{"id":76,"date":"2006-04-04T14:32:13","date_gmt":"2006-04-04T19:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forgetful.ca\/?p=76"},"modified":"2006-04-04T14:32:13","modified_gmt":"2006-04-04T19:32:13","slug":"in-praise-of-the-elusive-nap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/?p=76","title":{"rendered":"In praise of the elusive nap"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cIf you want happiness for an hour, take a nap\u2026\u201d Chinese Proverb<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve long been a lover of naps. Not in a romantic way, but in severe heart-achy way if a nap and I have been separated too long. And it\u2019s always been that way. As far as I know, I didn\u2019t complain as a child when it was nap-time. And in high school, each post-school day began with a snack and then a nap. I mean, what better way to prepare for dinner? And in university I mastered the art of the nap. I even taught myself how to nap for a 10 or 15 minute stint in order to fully rejuvenate after class and before having to leave for work.<\/p>\n

“Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o’clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.\u201d Barbara Jordan<\/em><\/p>\n

So it should come as no surprise that my love of naps continues on. My most recent daily ritual included a short nap between 4:30 and 5:00, when Dan would arrive home. He was sure to find me curled up in a ball, on the couch, \u2018watching\u2019 Oprah. I was happy there. I looked forward to this \u2018me\u2019 time. Frankly, I couldn\u2019t get home fast enough some days.<\/p>\n

“But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue.\u201d James Levine<\/em><\/p>\n

And then we got Humphrey. Now don\u2019t get me wrong, I love my dog. Adore him, in fact. But the little guy wants nothing to do with the afternoon nap. He sleeps all day waiting for us to return, so he isn\u2019t the least bit tuckered out when I appear at the door. He wants to PLAY! And RUN! And give face kisses and wet nose rubs if either of these desires is not fulfilled immediately.<\/p>\n

So, in honour of National Nap Day (ok, it was yesterday), I wanted to pay tribute to the nap. These little darlings have been a part of all my good days, helped me get through some of my bad days and rewarded me on my worst days. I miss them dearly and look forward to their return. No matter how far the distance or how long the separation, I know naps and I will always be lifelong friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIf you want happiness for an hour, take a nap\u2026\u201d Chinese Proverb I\u2019ve long been a lover of naps. Not in a romantic way, but in severe heart-achy way if a nap and I have been separated too long. And it\u2019s always been that way. As far as I know, I didn\u2019t complain as a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/forgetful.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}