Every time March 9 rolls in, timepieces are adjusted one hour ahead to make good use of an hour of daylight. Even if the change bothers your body clock, adjust those Howard Miller clocks in your home or office, or you'll find yourself out of synch. How about making good use of that extra hour of sunlit afternoons?
Have You Adjusted Your Clock Yet?
The Daylight Saving Time (DST) will begins at 2 am on the second Sunday in March and ends on the First Sunday of November. If you forget this DST agenda, your schedule will run afoul with everything. Better set up your non-mechanical Howard Miller clocks an hour ahead before you hit the sack, you cannot wait up until 2 am in the morning, can you?
DST was a bill sponsored by US Representative Edward J. Markey and was put into practice in 2007. As usual, there are two sides of the coin. Some are and some aren't for the change. The opposing camps are those who want early morning daylight and those who love those sunlit evenings. According to Markey, the move gives the following advantages:
* Saves energy
* Lowers electricity bills in homes and government offices
* Gives people extra time to do more leisure activities without electricity
* Retail establishments benefit from the extra influx of shopping activities
* Less traffic problems
* Gives people the chance to enjoy outdoor activities
The concept of DST is not really new. As early as 1905, the concept was advanced by William Willet. His idea? To get people up earlier to enjoy the daylight in early summer mornings, but his DST was timed for April. The idea caught, on especially in the army.
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What You Can Do with Extra Daylight
With extra daylight, you can do the usual activities - without needing illumination. You can read a book, knit or crochet, play tennis, and other activities after work or school that need daylight.
In the mornings, enjoy morning sunshine earlier and the late afternoons that stretch into early evening. Let the children do their schoolwork while your wife prepares dinner early, and you can have a go at the latest news from the day's newspaper you left unread in the morning or fix that door jamb - all without having to switch on the light.
If you're into carving and other hobbies like painting and sculpture, you'll be glad for that extra daylight from March to November. Here are some activities to take up while the DST is in effect:
* Photography - with more daylight at this time of the year, you can get better outdoor shots.
* Garage sale, either you have your yard sale and hunt for valuable loots or you can go to more yard sales in the neighborhood and in the next.
* Ride a bike in the afternoons after work or school and burn up those unwanted calories.
* Teach the kids fun craft like button jars and play dough or show the older girls how to make jewelry boxes or earrings.
* Teach little boys how to make a kite or fly kites on weekends.
Have More Time for Yourself
With extra daylight to savor, grab the chance to take extra school courses or sign up for a computer classes to learn a trick or two. Perhaps it would do you good to take ballroom or belly-dancing lessons. For the budget conscious, take those brisk walks with the dog and enjoy the warm afternoon sun while it lasts. You can do much with that extra daylight before the chill of November sets in.
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