I Slept an Extra Hour—and I'm Still Tired

Did You Remember to Change Your Clocks? [Click here to read this email in a browser]( [Alternate text] Presented By Wait, what time is it? Photo courtesy of Food52. Even though we gained an hour today, I still feel a little cranky. Not nearly as cranky as I will be next spring when they come to take that hour away from me. But a little cranky. I'm surprised every year that falling back is as disruptive as it is—shouldn't the extra hour of sleep make everything okay? But somehow, it doesn't, and I've gradually come to accept that changes in routine are always a little destabilizing. That's the bad news. The good news is that there are steps you can take to help your sleep and make the time-change adjustment easier. [Read on for some expert advice]( on habits you can adopt to ease the transition. Some of them do take a little gumption to stick to. But they're all easier than moving to a state where the clocks don't change (like Hawaii or Arizona), a stabilizing solution that really does occur to me every time I find myself standing in my kitchen trying to figure out which, if any, of my digital appliance clocks is telling the correct time. (And we promise you that reading [the article]( will only take a tiny fraction of that extra hour you just gained.) Yours in discombobulation, —Your weekend editor, Nicole [6 Ways to Stop Daylight Saving Time From Screwing up Your Sleep]( How to adjust to the time change. [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( [I'm an image]( SPONSORED [The Ultimate Holiday Gift for the Gardener in Your Life]( Eight reasons why the Leatherman Skeletool is the hardest working, multitasking garden tool. [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( [I'm an image]( [The Holidays Can Be Overwhelming—Our New Newsletter Will Help]( Sign up for our weekly Holiday Survival Guide newsletter to get all the tips to make this season less stressful and actually enjoyable. [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( Will You Survive the Holiday Season? [Holiday cocktail drinks on a drink tray]( With our help, you will! Sign up for the [Sunset Holiday Survival Guide](, a limited-edition weekly newsletter that will help you through the busy, exciting, frenetic months of November and December. [Sign Me Up!]( [Her Clients Wanted a 'Timeless, but Not Traditional' House—See How This Designer Achieved It]( Inside a house that's far from being too trendy. [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( [Starbucks’ Red Cups Are Back Today, So I Guess the Holidays Can Officially Begin Now]( It's the 25th anniversary of the holiday cup. [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( New: Bundle Pricing for Mugs [Sunset Vintage Cover Mugs]( Sunset mugs, with their vintage cover imagery, are a bargain at any price. [Grab one now]( for just $14.99. Better yet, [pick up more than one and take advantage of bundle pricing](. Two mugs are only $12.99 each, and if you buy three or more, you pay only $11.99 apiece. Buy now and make every coffee break a stylish trip back in time to a bygone era of Western style. [ORDER NOW]( [The Thanksgiving Decor That Really Pays For Itself]( You can use these items over and over again. [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( [The Plants You Wouldn’t Think to Keep Indoors but Should (and Other Ways to Be a Garden Rebel)]( The new 'Terrain: The Houseplant Book' shows us how to smash the expected and break new ground. [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest](   [Alternate text](sunset.com/subscribe) Subscribe to Sunset! [Get one year of your favorite magazine](sunset.com/subscribe)—print and digital editions, plus access to our smartphone app, our Sunset Western Garden ebook, and more—for just $24.95! That's over 53% off the newsstand price. [Subscribe Now](sunset.com/subscribe)   [Member Center]( [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( Copyright 2022 S Media International Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.