Evil DST
How many ways do I hate DST?? That, I will say, was the one thing Arizona did right- no "reset your clocks arbitrarily" because really!!! It's the same amount of daylight either way. You're not gaining and hour, or losing an hour, you're just taking that hour of daylight that yesterday was at the beginning of the day and putting it at the end. Which means that for the past month or so, I've been getting up for work when it's light. And now, thanks to DST, suddenly I've been booted back into the middle of winter.
I only mention this because for some reason it really screws with my internal systems for a long time- usually a couple of weeks every year. And that makes me cranky and bad-tempered, which is miserable for me and all the people around me. And I'm really confused as to why 48 states are still stuck in the dark ages- after all, the other 2 states that have abolished it are functioning perfectly well. Surely it is time to get rid of this nonsense???
In other news...
I went back to aerial class on Thursday. I haven't been since the summer, and oh lord, am I SORE!! So sore, in fact, that I skipped on hiking yesterday (bad Lena!! I have a 40 mile backpacking trip with the family in April, and I haven't trained. At all. BAD LENA!!!) in favor of a hot bath, a lot of stretching and a nap in the afternoon. I'm contemplating going again this afternoon... Must do all of my chores first, though- there's a waist-high mountain of laundry lurking in the hallway that I need to quit ignoring and tackle before it completely takes over.
Speaking of the backpacking trip, I've been badly need of a lightweight rain jacket- I hiked a lot in the fall and am looking forward to doing that again as soon as the weather improves a bit. So I splurged (only a little!) and bought a Gore-Tex jacket the other night. In my defense, yes, I do kind of need it (I was taking the outer shell of my snowboarding jacket, which is kind of stiff and very heavy), and what's more, it was ON SALE! Clearance, even, and fits well. So I'm happy- can't wait to go hike in the rain! Now all I need are some pants (unless I intend to wear cargo shorts the whole time, which I might be able to get away with, depending on the weather) and I'm set.
Still contemplating a Kindle... (hey, I have a backpacking trip coming up! And I can't very well lug a bunch of books along, right??)
I only mention this because for some reason it really screws with my internal systems for a long time- usually a couple of weeks every year. And that makes me cranky and bad-tempered, which is miserable for me and all the people around me. And I'm really confused as to why 48 states are still stuck in the dark ages- after all, the other 2 states that have abolished it are functioning perfectly well. Surely it is time to get rid of this nonsense???
In other news...
I went back to aerial class on Thursday. I haven't been since the summer, and oh lord, am I SORE!! So sore, in fact, that I skipped on hiking yesterday (bad Lena!! I have a 40 mile backpacking trip with the family in April, and I haven't trained. At all. BAD LENA!!!) in favor of a hot bath, a lot of stretching and a nap in the afternoon. I'm contemplating going again this afternoon... Must do all of my chores first, though- there's a waist-high mountain of laundry lurking in the hallway that I need to quit ignoring and tackle before it completely takes over.
Speaking of the backpacking trip, I've been badly need of a lightweight rain jacket- I hiked a lot in the fall and am looking forward to doing that again as soon as the weather improves a bit. So I splurged (only a little!) and bought a Gore-Tex jacket the other night. In my defense, yes, I do kind of need it (I was taking the outer shell of my snowboarding jacket, which is kind of stiff and very heavy), and what's more, it was ON SALE! Clearance, even, and fits well. So I'm happy- can't wait to go hike in the rain! Now all I need are some pants (unless I intend to wear cargo shorts the whole time, which I might be able to get away with, depending on the weather) and I'm set.
Still contemplating a Kindle... (hey, I have a backpacking trip coming up! And I can't very well lug a bunch of books along, right??)