i am not a nap-taker. i definitely was back in my teenage years and i'm not sure when the transition happened, but it did. i now have the hardest time taking a nap if it's light outside because i feel as if i'm wasting valuable daylight to do something that is not important. i know there are lots of people that feel the opposite. naps can be a way for people to unwind, to take leave from the daily or weekly stresses, or to just luxuriate but i just really can't bring myself to do it. even right after remi was born i had the hardest time taking a nap even though my body was crying out for it. i was exhausted and needed to heal, but i would put up a good fight before submitting. when i do take a little nap i have some personal rules that came about somehow (no idea where). when i take a nap it can't be on a bed and i definitely can't get under the covers. that is for when i go to sleep at night and i know i'll sleep forever if i get under those covers plus i make the bed every morning and to mess it up more than once a day... *sigh*
so... i married a napper. shawn loves to take naps and he loves to climb into bed and burrow under the covers. it drives me nuts! every time i see him unmake the bed i have the hardest time not getting frustrated. i'm sure i sound obsessive (and maybe i am) but i am working on it. patience, patience...
today, when shawn went to take his sunday nap i started to think of my guilty pleasures that are so enjoyable to me but may just drive others crazy. i came up with one almost immediately - reading. i absolutely love devouring book after book. at any one time i'll be reading several books at once and when i happen upon one of those page-turners, i'm pretty much useless until i finish it. i'll sacrifice sleep, which is a big thing for me, and will stay up to all hours of the night to finish a good book. how it must drive others nuts watching me not able to function without my book. how i become so enveloped into that book that i'd rather live the characters' lives instead of live my own. yes, it's an addiction. i have to consciously space those page-turners out over time or else i'd probably forget to shower, eat, sleep... maybe not that bad, but you get the point.
question. what are some of your guilty pleasures?
*after shawn read this he said that the nap thing is maybe why i get stressed out so easily, maybe i should take a nap once in a while. hmmm... :)
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eating sushi, I usually don't tell Reed when I bought some, he just knows I spend more that week on groceries.
I love to sing, when only Norah can hear too. I sing And So it Goes all the time ;)
Haha I think the nap thing is a Robson tradition!!! I always remember after a dinner at grandma's house all the guys crashing in the living room to watch football and then about 30 mins later they were ALL asleep! I too like my sleep but will give it up gladly for a good book!!! I love to read! Love reading your blog! Merry Christmas! Megan
My guilty pleasure is a long hot shower in the evening after the kids are in bed! I am not a nap taker either.
Enough talk, lets walk the walk. We are getting together so I can see that kid of yours and you see Norah. When this summer can you do it? I was thinking we should go camping near Seattle, half way point, and meet up with Troy too. I'll be ubber pregnant, so not as active, but still fun. Let me know!!!
Becca! You've just described me (reading)! And even called it an addiction! I told someone that, and they laughed at me--But seriously, if I didn't space them out... I like your point, I'll have to remember that the next time someone's guilty pleasure annoys me!
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