Who isn’t excited to see warmer weather starting to pop up in the forecast? This means spring is coming, actually it’s just over a week away officially. (March 20, 2021 is the 1st day of Spring)
Now the warmer sunshine and greening grass does come with a cost. This Sunday morning, 2am to be exact, we will enter Daylight Saving Time for 2021. I didn’t know this, the idea of DST was a joke that ended up becoming law, haha.

10 Fascinating Facts About Daylight Saving Time

Now this is just the loss of one hour of sleep, not a big deal right? WRONG, the affects of the clocks springing ahead can last for weeks and include more than just increased yawning. Time change has been linked to depression, increased risk of heart attack and traffic accidents.

Negative Health Effects of DST

So what can you do about this? Well the experts suggest starting to adjust your sleeping pattern asap to help make the change easier on your body.

https://www.sleepscore.com/feeling-tired-time-change/

As for other tasks that should be looked after around the house, besides setting the few antique clocks that don’t self adjust… the springtime list is a lot shorter than the to do list for the fall. Change the smoke detector batteries and replace any blown lightbulbs with new energy efficient ones.
Remember when you “hit the sack” Saturday night, Sunday morning will come an hour earlier as the clocks SPRING AHEAD ONE HOUR.