It's time to spring forward.  Are you ready?  Though most of use will enjoy longer days, daylight saving time will be a bummer for those who aren't morning people.

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Unfortunately the act of moving the clocks an hour ahead can deliver a blow to some peoples sleeping patterns.  For most, daylight saving time is an exciting sign of spring is here and we can spend more time outside.  However if you're not a morning person this time of year can be difficult.

So why exactly do we celebrate daylight savings?  Many of you, including me thought it was because of farmers.  But that is incorrect.  Check out the video below, courtesy of ABC News, and get the real reason.

For those of you who may struggle, Dr. Alfred Lewy, director of Oregon Health and Science University's Sleep and Mood Disorders Laboratory in Portland, Oregon, gave ABC News some helpful tips on how to help get your body daylight saving time ready.  Dr. Lewy suggested that resisting the urge to linger in the late sunlight on Sunday and Monday can help your body clock adjust much easier.  He also said that getting early morning sun on Saturday and Sunday can help the brain's sleep-wake cycle line up with the new light-dark cycle.  But this may be easier said than done, because you will need to get up and be outside at the crack of dawn.  So, try his first suggestion first.

For everyone else, it's get ready to have some fun in the sun, family vacations and plenty of time to catch up on some yard work.  Daylight saving officially takes place Sunday March 8 at 2 a.m.

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