Here’s When We Turn The Clocks Back in Utah, California, and Nevada!

Well, it's almost that time of year again! Yes, I’m talking about the dreaded time change where we "fall back" and all have to pretend we’re okay with it getting dark before we’ve even had dinner. Daylight Saving Time in America dates back to World War I when it was introduced as a way to conserve fuel by making better use of daylight. We've had it in its current form since the 1960s, but let’s be honest—it feels a bit outdated now, and many people believe it’s time to end it once and for all.

WHEN DO WE TURN OUR CLOCKS BACK?

Daylight Saving Time will officially end on Sunday, November 3rd at 2:00 a.m. local time, which means, for all of you night owls in Utah, California, and Nevada, when the clock strikes 2:00 a.m., it'll magically turn back to 1:00 a.m. Yay! We all get to relive that magical hour of… probably sleeping.

WE'RE ALL SICK OF IT!

Let’s be real for a second—most of us are *over* this whole clock-changing nonsense. Why are we still doing this? Who actually enjoys it getting dark at 5:00 p.m. in the middle of winter? I mean, Arizona doesn’t mess with their clocks and they seem to be doing just fine. Maybe they're onto something down there. Meanwhile, here we are, pretending like we enjoy the fact that our afternoons are being stolen from us, one tick of the clock at a time.

Here are five reasons why changing the clocks back MIGHT not be the worst thing ever (Trying to be positive here):

1. You get an extra hour of sleep! Who doesn’t love that?
2. Cozy winter vibes, anyone? It’s finally socially acceptable to binge Netflix with a blanket at 4 p.m.
3. The earlier darkness gives you the perfect excuse to avoid those evening plans you never wanted to go to anyway.
4. Holiday lights! It gets darker sooner, so you get more time to enjoy all those twinkly Christmas displays.
5. Sweater weather! (Okay, this one's a bit of a stretch, but come on, I'm trying to stay positive here.)

So, while most of us wish we could just stick with Daylight Saving Time all year round and say goodbye to these pointless clock shifts, that’s not happening anytime soon. We’ll just have to grin and bear it for now. And seriously, it's kind of fun thinking it's midnight when it's really 7:00pm.

For now, make sure you set those clocks back before bed on Saturday night, November 2nd, and brace yourself for the shorter days. Maybe one day we’ll join Arizona and live our lives free from this twice-a-year chaos, but until then… here we are.

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