I think I said it last week too, but I really hate when the time changes and it starts getting dark so early in the day. I fully admit that it’s nice to have the sun come up a little earlier too, but there are three reasons that doesn’t matter that much to me:

1. I get up at about 6:20 each week morning to get Hayley ready for school. Even with the time change, it’s still dark.
2. It was light anyway by the time we actually had to leave; we just get up really early because Hayley is slow to get moving in the morning and I really hate to rush so I like to give all of us plenty of time to get out the door. We usually end up sitting on the couch watching Canada A.M. because we’re ready early, but it beats screaming at everyone to hurry up as we try to run out the door.
3. I don’t do much outside in the morning. I’m not a 9 am park person. I’m a “make myself another cup of coffee and toast a bagel” person. I like getting Hayley from school, giving her a really quick snack, having her change her clothes, and then running off to the park to play for an hour or so. The last time we went to the park after school was one day last week and we had to leave just before an hour had passed because it was starting to get dark and also, with the sun going down, too cold.

I’d much prefer to have it a bit dark when I get up in the morning. Sure, it’s not very motivating, but at least I’d have more time to do stuff in the afternoon with the kids. And from now until December 20th, it’s just going to get worse.

It’s also frustrating because it always gives me the sense that it’s far later than it actually is. It gets darker, the sun starts setting, and I think, “oh CRAP! I haven’t started supper yet, look how late it is!” And then I realize it’s only a little after four o’clock, so maybe I should just calm down already unless I want supper at 4:30. I also find myself thinking I have done enough, haven’t accomplished enough, but again, I have many hours left before I go to bed, and it’s not as late as it feels.

I really couldn’t live way up north when they have months of darkness. I would go crazy.

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