SOL 3/11 Out of Sorts

  11 of 31 for the Slice of Life Challenge from Two Writing Teachers
Daylight savings time always gets me every year.  It seems that just as I've gotten into a comfortable routine, the darn daylight savings time comes along and then my whole rhythm is messed up.  Since I have to be at school so early (7am), I am used to getting up bright and early.  I'm not sure why, but losing that hour of sleep just makes the next week drag on. 

Last night I graded papers and was in a groove.  It wasn't until my husband came in that I realized how late it was.  Today I am paying for that late night. It was so difficult to get up and out of bed this morning.  Driving to school in the dark was really just a depressing feeling.  I had gotten use to needing sunglasses as I turned the curve to the middle school, and today there was no need of that.  The only thing I needed was my headlights in the dark.

I even came home after school and fell asleep.  That never happens.  It will take me a while to get readjusted to the time change, but I know that I will appreciate the longer daylight in the evening.  Daylight savings time means spring and summer is almost here!

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  1. Julie JohnsonMarch 11, 2013 at 8:18 PM

    I feel your pain! One of my fourth graders fell asleep in class today. That never happens. I heard on the news that women are more affected by the time change then men. I was tired all day and can't believe I'm still up. Let's hope tomorrow is a more "wide awake" kind of day.

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