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Daylight Saving Time has officially started. I am so, so thrilled. This is one of my favorite times of the year because it is MAGICAL. Seriously. For the past 6 months in the northwestern hemisphere the sun has set around 4:50, and then 5:50pm, and everyone was getting all tired right when they got home from work, or feeling like blowing off the rest of their evening and just going to sleep if they work from home. People were feeling the time crunch of their daily lives more pronouncedly because the day itself was OVER by the time anyone got out of the office. And so was most people’s energy for the day, just totally over.

Now, by some lucky circumstance that the US federal and state governments feel it an appropriate practice (any state can submit itself to be exempted from dst), we magically get a whole other hour of daylight. And because of the optimism this inspires, it really feels like another hour and a half or so of time and energy. And of course, because the Vernal Equinox is coming just 12 days from now and we’re heading into summer, it equals more like 2 and a half hours more of daylight in the evening than we had been seeing in the winter. The days go on forever!

Finally!! More energy!!! No more feeling like you’re falling asleep around 6pm, and just wanting to crawl under some covers and hibernate. Now you will have seemingly more time and concretely a lot more energy to do what you need and want to do!

Well, at least that’s how I feel about it. This time of year really helps me get more done, feel and be healthier, and just be in a better mood in general. Usually what I hear every year is, “Oh NO! Not Daylight Saving Time again!! We lose an HOUR of sleep!” Oh my god, babies, calm down. You loose 1 hour of sleep for 1 day! Then after that everything is SO FREAKING AWESOME for about 6 months!!

Now, okay, some of you the sun doesn’t effect as much. Some people don’t react the same way regarding their energy and the amount of sunlight they get or what hours the sun is up during their waking time. For you guys, alright, it would be kind of annoying to lose an hour of sleep when you’re not gonna feel much difference either way. But come on, it always happens on a Sunday! You could just stay in bed one hour longer than usual and relax! 

Anyway, my opinion: DST is AWESOME and WONDERFUL. Hooray for a new period of positive energy!!!!