The End of Daylight Saving Time is Just a week Away

This is my favorite time of the year. I love the fall colors, the cooler temps, football, school back in session and most importantly…less daylight. November 6th at 2 am is the time to set the clocks back as we reach the end of Daylight Saving Time. I get up by 2 am every day and that makes for a long day. When the sun stays up until 830 or 9 like it does during the summer, it makes for a very long day. I need it to be dark when I go to bed so I don’t get much sleep in the summer months. I love when it gets dark around noon.

This time of year lends itself to more structure. There is a get home from work or school time, a supper time and a bed time. Things just seem more orderly in the fall and winter. I am also a large man who looks better in long sleeve body covering clothing and in the dark of night, so I am at my best this time of year.

Before you go to bed on Saturday November 5th make sure you set your clocks back one hour. It will make for a nice dark early evening and we will see the sun before 8 am which will be nice for the kids walking to school. This is also a great time to replace those batteries in your smoke detectors and for some, time to change the sheets on the bed too. I know folks who only do this twice a year.  I will be so happy when my body thinks it got an extra hour of sleep. Daylight Saving Time ends 2 am November 6th. Don't forget.