Spring Forward and Lose Sleep

Tonight we "spring forward" by turning our clocks ahead by one hour, which means unless we go to bed early or are able to sleep in, we lose an hour of sleep. And I lose enough sleep without the help of Daylight Saving Time.

I don't sleep well most nights.  My mind is too busy and I often wake in the wee hours of the morning, thinking of things I forgot to do, or things I need to do.  I sometimes lay awake for an hour or more before I finally fall back to sleep.  Of course, by then, it's not long before the alarm goes off and I have to get up anyway.

I lose sleep when Daughter stays out late.  Yes, we've come to the agreement that I need to go to bed - I can't wait up for her when she goes out.  The deal is that I keep my cell phone on, and she texts me whenever she's leaving where she's at.  That way, I can attempt to sleep at least until she's on her way home. It's better than not sleeping at all.  But once she texts me, I might as well get up and read or something because I lay in bed watching the clock and I don't go back to sleep until she's home.

I lose sleep when I'm worrying about Son.  He is 15 going on 21, scaring me more each day.  He's too smart for his own good.  He thinks he knows everything - that seems to be a family trait for all the males in my husband's family.  They know EVERYTHING - even if they weren't there when something happened. Drives me nuts!  Anyway, the love bug has bitten him.  Bad.  I worry that when - and I know it will be when and not if - he and his girlfriend break up, his heart is going to be broken.  We all have to go through it, but it's so hard to watch.  I hate it when my kids are hurting and there's nothing I can do about it.

Hubby says he can sleep through anything, and I admit it - I snore - so it's good that he can sleep through it.  I, however, do not sleep through much.  I can't go to sleep if Hubby is snoring in my ear.  I've tried turning the other way, putting a pillow over my head, and flopping around to wake him enough that he rolls over.  Sometimes flopping works, but usually when he snores, the couch and I are buddies.

On the upside, Daylight Saving Time means that it doesn't get dark until late in the evening throughout the summer.  It would be a bummer if it was dark at 6 PM all summer long!  I guess losing an hour of sleep is not so bad, especially since we have the opportunity to gain it back when we "fall back" later in the year.

Unfortunately, that doesn't mean I get any more sleep...