What Did You Do With the Extra Hour?
Every year when we turn the clocks back people have all sorts of great suggestions like, continue to get up at the old time, giving yourself an extra hour in the morning to start some sort of new habit, like exercising or journaling! Or, earmark the extra hour for something specific like decluttering the house or some other important task. I’m wondering if anyone actually does any of those things? I definitely appreciated the extra hour, but I couldn’t tell you exactly how I spent it. Here’s a look at my “fall-back” day. I woke up at 6 am (which felt like 7) so I could run and get home in time to watch the NYC Marathon. As soon as I sat down on the couch, my snuggly calico (Muffin) came and sat on my lap. So cute! After the marathon, I did my Sunday grocery shopping, and then it was time for the Dolphins/Bears game! During halftime I baked a cake, and after the game my daughter helped me decorate it. She had requested a “cookies and cream” cake, and it was pretty easy- I basically made a vanilla cake and added Oreos to the cake batter and frosting. I’ve been slow to get the Halloween decorations down, but suddenly in the middle of the afternoon I got really tired of them. In a burst of energy, I got them all down and replaced with Thanksgiving. We ended up having our nachos for dinner. We were going to have them during the Dolphins game, but my husband suddenly decided he needed to go vote today (he’s unpredictable like that.) Here was our nachos dinner: And here’s how the inside of the cake looked! My sister asked me how I can bake a cake like that and not eat it. Well, I’m a recovering sugar-holic. Or you could call me an “abstainer.” I ate way too much sugar for way too many years, and finally had to cut myself off completely. I don’t miss it- or rather, I don’t miss the constant battle and stress it used to cause me. I don’t need to try the cake- I know what it tastes like. The evening was spent on blog work, laundry, cleaning, some Sunday Night Football… the usual puttering around before a new week starts. In other words, I had a really nice day. I know turning the clocks back is not easy for some people. When my kids were little, I would literally rant for days about how much I hated it, and oh yes- I used to threaten to ignore the time change- “I’ll just sync up with everyone again in the spring,” ha ha. And I know it’s hard with pets too… my sister’s elderly cat with hyperthyroidism will now need her breakfast at 4:30 am (eek!) I also know a lot of people don’t like the early evening darkness… but I prefer the morning daylight. So I’m happy! Until spring comes and we have to turn the clocks ahead- I don’t like that day as much. Did you have a nice day? Did you do anything special with that extra hour?