It has been well-documented by scientific types that do real important stuff that as a human ages, they require less and less sleep.
I figure that by the time I'm 93 years old? 8 hours should do me just about right.
As another plus (other than this) to my Compulsive Obsessive Attention Deficit High Distractibility Spring Cleaning, I have been coming across some really apt quotes. I guess there is a reason that I became a crazy lady magazine hoarder after all...
On the subject of that delicious treat of squandered time, the nap:
"I count it as an absolute certainty that in paradise, everyone naps. A nap is a perfect pleasure and it's useful, too. It splits the day into two halves, making each half more manageable and enjoyable. How much easier it is to work in the morning if we know we have a nap to look forward to after lunch; and how much more pleasant the late afternoon and evening become after a little sleep. If you know there is a nap to come later in the day, then you can banish for ever that terrible sense of doom one feels at 9 AM with eight hours of straight toil ahead. Not only that, but the nap can offer a glimpse into a twilight nether world where gods play and dreams happen."
excerpt from 'How to Be Idle', by Tom Hodgkinson
excerpt from 'How to Be Idle', by Tom Hodgkinson
I sincerely wish that, amid the cacophony of life's squawking and the steady slow ebbing of your natural resources sometime around 2 pm, you are able to take a few moments to lay down your head and make your dreams happen.
2 comments:
I am all about a nice nap. One where you wake up 20 minutes later feeling like a million bucks. More than that, and you're toast. Happy Thursday, Your Highness;)
Napping is truly one of my favourite things. When I get home from work and a little late afternoon sunshine is pouring onto our guestroom bed it's all I can do to resist wanting to have a little nap in that pool of sunshine.
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