I can fall asleep anywhere, in nearly any position, and under almost any condition.

I can drink espresso in the evening, and fall asleep with in minutes of the last gulp.

I can fall asleep in the middle of a conversation.

I can fall asleep while reading out loud to my children.

I have fallen asleep in school.

I have fallen asleep on the job.

Against a wall. At my desk. In the car. On a subway.

Almost Anywhere.

At times, I would watch our cat sleep and long for that ability to curl up at anytime, anywhere and nap.

You get the picture.

I need a lot of sleep, or I’m cranky.

It has been nearly 8 years since I’ve “slept in”. I am a mom.

I have responsibilities. I can’t sleep whenever I want to.

But I used to.

When I was in college, I was employed at the University in the HR department doing grunt work – filing, stuffing envelopes, data entry, etc…

This was not a glamorous job, but it paid the bills.

I would faithfully do my job, but still had idle time to fill.

I worked in a small dark room, with no windows, one table, one chair, minimal supplies and a phone.

So, I wrote letters to my best friend (then fiancé) Adam, and slept.

Yep, a few times I curled up under the table and slept.

Occasionally, my supervisor would come in to the room to hand me more tasks, check on my progress, or my finished work.

Though I only napped a few times while working,

Adam asked me if I ever worried about my supervisor walking in on me sleeping?

For some reason I never did.

But then again, it’s possible she saw me sleeping and never said anything.

I probably looked too peaceful to wake.

I inherited this gift of “falling asleep anywhere, anytime, anyplace” from my parents & have passed it onto my daughter, Soleil.

I also inherited a good work ethic from my parents.

Now that I am a stay-at-home mom, I can fall asleep on the job.  I can take naps.

Sometimes we all have a chance to nap – even Adam.

Even though I nap, I am still a hard working mom.  Naps do not affect my work ethic.  If I am up late procrastinating, or woken up in the night by one of the wee Bab’s, I hope the next day for a nap.

I {heart} napping.

Noted. By Les Babs