Here is your reminder to "Fall Back" Saturday night after you put the kiddos to bed and gain an hour of sleep. Oh wait, you're a parent! You won't get any extra sleep but you might have a few extra semi-annual chores to complete on Sunday. This is a great time of year to ...
- Find the one clock in your house that does not turn itself back automatically (stove, coffee pot, or microwave most likely).
- Change the batteries in your smoke/carbon monoxide detectors.
- Review and practice fire escape and family disaster plans.
- Inspect tires, headlights, taillights, and brake lights on all of your vehicles.
- Inspect tires, brakes, and reflectors on bicycles and scooters.
- Turn and flip your mattresses.
- Check your medicines, vitamins, and first aid kits, replacing expired items and restocking items that have been used.
- Schedule needed doctor and/or dentist appointments.
Want to reset your body/brain to the new time?
According to Dr. Andrew Huberman, a neuroscience professor and researcher at Stanford University's Huberman Lab, light is the main 'body clock time keeper.' Dr. Huberman states that the specific hues of sunlight that you sense through your eyes at *dawn and dusk* are the optimal wavelengths to tell your brain what time of day and year it is. Therefore the fastest way to reset your (and your kids') brains' master clock is to get outside and get exposure to dawn/dusk sunlight on a daily basis. (Don't stare directly at the sun of course).
Now that your chores are done and you've learned something new, how about a few jokes to tell your kids?
What does a clock do when it's hungry?
It goes back for/four seconds!
When does a clock strike thirteen?
When it's broken!
Why didn’t the clock work?
It needed a hand.
At what time does a duck wake up?
At the quack of dawn.
How do you know if your clock is crazy?
It goes "cuckoo"!
Why did the girl throw the clock out the window?
Because she wanted to see time fly.
