ereks mom Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 (edited) It never fails. For several days after we reset the clocks, I feel groggy and tired. It doesn't matter if we are gaining an hour or losing an hour; I still feel like my internal clock is "off". EK is the same way. She is complaining of feeling tired today, and just can't get going. We did have a busy week last week, and a busy weekend with ER home from college for a couple of days. And the weather is changing with clouds and rain moving in within the next several hours. But this happens after every time change, whether we "spring forward" or "fall back". You wouldn't think that just one hour would make that much difference! Anyone else??? Edited November 3, 2008 by ereks mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Not me - I'm finally *back* in sync. I do not like DSL. I wish we would keep *regular* time year round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBlueLobsters Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 YES! I don't know how one little extra hour can totally mess someone up! My 3 year old is insane, he gave up naps months ago and today he fell asleep while eating lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highereducation Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Not me - I'm finally *back* in sync. I do not like DSL. I wish we would keep *regular* time year round. I'm with you! I've been so awake and back to normal since the time change. I don't understand it - getting up at 7 am last week seemed like such a chore; now the past two days I've been up at 6 wide awake and ready to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly IN Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 My oldest is way out of sync. He is getting up an hour earlier than usual. His usual get up time is 7:00 but keeps getting up at 6:00 since time changed. He doesn't like it one bit. I told him that it is basically the same time. Oh well... Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I'm with you! I've been so awake and back to normal since the time change. I don't understand it - getting up at 7 am last week seemed like such a chore; now the past two days I've been up at 6 wide awake and ready to go! :iagree: Of course, we didn't do much over the weekend and I had at least two naps. That might account for some of it. Spring messes me up however. It takes a week to recover moving forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 That spring forward is tougher for me, but either way messes with my eating and sleeping routine. I buckled and had a cup of coffee earlier. Now, I don't care because I'm hopped up on caffeine. I'm sure I'll pay for this later. Wishing you a speedy and harmonious adjustment.:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 No, I go to bed an hour earlier and get up an hour earlier so my body stays on the same rhythm. Instead of 10pm and 6 am. It is now 9 pm and 5 am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 That spring forward is tougher for me, but either way messes with my eating and sleeping routine. Same here. I think I'm also experiencing a bit of sluggishness due to the incoming cloudy weather after last week which was full of sunny days. I'm one who needs lots of sunshine or I get moody. Also I'm drooping a bit because the weekend was just too short (ER was home but went back to campus last night). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularMom Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 What I'm having trouble with mostly this year is the delayed change. I guess I'm just too used to changing the clocks in early October instead of early November. Right when we hit the middle of October and we didn't change the clocks, I started to get way out of sync. Now that we've finally moved back an hour, I'm hoping to get back on track. The girls seem fine with the change. They both have colds though, so they're more focused on that than the time change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Then five years ago we moved to the maverick state of AZ, which doesn't go in for that daylight savings nonsense.:001_smile: Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyable Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 It usually bothers me for awhile, but what is really getting to me this year is the fact that my 3yo's usual 5 or 5:30 AM wakeup (which was bad enough) is now FOUR in the morning. That really should be illegal. Especially with a nursing 1yo.:tongue_smilie: She is a very intense child and no amount of "it's too early, go back to bed" does any good. :banghead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I just can't seem to get it together. Plus, it's my son's birthday, so it's an out-of-the-ordinary day on top of everything else. I just feel like I'm never going to be organized or on time again. (It's been a bad day.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhondabee Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I'm glad you mentioned that. My 11yo was just brain-dead today! I even pinned him to the floor and tickled him trying to get him to get with the program. Alas, he decided to dig under the refrigerator, and cut his pointer finger right on the tip (where it touches the pencil, of course!). Needless to say, I am glad he's at football right now~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenschooler Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 No, I go to bed an hour earlier and get up an hour earlier so my body stays on the same rhythm. Instead of 10pm and 6 am. It is now 9 pm and 5 am. This is what we do, too. Everything is moved an hour earlier in the winter - dinner time, bed time, waking up, etc. (But not at 5 am :)). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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