Jumped Ahead, Yet Dragging Behind

Does the switch to daylight savings time have you down? Have you yet to catch up on that lost hour of sleep? Are you blankly staring at your computer screen right now because it seems far too early to be reading this witty blog entry about the time change? You are? Good – so am I.

Ten Ways to Deal with the Time Change:

• Move one time zone west.
• Switch from coffee to Red Bull.
• Sleep in your swim suit – this doesn't actually do anything to help you adjust to the new time, but it is a subtle reminder that spring is almost here, and that's something to look forward to.
• Start each morning off with some exercise – chances are you'll still be too sleepy to actually realize you're exercising.
• Don't start each morning off with some exercise – use the extra time to catch up on sleep.
• Purchase an inflatable mattress and set it up under your desk – you'd be amazed how much a pre-meeting catnap can do for you.
• Turn off your lights – the whole idea behind daylight savings is to conserve on energy. So, if DST has you sleeplessly sitting up all night, you might as well at least reap the benefits of a lower electric bill.
• Enroll as a test subject in an experimental sleep study at your local medical testing lab – maybe their new sleep aid will help... (Side effects may include: dry mouth, drooling, sleep walking, vivid or unusual dreams, spontaneous knuckle growth, hair loss, weight gain, sweaty brow, excess hair growth from ears, nose, and toes, hot flashes, cold chills, numb tongue, genetic mutation, devolution, coma, and/or death.)
• Try to convince your children that they have traveled through time one hour – again, this one doesn't do much for you, but it sure is entertaining.
• (Insert Tip #10 here) – I'll finish this later; I'm going back to bed.