friends take a break from recess
in the empty water table
while still waiting for some snow.
recess can be so exhausting.
—
“you never get tired unless you stop and take time for it.”
-bob hope
Jan17
Tag Archives: sleep
Jan1
until they wake.
’twas new year’s eve at the lake house
and two of our
fellow celebratory foot soldiers
and their loyal dog were down
though they made a miraculous comeback
returning to the fray for the midnight hour
and it was something to behold.
—
“forgive me if I sleep until I wake up. “
-charles olson
Dec28
blanket statement.
(photo not me, but how i was feeling)
that annoying moment when you can’t find the long side of your blanket.
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image credit: zooborn.com
Jul14
turn down the heat.
glenn frey the cat not the rocker
is really upset
about the ongoing stretch of excessive heat
and has decided
to vocally protest
each night
however
i have a different style
and feel that silent protests
might be much more effective.
—
“that lemon drop is bearing down
so hot it wilts my artificial flowers”
-richard l. ratliff
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image credit: henri rousseau, ‘the sleeping gypsy’
Mar31
siesta fiesta.
so here it is, the last day of march
and i just found out that march is national sleep month
had i known i would have fully celebrated
each and every day
like a long fiesta with long siestas
and i will do my best to make up for it today
who am i not to honor a holiday?
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“there is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.”
-homer
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image credit: animalandnature.com
Mar12
nappy.
n is for napping in a nook
napping day is an unofficial holiday that falls on the monday after daylight savings time begins in the united states. the day was created as a way to compensate for the hour people lose because of the time change. this is one holiday that most people can get behind.
studies have shown that one or more short naps during the day can help increase productivity and alertness. it is believed that many successful people in history napped often such as: einstein, churchill, and napoleon.
how to celebrate?
- take a short nap.
- if your country does not observe DST, then follow the DST and napping day schedule of another country. why lose out on a holiday just because your country doesn’t have DST?
did you know…
…that a NASA study among pilots and astronauts found that short naps can increase performance by 34% and alertness by 54%?
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“the replenishing thing that comes with a nap
– you end up with two mornings in a day.”
-pete hamill
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credits: timeanddate.com, pinterest
Dec8
circadian.
“i’m envious of people who can sleep as long as they want.
i have the circadian rhythm of a farmer.”
-moby
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image credit: bored panda
Sep14
off and back on.
(joey, a well-paid reenactor thoughtfully demonstrating how tired i was)
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“maybe if you go to bed you’ll feel better in the morning”
is literally just the human version of
“have you tried turning it off and back on again?”
– word porn
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image credit: emgn
Feb24
the kinder nap diaries – so many styles, so little sleep.
the downward-facing up on the wall and on your head style
(includes the mysterious vanishing sheets technique)
the get inside of your sheets and try to camouflage yourself in them
while you creep across the floor and think no one will notice style
the fall asleep by accident in spite of yourself
and all of your best efforts to not to style,
while wrapped up in a sweaty and twisted cocoon
made of your own body and bedding.
—
“life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.”
-fran lebowitz
Feb18
holdouts.
the last holdouts at the grandies’ slumber party at peaches’ (my) cottage.
–
cousins, cartoons, baby golf, talking dogs, books,
made-up group stories, pizza, mac ‘n cheese, apple juice, suckers,
stuffed animals, laughing, whispers,
sleeping bags, pillows, pj’s, flashlights,
and not much sleep.
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“no one looks back on their life and remembers the nights they got plenty of sleep.”
-author unknown
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