{"id":18210,"date":"2017-11-05T00:10:53","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T04:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=18210"},"modified":"2017-11-05T06:52:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T11:52:40","slug":"goodbye-daylight-saving-hello-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/goodbye-daylight-saving-hello-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Daylight Saving, Hello Darkness!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Time sure does fly by…it’s already time to set the clocks back when it seemed like just yesterday, we set them forward!<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s that time of year again. That time when we have to set our clocks back an hour, meaning it gets dark a heck of a lot earlier in the evening hours. We all have different opinions on how we feel about it \u2013 me, I\u2019m not a fan. I like the freedom of being able to go outside after dinner while it\u2019s still light and I appreciate every ray of sunshine I can get. Darkness seems to signify the day is over, when it\u2019s really not, and it gives me a closed in, claustrophobic feeling.<\/p>\n

Darkness is also not a friend of mine. I had laser eye surgery about 20 years ago and while it was a miraculous experience to be able to see without glasses, due to the large size of my pupils, I was one of a minority of people whose night vision is affected by the procedure. I have severe problems driving in the dark and I avoid it at nearly all costs. When it\u2019s dark by 5:30 p.m. that really limits my freedom to go anywhere on my own in the evening, forcing me to either decline opportunities, or to have to rely on Dan or others to transport me around which is frustrating.<\/p>\n

Thankfully I\u2019m no longer affected by it at work. I now work at a company where my hours allow me to always drive to and from when it’s daylight. As far as the cats, being that their schedule rotates around what I do; they don’t really feel the effects that much. When I wake up, that means breakfast (with a loud reminder from Peanut). When I get home from work that means dinner will follow shortly after. And in the evening when I get up from the couch that signifies it\u2019s time for the last small meal of the day.<\/p>\n

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Peanut has one motto, and one motto only… She doesn’t care what the clocks say. If hers says it’s dinner time, then it’s dinner time!<\/p><\/div>\n

Since they nap most of the day they\u2019ll just shift their bird watching and sunbathing schedule to accommodate whatever Mother Nature has in store for them that day. How about you all \u2013 do you like it getting dark earlier so it\u2019s lighter in the morning, or do you prefer it darker in the morning and more light in the evening?<\/p>\n

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One minute the sun is here…<\/p><\/div>\n

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And the next it isn’t…<\/p><\/div>\n

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