Anatomy of a Napper

I am one of those people who loves to take naps. My napping skills started when I was a baby and then stopped until I was in high school and got a job. No, I wasn't sleeping on the job, either! I would get home from school and had a hour to kill before I had to leave for work so I would nap. In college, I worked right there on campus so in between classes and work, I would nap on one of the many napping areas.The campus had a lot of carpeted studying areas. (It helps to be hearing impaired because I do not hear all the whisperings and snickering of the people around me). Then, when I started working after graduation, on the nice spring days, I would sit in my car, put the seat back and nap for 20 minutes.

Then came the kids. I could never nap when they were napping because I was always worried I would not hear them, even with a monitor it was so noisy. If I did manage to sneak one in, the phone would ring or the doorbell or the dog would need to go outside. So, most of my naps took place on the weekends while hubby watched the kids.

Fast forward ten years later and now both kids are in school. I have taken one nap since then and I felt like a truck hit me when I woke up so now I am thinking maybe it is not such a good idea. The couch sure looks comfy.....oh. but it is early release day and my daughter is due home any second and then we are going to walk to get my son. There is always tomorrow....