Sundown

The first evening of daylight saving time always messed me up in the past. Here it is 7:30 pm, and finally the sun is going down. That was always a problem, those first few weeks after the clocks shifted.

However, that was working Mary's problem. I was always fooled by the light. I was fooled into thinking I had plenty of time before I needed to think about making dinner. Before I knew it, my 6:00 pm dinnertime became my 7:00 pm dinnertime. And that dinner time messed with my 9:00 pm bedtime.

Retired Mary still goes to bed on the early side, but not at 9:00 pm. I'm not worried about a later dinner. In fact,  I sat down for dinner at 7:00 tonight without an ounce of anxiety about getting cleaned up, ready for work, and in bed by 9:0 pm.

That is just one more positive for retirement.