light outside than to the clock inside.

Each day this week when it's time I should be setting our evening meal on the table, I'm still knee-deep in afternoon activities and apparently thinking it's an hour earlier than it is.

Oh well.  I'm sure by next fall when we have to go through this nonsensical process again, I'll finally be acclimated to this past weekend's time change.

28 comments:

DFW said...

I don't like it at all. Why doesn't everyone follow Arizona's policy & not do it at all? We would be getting up w/a little light & going to bed each night a little later.

Carolyn said...

I'm w/DFW, what's the reason for it now a days? Besides pissing a bunch of us off and messing with our internal clocks.

Mama Pea said...

DFW - Yup. But that would make too much sense. (Bad, Mama Pea, bad. I'm getting way too grouchy about this topic.)

Mama Pea said...

Carolyn - Do we need to start an uprising? Or at least collect signatures??

Judy T said...

I'm laughing because we finally sat down to dinner just after 7:30 this evening. I agree, I'm set to light time rather than clock time.
And now I'm back to going to work in the dark again. Blah.

Sparkless said...

I don't really have any problems with the time change I just think it's an annoyance. Although I do enjoy getting that extra hour in the fall. You know you don't have to eat supper at the same time every night?

odiie said...

I know what you mean, it's way too light outside to be dinner time.

Jennifer Jo said...

There's no time change here!

But I am learning that I need to serve supper while it's still light outside (and while the kids are still not wanting to come in) if we're to get everything done (supper, dishes, baths, school-prep, and bedtime stories) by 7:30.

Anonymous said...

Blame the railroad industry for this time change silliness. They started it all a long time ago and talked the government into its implimentation. Grr! I'll take Cow time over Daylight savings time any"Time"-M

Mama Pea said...

Judy T - Yep, I surely have noticed that it's harder for me to wake up without the light we WERE (grumpf!) getting first thing in the morning!

Mama Pea said...

Sparkless - Oh, but we DO have to keep on our tight schedule!! How else would we manage to get everything done? (Kidding!!)

I do notice that nights when we eat later, that almost always means we get in bed later . . . and end up short of beauty sleep. (Which is desperately needed!)

Mama Pea said...

odiie - Same reason in the full-blown summer time we find ourselves still outside working at 9 p.m. . . . and wondering why we're exhausted! ;o]

Mama Pea said...

JJ - That's just it . . . there are things that normally need to get done AFTER dinner and if dinner is delayed, everything gets delayed. Or rushed through. Or deleted. (And if that's a shower and/or teeth brushing, it ain't good!)

Mama Pea said...

"M" - So good to hear from you! I was beginning to wonder what had happened to you.

I didn't know it was the railroad industry that did this to us. (Gee, and I've always liked trains so much . . . )

Susan said...

Other than getting to drive home while it's light (which I DO like), it takes me about a month to sync my internal and external clocks. By then it's light enough in the morning so that I don't feel like I've gone back to February. A scary thought, indeed! If I had my way, I wouldn't ever look at a clock and just let (my) nature take its course.

Anonymous said...

Thanks! 'Glad to be back! I've been on "Bear Time" and now it is time to come out of hibernation! The Vernal Equinox is next week and Spring is around the corner. And that's something that the government cannot change (hopefully)!-M

Chicken Mama said...

Mmmm, I'm enjoying the change the most I EVER have 'cause now there's the extra hour of light when I get home at night! And, as far as light in the morning - who cares?! I'm never awake then, anyway, even when I'm UP! ;)

Erin said...

I don't ever remember a difficult time adjusting to the clocks until now, it's been awful! I now am both a night owl and an early riser.... yeah, that's not working out AT ALL! I get up at 5:30 and it's all I can do to get the kids out the door by 7:30-8 and then I fall asleep on the couch until 10, wake up and of course feel lazy and awful, then proceed to stay up until 1 or 2 am! On top of that hubby is working nights and comes in at 2 or 3 am so I am just a mess. I swear tomorrow is the day... I will NOT fall asleep again in the morning so I'll be nIce and tired in the evening!

Freedom Acres Farm said...

Is it harder because we're older or because they're doin it earlier now? Our family is having a hard time adjusting this time too!!! Argh!

Amy Dingmann said...

I hate daylight savings time. Trying to explain it to kids is impossible. "So mom, you mean if we didn't have clocks, we wouldn't even HAVE this probem?" Nope, son. Or if we lived in AZ. :)

Mama Pea said...

Susan - Don't cha really wonder what kind of a schedule you would make for yourself IF you had the luxury of going about your days without ever having to look at a clock?! Probably a teensy tiny possibility any of us will ever get to that point, but I sure would like to see how our daily routines and sleep patterns would change.

Mama Pea said...

"M" - Wondering how you managed your hibernation? Were you at home and avoiding the computer or did you actually crawl into a den somewhere?? ;o)

Mama Pea said...

Chicken Mama - Glad to hear you're enjoying the time change the way you are. You know I'm a morning person and would sooner have light earlier in the morning. No matter what, come 4 o'clock in the afternoon my systems start shutting down!

Mama Pea said...

Erin - You, m'dear, are in B-A-A-A-D routine! Don't you know what they say about burning the candle at both ends? Your hubby working his wonky hours has got to affect you also. I know it's not something you can control, but lots of studies have proven working "swing shifts" is not healthy. During my childhood for many years my dad worked a rotation of day shift, afternoon shift and night shift. He had all sorts of digestive problems and was pretty moody and cranky. Now I do believe his working schedule had a lot to do with that.

Mama Pea said...

Freedom Acres Farm - And just WHY do they seem to be making the "change over" time earlier and earlier?? Any good reason for that? Heck, any good reason for the time change period!?

Mama Pea said...

Amy - What say we all pack up and move to Arizona? Bad idea? Hmmmm. Back to the drawing board. :o(

Leigh said...

My chickens feel the same way. They don't care what the clock says; when it's time to eat, it's time to eat!

Mama Pea said...

Leigh - And you can bet the chickens (all animals) go by the light rather than the clocks. It's so much more natural!