UMBRELLA LIFE
by René Allen
Get ready to turn those clocks back!
~ Yes, SUNDAY is move the clock back day ~
Daylight Saving Time began on Sunday, March 13, 2016 and ends on Sunday, November 6, 2016.
Now you have plenty of time to get yourself mentally ready to shift, and ease yourself into becoming comfortable with your days becoming darker sooner. This is when many of us begin to start feeling drab, and some of us fall into the doldrums.
But let’s look on the bright side – It is always nice to have an extra hour of sleep on the weekend, and we’re about to get one as we fall back into Daylight Saving Time.
This year, Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 6. The time change officially takes place at 2 a.m., but you don’t have to spring out of bed and move the big hand on your clock back an hour. The change is automatic for most smartphones, computers, tablets and other digital devices.
If you’re still using an analog alarm clock, you’ll probably want to move it back before you go to sleep on Saturday, November 5th or when you wake up the next morning, on Sunday, November 6th. The end of DST is also a good time to change the batteries and make sure your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are in working order. Turn and test is a reminder to turn your clocks back and take a few minutes to push the test button to make sure all alarms are working.
The bad news: falling back an hour means the sun will begin to set before dinner on Long Island. Sunset on Sunday will be at 4:46 p.m. YIKES!
Get plenty of rest my friends, because remember it’s NOVEMBER and we have NOVELS to write. . .
It is now National Novel Writing Month
NaNoWriMo is in swing ~ 4th day!
I’ll see you and all the other Novelists online ~ NaNoWriMo.org
Have a wonderful weekend clicking those keys,
Your Friend,
René Allen
UMBRELLA LIFE 