I Need a Nap!
On the weekends, I try to always take a nap during the day. It replenishes me, and I feel like I can take on the world (if I have to). It’s a luxury that I don’t have during the week. By 1 or 2, I am drained. My brain isn’t awake, and I sit at my desk daydreaming about the nap that will never happen.
I always envy those offices that have a room designated for sleeping. When I lived in Fredericksburg and was commuting to DC (a two-hour commute each way), I would go inside my car and take a 30-minute nap. If I didn’t, I would be in a horrible mood the entire day. I wonder why we are a society that doesn’t believe in naps?
It starts in Kindergarten. The kids were slowly weaned off of taking naps. Isabelle didn’t mind because she stopped taking naps at four. On the other hand, Cebastian needs his naps. He’s eight, and he still takes naps on the weekends. The teachers tell me that he sometimes starts dozing off after lunch, and I don’t blame him cause I am the same way.
I wonder if this is one of the reasons that there are so many people suffering from sleep disorders in this country. Not everyone is the same, so someone can probably sleep for a full eight hours, but someone else probably needs it broken up (someone like me).
Even if it’s just a power nap (20 minutes), I think that many people need it. They need to take a rest before they can continue being productive. I guess for now, I will have to take my naps on the weekends. I say this while I begin yawning.
