As a household that gets up at 6am because the school bus comes at 6:38, I am a DST hater. It is much much better here than it was in Southwestern Ohio though.

I think Casper is probably ADHD although she’s only been diagnosed with anxiety. Trying to get her to understand that at a minimum most people’s brains are a little bit weird and you need to figure out how to work with yours to accomplish the things you want in life. Hack your brain, kid!

I'm fine with more sun later in the day. I'm just going to curse at DST for a couple of days until I catch up on sleep.

I kinda like getting up when things are barely starting to get light. Sort of like seeing a secret part of the world for a little bit. Then after I’ve had my coffee, the sun comes up, and the day starts. Plus, for a few days, I feel like staying up late like the cool kids. That part fades as sleep deprivation sets in.

Y'all, I had thoughtful responses and stuff and halfway through the post I had a meeting and now what I was saying doesn't really make sense, so I'll just prairie dog real quick and wave.

Aaagh. Am leaving town Thursday, and texted with a former doggy day care employee who said he would watch the dog for me. He was supposed to come over yesterday to see the place (he said he’d have to stay here, as he moved and his current place doesn’t allow dogs) and called and said he’d gotten called into work (restaurant) because someone called in sick. Nbd, could he come over today? Sure. …he has not responded to any texts today. Like…do I need to panic and find someone else?? Ugh.

Yikes, meara! That is concerning. FWIW, I have found my dog sitters though Rover.com, not sure if they are big in your area, but I have found good sitters there.

I texted him again late last night saying “are we still on for dogsitting??” And he replied Yes….but didn’t say anything about why he hadn’t responded or when he’s going to come over or anything. Arrgh. I don’t want to pay $$$ for Rover (and someone my dog doesn’t know at all) but this is making me v concerned.

but this is making me v concerned

It's a bit anxiety provoking.

Matilda was driving me nuts being so slow getting out of the house this morning.

She's the queen of deflection. Every time I said (to her closed door): "You have to go now! You are already twenty minutes late. It's after 9!"

She replied: "I am literally leaving right now."

Narrator voice: "She was not in fact leaving."

After seven minutes of that she emerged from her room and she hadn't even put on her shoes yet! Aye caramba!

Six! Hours! Of! Meetings!

Days like these are when I wonder why I agreed to become a manager.

I tried to combat the switch-to-DST whatevers by getting up early and going to the gym before work. Which kinda worked but they didn't reset their clocks so it was ultimately maybe more confusing. Tangentially, it's weird that it's Daylight Savings Time during the period when we have more daylight in a day and are managing a surplus, as it were, isn't it? I don't mind that we take time from the morning in June, it's when it's still winter that I resent giving it up.

Good luck with the dogsitting, meara. I don't have any advice, all the options seem kinda fraught.