Daylight saving time starts this weekend in Victoria. Come Sunday morning, the clocks will go forward one hour. So I might lose an hour's sleep this weekend, but I will get it back in April next year.
I always forget whether I need to turn my clock forward or back when daylight saving time starts. Typically, you will put your click forward an hour in the spring, that is, you "spring forward", and put it back an hour in autumn, that is, you "fall back". However, with all my clocks now self-adjusting, the chore of transitioning daylight saving time has become so much easier.
As daylight saving time is a state by state decision, not all states agreed to do it. The Queenslanders think daylight saving time will upset the cows and their milking, while the Western Australians think the extra sunlight will fade their curtains. So, instead of having three time zones across Australia, we end up with five at this time of year.
I love daylight saving time. It means that the sun doesn't come up at a crows fart, and we get that extra hour of light in the evenings. So when the day has been hot and an evening beach swims beckons, daylight saving time suits the summer lifestyle.