I’ve been doing something lately that I never do.
I’ve been taking naps. And it is AWESOME.
Last week, I finally went and got strong antibiotics for a sinus infection I’d been fighting for a month, and therein lies where it all started. Just prior to getting the medicine, I would literally sleep a day away. A huge tip off that something was wrong, because… frankly… I am just not a napper. If anything I will force myself to live on a lot less sleep than I should.
I got my medicine and the instructions were to take it twice a day for 7 days, and due to the timing of when I took my first dose, I was set up to have to get up about three hours earlier than I would normally get up just to take medicine. So, I’ve been getting up earlier, having breakfast, taking my medicine and… I’m awake. No matter how fast I tried to do it before I woke up all the way, it couldn’t be helped. By the time I got it all done, I’d had enough sunlight, etc. to get my body in go-mode.
So the last few days, I’ve just stayed up and checked my email, etc. as I would normally do when I get up for the day. Putter around the house for awhile, then sleepiness would sneak back up. With the recent little heatwave, its worked out nicely. I go crawl back into bed and take a nap through some of the hottest part of the day, and then I get up just as its getting close to time to be able to go outside and get some exercise. It’s a total win!
Now, I don’t anticipate this being a steady thing. I mean, I do have to run some errands in the next few days right when I’ve been taking my little power naps, so its not like this is my new regular schedule. BUT I suddenly see the benefits of napping. I used to say if I took a nap my whole day would be wasted.
Just the opposite. I end up feeling like a million bucks after a naps! And I end up more focused and relaxed about the day. And as a result, I get more done in an hour than I would have done had I stayed up and tried to do it over the course of a few hours.
Naps are a good thing. Babies have it figured out. Cats have it figured out! I’m going to follow their lead a lot more and get more Zzz’s when I need them.
I love naps, too. Unfortunately I wake up feeling groggy and disoriented. But… that doesn’t stop me from taking them. There comes a point, on my days off that is, when I snuggle up in bed or on the sofa with a book and before you know it, I’m out like a light.
I always used to feel groggy whenever I would take a nap, too! So I kept it to the most super-rare of occasions. I’m finding, though, that if its a day where I don’t have to be up by a certain time… If I just let my body decide FOR me when to get up, I feel great!! I know “experts” say to keep it to 15 – 20 minutes max. But I can’t do that. If I do that, I’ll never fall asleep in the first place. OR if I do, I’ll get 5 minutes max before my alarm goes off. Then I REALLY am grumpy! Naps are good, but they DO seem to be particular about how long and stuff.
I like naps! An hour nap is great on the weekends. :)
Yesssss!! Weekends are ripe for naps!