Daylight Savings Time Ends

...this weekend - Yes!  The only reason I'm happy is that I "get" an extra hour of sleep!  This is huge to me considering I don't get enough sleep at all.  And, I know it's my fault.  My sleep habits are really bad and I totally own up to it.  The worst thing is that I'm passing these bad habits on to my son.  (Bad mommy, bad mommy!)

I wake up - or rather, my alarm wakes me up - at 6:20 am.  In reality, I don't actually get up out of the bed for another 15 minutes.  Once I'm up and have my coffee, I'm all go go go.

Fast forward to afternoon, in the office, imagining the worst 3:00 slump ever.  It doesn't help that my dietary habits are bad also but at this point in time, I've had my daily requirements (& then some) of salt, sugar, carbs and caffeine.  I'm sitting at my desk, the sound of the fan whirring at my feet, the lull of my computer and the drop in my blood sugar are nothing but an invitation to nap.  Being that I have an office once again, it's tempting to shut the door and take advantage, but with my luck, one of the stuffed shirts will come by and crash in on me snoring away.  So, what do I do?  I ingest more caffeine.  Or sugar.  Or, in most cases, both.  Good times...

Back at home, I'm cooking/finding/making dinner, going through mail, paying bills, checking email, putting dishes away and catching my shows.  Ninety-nine percent of the time, I squeeze in a nap during that time.  Yes, I said a nap.  Unfortunately, this "nap" usually starts at 9:00 and ends at 11:30.  This is bad.  This is bad on at least a couple of levels.  First, it cuts into my quality sleep time.  I sleep soundly for a couple hours, wake up and finish my chores and go to bed at sometimes 2:00 or 3:00 a.m.  Secondly, it's a bad example for my son, who like me, has turned into a notorious night owl.  Not a good habit for anyone.

So now, with the "extra" hour of sleep I'll get this weekend, it will make all the difference in the world, right?