Next weekend clocks across most of the United States will “fall back” an hour as we continue the ritual of Daylight Savings Time. For many of us this will feel like gaining an extra hour, at least that first day, and perhaps the first week as our biological clocks adjust as well. So what are you going to do with that bonus hour of time? Here are a few suggestions:
- Unsubscribe from all those email lists and newsletters that have lost value. If someone has sent you the same “new” offer for six months or more or their newsletter is full of rehashed or re-rehashed content it’s time to get them out of your inbox.
- Change out the batteries in your smoke detectors and update your entire home safety plan. It’s not sexy but we all need to have security in our homes.
- Update your privacy settings for social media sites (Facebook is notorious for changing them without notice) and change your online passwords. Your dog’s name is not now—nor has it ever been—a secure password for your banking or anything else.
- Sleep late for a couple of days. Most of us are chronically sleep deprived and this will feel like a real treat. If you are already well rested…take a walk.
- Evaluate your fall harvest and start now to plan for 2012. Take that extra hour to pat yourself on the back for accomplishments and to start visualizing goals for next year. If this past year has been especially hard for you take an hour to think of ways you could be bold, daring and step outside your comfort zone to accomplish more.
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