When Daylight Savings Time March 2017 rolls around in two days, we’ll be asking ourselves: are we gaining an hour or losing an hour?
The old mnemonic device about Daylight Savings Time March 2017 goes, “spring forward, fall back.” That means that when March 12, 2017 rolls around, you’ll be setting your clocks ahead an hour, meaning that you’ll be losing an hour.
And if you feel as though you’re a bit “out of sorts” because of DST being upon us, you’re not alone. More than a few residents in Washington, DC will feel the effects of losing an hour, according to WTOP. With that in mind, they’ve provided a few tips to get yourself through the first few days.
First, they recommend that you keep a cool room. You will sleep better, and easier, if your room is colder (the optimal temperature for sleep is about 65 degrees). This is imperative, especially if you feel “jet lagged” as a result of losing an hour. Second, try to keep your room in total “pitch blackness” to sleep — that means, turn off the TV, power down the phone and the laptop and the i-Whatever, and stick a sleeping mask over your eyes. (If this isn’t possible, a “blue light” will also work just fine.)
Are you lucky enough to have someone that shares your bed? The outlet recommends that you each have your own set of blankets and sheets on the bed so that “cover hogs” don’t disturb your sleep pattern. And of course, it goes without saying that you should have a bed that best suits your physical needs.
But most important of all, reports WTOP, is that you have absolute quiet in your room as you’re trying to sleep off the “lag” of Daylight Savings Time March 2017. This is hard if you live in a city, so get a white noise machine to help you through it.
Don’t forget that Daylight Savings Time begins on March 12, 2017.