Welcome to part 2 of my 5 part series on balance. My second tip is really simple: Take a nap.
It sounds silly and childish, but the value of a good nap is completely underrated! Once I embraced nap time, I discovered a new energy that lasts all week. I come home after a long day and I still have enough energy to hang out with my family, cook dinner if I choose, and prepare for the next day. Nap time is not just for kids.
All be honest...I can sleep anywhere and if its not in my bed at night, its usually in my car in a parking lot someplace. You read right...I nap in my car! All the time!
I started nap time when I had my son, Owen, who is 7 now. When he was a baby, it was such a pain when I would head out to run errands and by the time I would get to the parking lot, my Owen would be sound asleep in his car seat. I didn't have the heart to wake him, so I gently pulled him out of his seat, leaned my seat back all the way, laid baby Owen on my chest and we napped. Once nap time was over, we would head in to finish our shopping. It was both energizing and a wonderful time to cuddle with my baby.
I continued the tradition with my daughter, Helen, and now that they are both getting older, I see no reason to stop now! Rather than dragging through the day and being exhausted, I would much rather rest and rejuvenate throughout the day. I feel much more focused and motivated after my nap!
Some guidelines for adult napping:
All be honest...I can sleep anywhere and if its not in my bed at night, its usually in my car in a parking lot someplace. You read right...I nap in my car! All the time!
I continued the tradition with my daughter, Helen, and now that they are both getting older, I see no reason to stop now! Rather than dragging through the day and being exhausted, I would much rather rest and rejuvenate throughout the day. I feel much more focused and motivated after my nap!
Some guidelines for adult napping:
- Nap when you feel like it.
- Once you get into a napping routine, leave enough time after nap time to wake up and refresh before your next appointment
- Turn off your phone and any other distraction during nap time
- Nap early in your day so as not to interfere with night time sleep
Happy Napping!
Nap is quite useful when it comes during the busy working hours and some minutes nap can refresh your mind, I am a writer as I offer students the services to buy doctoral dissertation & similar kind of stuff. But this all is only possible when I get good night sleep!
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