Julie explores changes in sleep patterns due to longer summer days and increased social activities. Despite challenges like seasonal affective disorder, she embraces socialization and new activities like pickleball.
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On that note, longer days and shorter nights can disrupt routines. Have you noticed any changes in your sleep or energy levels and how do you cope with that? Yes, it's interesting you're asking me that question. I am going through that currently now. I think I'm going to liken it to the fact when it was winter, they switched that clock back an hour, and it just, it's almost like I go into a seasonal affective disorder. Because now instead of it being, it's at five o'clock, it's dark, it's four o'clock, it was dark, like, oh, this is awful, it's depressing. And I realized that I'm greatly affected by that change in time that we have here. I wish we didn't, they're talking about doing away with it. But at any rate, because it's when it's lighter and brighter, longer, I stay up longer and enjoy it. So I guess my best sleeping patterns are going to come more in the spring and summer. But during the winter, who are we taking those days? Sure, thank you very much. And on that note, summer can be a social season with events, food, and many more spontaneity. Do these situations bring challenges for you and how do you navigate them? social. I feel like it's like the button was switched right around April. The button switched into your social mode. It just came right on. And I said, okay, so I'm in charge. I have more people who want to come and visit and stay with my home. And then I become the social orchestrator. I get all these activities for us to do to make sure everybody's happy and socialization. I love, love, love it. It's fun. And I enjoy being out. I even took a try my hand at pickleball because everybody's talking about pickleball. I liked it too. It's a lot of fun and I met more people. It's all about, yeah, it definitely is kicking into high gear, the socialization. Absolutely.
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