I think Daylight Savings time is ridiculous and that we should probably just do away with it. Gaining an hour in the fall is great, but I hate that it's dark so early. I hate losing an hour in the spring, too.
That being said, I am particularly grateful to give up that hour in favor of sunlight this year.
We got walloped with a nasty winter this year, and I think that, since before Christmas, I've only worked two, maybe three, full weeks at work. I can work from home, which is a great help, or I would have probably used up all of my time off from work. I'm very glad to see more daylight than I have been. I'm also glad that I'll actually be able to see the roads when I drive home at night. It makes dodging potholes/moon craters much easier.
I'm excited that spring is coming. I love spring and fall the most, but I'm not looking forward to summer that much. It tends to be incredibly hot and humid - two things I don't care for. But I am excited about the prospect of sitting outside reading while the dogs run around like idiots after I come home from work. I got really excited this weekend because we can finally see grass again. We've still got a lot of snow to get rid of, but at least it's going away.
I've heard that there are many people who are more inspired in the winter, that the cold makes their minds move more quickly, whereas in the summer they become lethargic and dull. I have found that all I want to do in the winter is curl up on the couch and read, but that usually ends in an unplanned nap. (It doesn't matter what the book is, it only matters that I am on the couch, and I'm fairly certain that the couch has conspired against me.)
I personally find that spring and fall are when my mind moves faster. In spring, there is still enough of a chill, but the gradual warming seems to thaw me out. That, and the extra daylight makes me realize that it's not actually all that late. During the fall, the incoming crisp air must stir things up in my head.
The wheels in my head have been turning quite a bit this weekend. I'm hoping that now that I actually have the time to devote to working on something, they'll stay in motion.
I'm planning on participating in Camp NaNoWriMo in April, so I need to set my goals for that as well. I can't decide if I should work on something different for a month or if I should use the time to plug away at my current W.i.P.
