Spring Forward, Fall Backward

 Spring Forward, Fall Backward

Daylight saving time ended with a start. I do it every year. I forgot to turn the bedroom clock back an hour last night before going to sleep. Got up this morning at 6AM? Nope, 5AM. I didn’t remember the old way to remember to turn the clock back: “Spring, forward. Fall, backward.” I fell backward alright, on the couch, when I looked at my phone and realized it was only 5, not 6. Before getting out of bed, I did what I do every morning. I opened one sleepy eye to the clock on the dresser, and it said “6,” my usual rising time. So I got up. Here I am writing this at 5AM. Hope it’s relatively legible. Good thing I prepared the coffee maker last night. Just got to remember the clock next time.