I like to be good at things. If I’m not good, I either work to ensure I’m awesome or quit (softball is the rare thing that I continue to play, but still suck at….I guess I love my husband too much to quit).
On Sunday I remembered something else I’m bad at. Napping.
I’m not a good napper.
It takes me forever to recover from a nap.
Here’s what happens.
1. I lay down to take a nap.
2. Toss and turn, eventually fall asleep.
3. Alarm goes off and I’m the crankiest girl you’ve ever met. I seriously pout.
4. I walk around in a haze for the next 30-45 minutes trying to wake up from my nap.
5. 10PM rolls around and I’m WIDE AWAKE. Which makes me cranky again.
I nap for less than an hour. Why does this happen? Is this how all naps work? Or is it just me? Do I just need to suck it up after my nap?
Here’s me, napping after my triathlon from last year….you can see the numbers I tried to scrub off my arm. Mochi on the other hand, is an excellent napper. I could learn a thing or 2 from that giant Shih Tzu.
3 replies on “Napping”
I’m pretty good at napping, but have problems waking up before 2 hours go by. So I don’t nap too often. Grant however, is afraid that what will happen when we have children. Apparently when I’m sleeping I get really cranky if woken up. Sometimes I don’t even know I “wake up” and yell at him. I don’t even know what I say, but I guess I get verbally abusive. 🙂
I don’t think it’s legal to nap until you are at least 40 years old, or you pull an all-nighter!
I’m actually a really good power-napper. I can sleep for 15-30 min, wake up and feel completely rested!! It’s the best sleep ever. But I don’t know if you can learn how to nap…maybe it’s hereditary? We should talk to Nadine about this one! 🙂