I am a huge fan of napping.\u00a0 My weekend naps are almost sacred to me.\u00a0 For this, I get a TON of grief from, well, just about everyone.\u00a0 I suspect a good bit of it stems from a bit of jealousy- many folks just don’t see any way to fit napping into their day.\u00a0 But to me it’s all about priorities.\u00a0 And yes, naps are a priority for me.<\/p>\n
My love of naps started when I had a work schedule of 6am to 3pm.\u00a0 I was told that I would adjust to getting up a dark o thirty.\u00a0 \u00a0I had that schedule for 2 years and I assure you I was just as miserable on day 700 as I was on day 1.\u00a0 So no, I never adjusted.\u00a0 Sure, it was nice to be able to schedule certain appointments in the afternoon and not miss work for them.\u00a0 But most days I would be so exhausted after work I would nap upon getting home.\u00a0 Around this same time I started dating my now husband.\u00a0 He\u00a0 would often nap on weekend afternoons to recharge after a long week.\u00a0 I soon followed suit and discovered they made me feel better too.<\/p>\n
Now we’re married and I work a job with normal hours.\u00a0 So, weekday naps are typically off the table (although once in a while I’ll sneak one in after a particularly bad day).\u00a0 But weekend naps are still something my husband and I both take pretty much every weekend.<\/p>\n
No, they don’t affect my ability to sleep at night.\u00a0 \u00a0I might go to bed a little earlier if I miss my nap, but my body is ready for bed about the same time every night no matter when I get up or what happened during the day.<\/p>\n
No, they don’t mean I’m a bad wife.\u00a0 My husband takes as many naps as I do.\u00a0 He is also perfectly capable of vacuuming, washing dishes, or anything else that has been suggested could be a better use of my time.\u00a0 I’m not a maid.\u00a0 \u00a0Which leads me to…….<\/p>\n
No, they don’t mean I’m lazy.\u00a0 They are an essential part of my self-care practice.\u00a0 I am on medication, and I’ve been through two stints of therapy, but there are still days I struggle with my mental health.\u00a0 \u00a0It can be very tiring living in my own head, and If I don’t take care of myself emotional as well as physical symptoms will present themselves.\u00a0 If I ignore those, I could find myself in a downward spiral that’s much, much more difficult for me to crawl out of.\u00a0 I’ve been there, done that enough times to know.<\/p>\n
I encourage you to discover the wonder that is the afternoon nap.\u00a0 Sure, there are always other things you could be doing.\u00a0 But you might discover, like I have, that after a nap everything looks just a little better and the rest of the day is just a little easier to get through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I am a huge fan of napping.\u00a0 My weekend naps are almost sacred to me.\u00a0 For this, I get a TON of grief from, well, just about everyone.\u00a0 I suspect a good bit of it stems from a bit of jealousy- many folks just don’t see any way to fit napping into their day.\u00a0 But to me it’s all about… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[24,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice","category-bright-shiny-objects"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t