Do You Take Naps?

helenbacque said:
Same here. If I'm sleeping during the day, I'm sick. I do, however, sleep late many mornings but that only means I read too late the night before.
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I'm a nightowl, too. I stay up late (usually 2 a.m. or so) and then sleep until 9-10. Works for me. :D
 

Pretty much like fmdog44, but not every day. Also my naps don't seem to interfere with a good night's sleep - -Thank the Lord!!
 

Whenever I have an opportunity to nap I take it. I love naps. It makes me feel energized afterwards, and calmer. Sleeping is healing, so napping can be a good way to help your body heal from whatever it may need to heal from.
 
I like to take my cues from wildlife, they have not been brainwashed by culture or books or anything else, they just do what feels good. MOST wildlife take naps, especially after lunch at midday. And most long-lived centenarians like to take naps. So, I strongly believe that naps are healthy for the body, which usually tends to slow down at mid-day anyway. I couldn't take naps while I had a job but after I retired I got into the habit of having lunch while watching TV, then I feel drowsy and fall asleep in my recliner. My only problem is that I wish I only slept 1/2 hour or so, instead I sleep at least 2 hours and sometimes 4 hours if I had little nighttime sleep. Then I feel like I'm wasting my life sleeping. Then I'm usually in bed by 11pm and wake up about 7-8am without an alarm clock.
 
Since I don't have many scheduled events in my life lately, I often watch TV in the evening until I fall asleep.
The other day, I got up, grabbed the remote off the coffee table and sat in my easy chair to watch the news... I woke up some time later with the remote still in my hand... but the TV wasn't on yet.
 
I work during the week so naps on those days are out, but Sat & Sun afternoon naps are something the wife and I have become accustomed to and we both look forward to them. We usually watch a little tv right after lunch on our dual recliner, but come 2-2:30 the tv goes off and so do we for about an hour or so. Our Golden Dex usually wakes us up around 3:30 or so wanting to go out or thinking it's supper time, but that hour or so nap is great. I look forward to retirement so I can take a nap everyday.
 
I have always thought of sleep as a huge waste of time. I can sleep when I'm dead, right?

I always think I will be missing out on something while I'm sleeping; especially naps when I was a kid. I knew my sib and parents were partying while I was ZZZzz. And whoa to the person who drew the short straw to wake me. Even when I was married my husband would call someone to come to the house to wake me from a nap.

Now though since retirement I love a nap and wake super refreshed.

Funny nap story:
It was in the late 80's and I was going on my first real vacation involving air travel! I was so excited. The flight was to leave at 7:30 AM the following morning.

It was the day before and I was all packed suit case by the door. A friend was to pick me up. I finally crashed for a nap that afternoon. It was early Fall so plenty of daylight late. I woke up at 7:30. OMG! I did not hear the door bell, OMG the plane already left! OMG my friend did not call to wake me! OMG.

Right, it was 730PM the same freak'n day I fell asleep.
 
moviequeen1 said:
I never was a' nap person' until I had my partial right knee surgery in 2004. I was off work for 3 months in the summer which was great. I started a routine of taking a nap after lunch anywhere from 10-15min.I still take one every day,wake up feeling more refreshed.
What about you? Sue
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I cannot sleep during the day but like to be in bed by 9pm. I arise at 6.30am and go for my daily walk before 7am.
 
Oh yes! Naps are wonderful. I would say they have become one of my favorite pastimes. I enjoy naps most anytime of day / night. Often take one before going to bed for the night as well. Like coffee, naps can be enjoyed whenever. It's one of the least expensive things I do. In fact, I'm about to make the weekly phone call to my Mom, then I'm going to take a nap :).
 

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