A brief interlude from the "here and now", before I return to processing the last part or two of my time travels to Germany in 1983. (The past couple of weeks have offered a good time to get on with that project, as spring outdoors has not been making much progress.)
Two days ago, like in the rest of Europe, it was time to set the clock(s) forward one hour again. I've never been in favour of the idea, and keep hoping that one day we'll all agree to stop that nonsense - but until that happens, there's not much one can do but try and adjust (oneself, as well as the timepieces one happens to possess). I am one of those who still own a number of clocks/watches that need to be tended to manually - and more often than not, I manage to forget at least one...
This time, I thought I had managed to remember them all - until Sunday evening, when I suddenly realised that the clock on the wall in my study (above my computer) was still on winter time. Which meant I had been "working" past my intended bedtime...
Not that it usually matters all that much these days (when I go to bed or when I get up) - it was just that this time I had meant to try to make a serious effort to adjust, as all winter I've been very lazy in my morning habits anyway...
Well, I had Monday to try to make amends (hm) before today, when I had a dentist appointment in town at 11:20 - which I know can't really be called early, but with my body clock still on winter time, and having to leave home about 9:30 "real time", it still felt early... Setting various alarms and reminders, I somehow managed it, though. ;)
Thankfully the last few wet and windy days had given way to more sunny weather, so once I got out there, it wasn't too bad. (Photo above taken on my walk into town.)
The dentist appointment was "just" an annual check-up, including x-rays - and luckily, not even those revealed anything that needed fixing. Afterwards, I visited the pharmacy to stock up on some various "dental health" related items - and, as a bonus, also my favourite tea shop. Besides stocking up on three of my usual favourites, I bought their special Easter blend: black tea with bergamot and passion fruit flavour.
Glad Påsk - Happy Easter!
Back home, after lunch, I lay down on my bed to rest for a while, listening to a radio podcast... And woke up again around 5:30 p.m. (summer time)...
So much for my efforts to "adjust", so far!! 😁
Barbie and Skipper are yawning, too, after having helped me decorate for Easter.
A gentle day of small reckonings—time reclaimed, teeth spared, and the quiet consolation of a fragrant Easter blend to carry home.
ReplyDeleteRo, always a relief to get the 'all ok' from the dentist! :)
DeleteBarbie and Skipper look cute and ready for Easter. The time change is rough on me too. Black tea with bergamot is my favorite. A touch of passion fruit sounds good.
ReplyDeleteTerra, I tried the Easter blend yesterday and liked it a lot. (Bergamot quite common in various teas, I think.)
DeleteI love your springtime table! Wow, you set your clocks later than we do here. Glad the time change did not interfere with your dentist appointment.
ReplyDeleteGinny, for some reason I think our changing of the clocks is always a couple of weeks later than yours.
DeleteBarbie and Skipper have been absent from your posts for a while - now they have made my morning :-D
ReplyDeleteAre x-rays usually part of a regular check-up at the dentist's? I don't think I've ever had x-rays on my mouth.
Of course, we've had the switch to Summer Time on Sunday as well, and it felt really odd to say good-bye to O.K. when it wasn't dark yet on Sunday evening! I enjoy the opportunity for longer walks after work, with more daylight, but that's all the good I can say about this, and it is very selfish, too.
Meike, just like me, the dolls haven't been "doing much" between Christmas and Easter... ;)
DeleteIn the last few years I think my dentist has only done the x-rays perhaps every second year - but the fact that I have noted that probably means it used to be every year before that, most of my life. Whether the frequency has to do with general recommendations, age, or the problems of each individual patient, I can't say. I've had some "tricky" teeth all my life though, so perhaps that comes into it as well. Since the last two crowns fitted a couple of years ago, I've not had any emergencies nor any cavities detected at the semi-annual inspections, though. (I see a nurse+dentist once a year and a dental hygenist once in between.)
I dislike Daylight Saving and wish it could be abolished forever. Ours ends Easter weekend and I have to turn the clocks back an hour. Thankfully I have only three clocks, but one is up on the kitchen wall and I need the stepladder.
ReplyDeleteRiver, two of mine a wall clocks too, I can reach them without a ladder but it's "a stretch"...
DeleteI like your Easter decor.
ReplyDeleteIt takes me a couple of days to adjust to the clocks changing, which is daft, really, as my time's my own and I can please myself.
Janice, my "inner clock" usually remains confused about the time of day for a lot longer than just a couple of days. This week I've had "things to do" that have forced me to set my alarm clock in the mornings, though.
DeletePutting the clocks back and forth always discombobulates me for a few days until I recover.
ReplyDeleteAddy, that was a new word to me: "discombobulate"! :)
DeleteI have just looked up this definition.... Discombobulate is an informal, often humorous, verb meaning to confuse, disorient, or upset someone's composure. It is frequently used to describe a state of frustration, bewilderment, or being thrown off-kilter.
DeleteI looked it up, too. I like learning new words... This one is quite a combo of tounge-twister and spelling challenge, though! ;)
DeleteNo need for me to tell you how I feel about time change, you have heard me for many years.. you did well managing it and the one clock left on the old time made me laugh. you thought you were retraining and were not... I have kinda sorta adjusted, it takes me a full month to get all the way there.
ReplyDeleteSandra, with a rainy Easter weekend ahead, I'm now in serious danger of just slipping back into winter time habits again... ;)
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