tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post487306496008269430..comments2024-03-28T14:33:26.011-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Confessions of a NapsterJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41818005880687004092014-05-08T19:46:42.526-04:002014-05-08T19:46:42.526-04:00I also used to push back the seat for a lunch time...I also used to push back the seat for a lunch time nap in my warm car. So refreshing! Every once in a while someone would tap on the window to make sure I was okay (alive) or I would wake myself up with one of those charming snort/snores.WENDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853203454861717860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61329696990607762582014-05-08T19:45:38.591-04:002014-05-08T19:45:38.591-04:00I believe naps are an underrated spiritual practic...I believe naps are an underrated spiritual practice! To be able to set aside everything that’s clamoring for my attention and simply rest takes some doing. <br /><br />Having had chronic fatigue syndrome for over 40 years, I got into the habit of napping long ago. Once I quit looking at naps as intrusions on my productive time and accepted their necessity, I didn’t feel so stressed out and began to look forward to them.<br /><br />Now, at 64, I welcome naps as an opportunity to pause in my day and let my racing thoughts and heart rate slow down while I stretch out and snooze a while.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788610902096354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50787484295360372332014-05-08T19:06:12.461-04:002014-05-08T19:06:12.461-04:00I also used to nap in my car at lunch time. Or on ...I also used to nap in my car at lunch time. Or on my 15 minute break. We were allowed to snack in our cubes so I'd just snack on my lunch and then nap. Only prob I had (I had a little timer set to wake up on time) was when co-workers would panic me by waking me up cause I was going to be late. My boss also let us put our heads on our desks sometimes. But even if I put up a sign ON BREAK, someone would come along with an emergency. So unless it was too cold or hot or rainy, I preferred the car. :DAnn Metterthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290723620871351744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24966648753396948802014-05-08T18:50:42.734-04:002014-05-08T18:50:42.734-04:00If I don't nap during the day, I am sure to do...If I don't nap during the day, I am sure to doze off when I'm trying to watch something I've been looking forward to. Even if it's full of thrills and suspense. I hate that. So I try to make sure I get a nap of some kind ahead of time. ;)Ann Metterthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290723620871351744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44744327618603684642014-05-08T15:27:38.230-04:002014-05-08T15:27:38.230-04:00Ahhh, naps...right up there with snowflakes on mit...Ahhh, naps...right up there with snowflakes on mittens and whiskers on kittens. I am always sorry for friends who say they can't sleep during the day...how can that be?<br /> In the farthest corner of my yard are a hammock and a lawn swing, peacefully co-existing under Acacia trees. If you don't mind waking covered with Acacia needles, it's a wonderful napping spot. After a surgery in January I would go out to my swing, arms laden with pillows, my iPad and a book to while away the afternoons in the name of recuperation. (I'm in California, so this was an option all winter.)<br />My Kansas City sister has a swing bed on her sun porch and I covet it more than a flat stomach or naturally curly hair.WENDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853203454861717860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53409652828086257092014-05-08T12:46:23.166-04:002014-05-08T12:46:23.166-04:00Oh my god, pan dulce! That brought shivers, my mem...Oh my god, pan dulce! That brought shivers, my memories are so vivid. Pan dulce with cafe con leche. Heaven!<br /><br />I'm a napper, big time. I think my habit started young too. I used to come home from school to find my mom laid out on the bad, napping and reading. (So the reading habit started young too.). I used to join her. I'd stretch out on Dad's side of the bed. Sadly, this was probably the only time I had Mom to myself, not that we were communing. We both liked our fantasy worlds.<br /><br />These days it's the Sunday afternoon nap with sunlight streaming into the room ... Here's a question: Why Sundays the classic nap days? Because that was the day of rest?Lisa Alberhttp://www.lisaalber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55862698853626518712014-05-08T12:01:04.866-04:002014-05-08T12:01:04.866-04:00I'm an involuntary napper, which means that I ...I'm an involuntary napper, which means that I often find myself late in the afternoon slipping into sleep if I'm sitting in my reading chair. What I don't understand is why I don't just allow myself to go stretch out on the couch for a short bit and take a proper nap. After all, I think naps are a good thing, so why do I fight them. Probably because I have such a proclivity toward staying up into the wee hours and rising later. I think I feel guilty that I would then need a nap, too. Maybe one of these days I'll try to alter my sleep patterns to a more "normal" arrangement, going to bed at an earlier hour. Then, I could luxuriate in a nap instead of guiltily slipping into one. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91802120951505003702014-05-08T11:26:23.468-04:002014-05-08T11:26:23.468-04:00I used to set the kitchen timer for 20 min when I ...I used to set the kitchen timer for 20 min when I worked at the school... great little nap and then fix diner....now....I usually nap for the same amount of time during the NewsHour (PBS) and miss the segment I wanted to see!!!!!!Barbaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50240040238798262912014-05-08T11:00:35.648-04:002014-05-08T11:00:35.648-04:00Nap only" PJs--I LOVE that idea, Julia!
And...Nap only" PJs--I LOVE that idea, Julia! <br /><br />And exactly., MAry and Edith! Smoke breaks. I always think--if they get those free minutes, can I have them, too??i<br /><br /><br />Kristopher--SO wonderful to see you!! You are such a dear for coming to the signing--and you didn't even fall asleep!<br /><br />And KAren, I agree. xoooHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19777911184791558462014-05-08T10:59:52.482-04:002014-05-08T10:59:52.482-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64451727727475394912014-05-08T10:51:16.035-04:002014-05-08T10:51:16.035-04:00Julia, that's just the kind of porch swing we ...Julia, that's just the kind of porch swing we need at our Kentucky farm. We have what is basically a double-wide (but with a full basement, and a stone fireplace)there. But it has a great porch on the front that is crying for a swing of some kind. The porch is shaded in the afternoons and I can't tell you how often I've yearned to nap there. <br /><br />Kaye, it really was fun! Isn't it interesting to see how little different people are than you expect them to be? Knowing each other online is thisclose to knowing each other for real, most of the time.Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18077536564162922052014-05-08T10:44:23.356-04:002014-05-08T10:44:23.356-04:00I've discovered that my "low point" ...I've discovered that my "low point" each day is around about 4pm. If I try to write at that time of day it looks as though I'm typing a pathetic selection of Scrabble tiles. If I can, that's when I nap. But just 20-30 minutes, or else I wake up with what can only be described as a mild hangover. If I can't nap I push through, but I get very floppity around 9pm. Naps are good! Cathy Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03209957178470434907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88761117722390277652014-05-08T10:29:00.222-04:002014-05-08T10:29:00.222-04:00Julia, I'm not sure which I want more, the swi...Julia, I'm not sure which I want more, the swing bed or your nap swing. I had a fantasy for a while of putting turning our old shed into a screened in room, and putting in a bed like that, along with a little writing desk. Ahhhhh. Turned out to be too expensive to pour a foundation for the structure (the original dirt-floored garage.) Sigh.<br /><br />I'm so glad to know I'm not napping alone! I'll think of all of us synchronous nappers. Nor are we alone. Here's a fun piece from CNN Money: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/08/18/why-companies-are-cozying-up-to-napping-at-work/Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79804404723892234812014-05-08T10:24:38.012-04:002014-05-08T10:24:38.012-04:00Best investment I ever made--a canopied swing for ...Best investment I ever made--a canopied swing for the backyard. Pillow, feet up, swing gently swaying, no phones, no computer, warm breezes, and I'm in nap-heaven! Now if only I lived somewhere that I could do this year-round!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73820305098510103572014-05-08T10:20:05.476-04:002014-05-08T10:20:05.476-04:00I missed this conversation originally - I must hav...I missed this conversation originally - I must have been napping! - but I've added by two cents worth to the front page. Also a picture and link to the gorgeous Penobscot Bay Porch Swings, which you should all go look at. I've wanted one since I first saw them at the Maine Home and Garden Show a few years back, but alas, our porches are too narrow to hold anything except a few skinny wicker chairs. Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72382126839989753632014-05-08T10:11:37.387-04:002014-05-08T10:11:37.387-04:00I LOVE an afternoon nap. Especially here in Califo...I LOVE an afternoon nap. Especially here in California where the air is soft most of the year round and drifts in the window while I drift off for 20 minutes or so. Deb, like you, I came to appreciate the nap in a foreign country. For me it was Vietnam. When I lived there we actually had little mats that we would put under our desks after lunch, and the entire office would take a nap. This was 20 years ago. I hope the tradition still continues.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354719566758459929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30817101526848621952014-05-08T10:08:06.303-04:002014-05-08T10:08:06.303-04:00Love a nap in the late afternoon but I can count o...Love a nap in the late afternoon but I can count on the phone ringing several times. Hate the phone.Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20182143015105017152014-05-08T09:56:38.162-04:002014-05-08T09:56:38.162-04:00Disadvantage to getting old: there are times when ...Disadvantage to getting old: there are times when I literally stagger over to the couch. Advantage to working at home: I can do that without upsetting anyone. <br /><br />Phones are set not to ring in the den. I have caller ID, so if anyone calls while I'm "out," I can check to see if anyone called (If you don't leave a message, you don't get a call back!) <br /><br />A couple of years ago I took a temp job where I had a cubicle. Not made for snoozing. Happy to be working from home again, where there is a couch, because when you fall asleep at the computer, you sometimes literally leave a long line of zzzzzzzzz.Ellen Kozaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63584744177666205882014-05-08T09:46:02.861-04:002014-05-08T09:46:02.861-04:00I love to nap, but rarely can manage it. However,...I love to nap, but rarely can manage it. However, recently I've been pondering the possibility of rearranging my office furniture and bringing in a couch. The older I get, the more insistent this idea becomes. But I would have to set the alarm on my phone. When I do close my eyes in the middle of the day, I tend to go down for the count.Brenda Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161539130987122737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16138888291000608982014-05-08T09:37:18.333-04:002014-05-08T09:37:18.333-04:00Edith, or smoke breaks, right? Too bad my car is p...Edith, or smoke breaks, right? Too bad my car is parked three blocks away.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44779664238489380052014-05-08T09:35:47.427-04:002014-05-08T09:35:47.427-04:00Silly day jobs. I figured enough people stood arou...Silly day jobs. I figured enough people stood around in the hall schmoozing for fifteen minutes (or more), I could go nap for same.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40761211671759262122014-05-08T09:31:49.642-04:002014-05-08T09:31:49.642-04:00I love that 15-20 minute "power snooze" ...I love that 15-20 minute "power snooze" around 2pm. Unfortunately, like so many others, my day job would frown on that. So I can (sometimes) get it in the afternoon, but never Monday through Friday.<br /><br />At least I don't have a 5am wakeup call.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52068052527380031822014-05-08T09:26:23.922-04:002014-05-08T09:26:23.922-04:00My new favorite word - "grogamuffin!" l...My new favorite word - "grogamuffin!" love it, Jim!<br /><br />Naps - yes! <br /><br />Naps rock. And like Kristopher, while I don't see the "Siesta Theory" being implemented here in the US anytime soon, maybe we nappers can start our own "Siesta Movement." <br /><br />Karen, I loved getting to spend a little time with you at Malice, wasn't it fun? <br />Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31647186227873570142014-05-08T09:06:29.627-04:002014-05-08T09:06:29.627-04:00I've discovered that one of the many advantage...I've discovered that one of the many advantages of retiring from an office job is that rather than tossing and turning when I awaken too early in the morning, I can get up, knowing I can take a nap in the afternoon.<br /><br />I need to keep it at 45 minutes or less otherwise I awaken a grogamuffin.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16242562215958217822014-05-08T08:47:13.781-04:002014-05-08T08:47:13.781-04:00My husband used to make fun of me for napping. Unt...My husband used to make fun of me for napping. Until I found out how often he nods off at his desk at the office! Ha. Now on any given weekend afternoon we can be found in our own favorite spots in the house, enjoying a little quiet time. <br /><br />I'm like Hank--twenty minutes, if I can tell myself that's how long I want to rest. It's amazing how often it is exactly that long. <br /><br />So fun to see Hank, Kaye, Julia (and Ross!), Edith, Jim Jackson, Reine's photo, and a host of other familiar names and faces at my first Malice! Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.com