So this November like any other November in North America we had that time change as day light savings time was removed and we went back to the regular time. Which is again odd as we are in Daylight savings time for more months in an year than the so called regular time. Like most people these days I'm no fan of this time changing stuff, its not only a pain to remember this on the day it happens and then go change time in so many places there is also the effect on your regular body clock with all activities shifting by an hour. I'm somewhat fastidious about eating on time and sticking to a routine and this just comes and this activity does not help at all with that. This happens twice an year and though I hate both times, of the lot the change in November is a little better as you actually gain an hour as we set the clocks back this time of the year. I'm an early riser and I prefer it that way and my goal is to get up by 5:30 AM before others and get some personal time before the hustle and bustle of the day takes over. So when the time changes in Nov first week, the previous 6 AM now becomes 5 AM, so that makes waking up early easy and once you maintain a habit over a couple of weeks I find it easier to sustain it. Its another matter that last couple of weeks of Dec which is a holiday season overall comes in and mostly disrupts the early waking habit but like most years I hope I can weather it this time and carry this forward. So lets see how that goes.
Another major irritant is the need to manually change so many clocks. The phones change quickly and with smart watches they take care of themselves but the wall clocks, the ones on Oven, microwave and in car are different. Most years I try to put up a mini rebellion against this forced time changed which I never really signed up for by refusing to change the clocks. After several rounds of prodding from my wife I eventually get around to it. She usually takes care of the ones in kitchen but for the wall clocks it is more effort as you need to climb up, pull it out of the hook/nail on which it precariously hangs and then change time and put it back on that nail which is easier said than done. The final holdout always is the clock in my car, I have always entertained this thought that it is possible to just keep the time unchanged in the clock and do mental math to figure out actual time and if I hold on till march then I can avoid another change back an hour. I think the longest I have pulled this off is till Jan end on one occassion.
This time again it was same story this year, after a couple of days all clocks were updated except the one in my car. But alas, we fall in line and thought rebellions all come to an end at some point, finally a few days back I set the clock to what 'they' say is the time.
Another major irritant is the need to manually change so many clocks. The phones change quickly and with smart watches they take care of themselves but the wall clocks, the ones on Oven, microwave and in car are different. Most years I try to put up a mini rebellion against this forced time changed which I never really signed up for by refusing to change the clocks. After several rounds of prodding from my wife I eventually get around to it. She usually takes care of the ones in kitchen but for the wall clocks it is more effort as you need to climb up, pull it out of the hook/nail on which it precariously hangs and then change time and put it back on that nail which is easier said than done. The final holdout always is the clock in my car, I have always entertained this thought that it is possible to just keep the time unchanged in the clock and do mental math to figure out actual time and if I hold on till march then I can avoid another change back an hour. I think the longest I have pulled this off is till Jan end on one occassion.
This time again it was same story this year, after a couple of days all clocks were updated except the one in my car. But alas, we fall in line and thought rebellions all come to an end at some point, finally a few days back I set the clock to what 'they' say is the time.
