12 Things To Do With Your Extra Hour For Daylight Savings

Daylight savings this time of year means two things: cold weather is brewing, and the sun sets earlier. But, it also means one of your normal 24-hour days turns into an unusual 25-hour day! Here's what you can do with your extra hour to make putting your clocks backward so worth it.

1. Sleep: You Probably Need It.

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You can finally sleep in an extra hour without actually sleeping in. Daylight savings really is that magical.

2. Hit the Gym

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Because this time, you don't have an excuse not to go to the gym.

3. An Extra Hour to Watch Vines Before You Sleep

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1 hour divided by 6 seconds = 600 vines. That's 600 more vines you don't need to waste an hour before bed mindlessly watching but do so anyways.

4. Write A Bucket List

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The first thing on your (non-existent) bucket list is to actually write a bucket list. Time to get started!

5. Read Reddit's Fun Fact Feed

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You never know what interesting facts you may come across on Reddit's Fun Fact feed! Maybe even save a few to impress your friends.

6. Prepare A Meal You've Always Wanted To Try

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With an extra hour, your average Sunday dinner doesn't have to be mac & cheese again. Try cooking a dish you've always wanted to prepare but never had the time... until now!

7. Dance and Sing along to High School Musical

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Get your head in the game and rewind and relive your High School Musical days. Can you believe it's been 9, almost 10, years since it's release?!

8. An Extra Hour Of Halloween Partying!

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Make the most of your night with an extra hour to party! Watch your favourite scary movie, or hit up one of the parties happening around the city. Don't forget to share your costumes with us by tagging @RUStudentLife and #RUScared - there's sweet prizes to be won!

9. Treat Yo' Self

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Run a bath, amp up the soothing tunes, and give yourself a mini spa hour.

10. Read that Book You've Bought But Never Started

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Because you've spent money on hundreds of sheets of paper and all it's doing is collecting dust on your shelf.

11. Get Ready For The Holidays

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Make a list of gifts you need to buy, get started on writing Christmas cards, or even write a letter to Santa because you're never too old.

12. And the Last Thing You Want to Hear: Catch Up On Readings

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I guess you could always be a good student and catch up on your readings. No reason to procrastinate this time!