The Beginning At Last

Napping

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What’s your #1 priority tomorrow?
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I am sure by now, many regular readers are thinking “Damn, this guy sure sleeps a lot” based on the amount of times I talk about it.

In reality, I don’t. That’s the funny thing about working at night. You really don’t tend to sleep as much as you should.

Of course, I am sure there are folks who do, but everyone has different situations. Some of them have second jobs, kids or other family commitments and things like that to attend to. Others just plain have trouble sleeping during daylight hours.

Another challenge is weekends. It’s your one chance to live like a “normal” person and do stuff during the daylight hours. So, a lot of us end up flipping our schedules to live semi-normally for a day or so, and then switch right back to night mode on Sunday or Monday. After a while, that takes it’s toll as well.

So, while I often make cracks about WP leaving me alone while I nap, there is a good amount of truth behind the joke.

Other than some exercise and a bit of errands in the morning, the rest of my day will be dedicated to relaxing and trying to get as much sleep as possible before I revert to vampire mode again. It is definitely the number one thing tomorrow, and really, most days.

Have a good one, y’all. Get some sleep!

©The Beginning At Last

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39 responses to “Napping”

  1. Expansão & Percepção Avatar
    Expansão & Percepção

    How cute is the gorilla shopping at the supermarket.😍👏🏻🦍

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Indeed, even a gorilla has errands to do lol 😆

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      1. Expansão & Percepção Avatar
        Expansão & Percepção

        The gorilla’s life is not easy either.😁🦍

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      2. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Indeed not. There’s always something to be done lol

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      3. Expansão & Percepção Avatar
        Expansão & Percepção

        😊🦍

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  2. Tashintheclouds Avatar
    Tashintheclouds

    Long distance driving tends to give me a hangover fatigue. My watch tells me that my heart rate is 20bpm faster when behind the wheel, even when relaxed. A few hundred km later…

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      I tend to feel like a total zombie after long drives. It’s more tiring than work in it’s own way

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      1. Tashintheclouds Avatar
        Tashintheclouds

        I feel the same. I can barely write reports the day after I see patients.

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      2. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Reports are tough enough to get through on a good day in my experience lol

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  3. Isobel Avatar
    Isobel

    I am always amazed at people who work switch shifts – 2/3 weeks nights, then 2/3 weeks day shifts, on repeat, at nauseam, without being monsters. Enjoy your nap!

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      I don’t do that, it’s all nights, but the days off can be a challenge indeed.
      Thank you! 😊

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  4. philosophy through photography Avatar
    philosophy through photography

    I’m sure regular readers are thinking, “This guy sleeps a lot!” But the truth is, working nights leaves little time for sleep. Everyone has different situations—some juggle second jobs, kids, or just can’t sleep during the day. Weekends are a whole other challenge, flipping back to “normal” life only to revert to night mode by Monday. So, while I joke about napping, there’s some truth in it!

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  5. KC Avatar
    KC

    Lol… btw, hope it’s not too late for ntt: https://storiespoetrylyrics.co.uk/2024/09/29/rap/

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Nope not too late at all. Good until late Tuesday/early Wednesday most weeks 👍👍

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      1. KC Avatar
        KC

        Great! 👍

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  6. AM Avatar
    AM

    Getting enough sleep is so important! I hope you’ll get yours ❤️

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      It’s hit or miss, but that’s one of the perils of this schedule. “Normal” is not the default setting lol

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      1. AM Avatar
        AM

        😂 I can relate!

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  7. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    Can confirm, you do not sleep enough! I’d hate to say, you may even be worse than me sometimes, and I’ve been an insomniac my entire life.

    I used to hate that as well. Always with people “oh, you’re always sleeping!” Lol, bitch…you try working nights! 😆

    Most people can’t do it. And technically, if I wasn’t doing the WFH job, I’d still be on nights. (I am at the other job as you know).

    I definitely thought if I answered this prompt my number 1 would be sleep too lol 🤪 you get all the sleep you need, please – and then some, because I’d wager you’re more sleep-deprived than anything. Especially since you work so hard.

    Sorry for the little bit of a rant there 😜 you know how I feel about it

    ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Yes, my sleep is definitely “skewed” to put it one way 😄

      I think it comes down to, for a lot of folks, that they forget when they’re asleep, there are other folks actually up and working. I think it just doesn’t occur to most, you know?

      And yes, I think anyone who works an off shift of any kind would probably have this in their top three issues, easily. I am far from the only one.

      No worries, and yes, I know how you feel about it 😉

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      1. Laura Avatar
        Laura

        Very true. When people say “oh I don’t know how you do it!” Umm, I have no choice?

        Meanwhile, even when you worked days, your sleep was off.

        My sleep is still off…And now talking about sleep has made me extremely sleepy and I just want to take a dang nap. 😴

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      2. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        I’ll be heading that way pretty dang soon.
        Yeah, I am not the greatest sleeper. I swear I used to sleep 12 hours at a stretch, Not anymore…lol

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      3. Laura Avatar
        Laura

        I can’t either anymore. If I can get 7 hours of that really good sleep, uninterrupted (maybe 3 times ever before in my life) I feel so amazing afterwards.

        Like chasing it. So hard.

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      4. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        I may even sleep 7 hours, but I wake up three or four times in between for at least a couple minutes.

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      5. Laura Avatar
        Laura

        Yeah that’s what I mean by uninterrupted, or other words not waking up. A rarity, that one.

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      6. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        Yeah, even a couple minutes makes a difference for sure.
        Speaking of…damn, it’s late. Bah. 😄

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      7. Laura Avatar
        Laura

        Dang it (you thought I missed that, huh?) lol 🤪

        Get some rest! 😴 💤
        Sweet dreams (even though you say you don’t remember them) 🌙💭

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      8. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        No, I do not remember them lol
        Sunday rest is always a tricky proposition at best

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  8. Alice Avatar
    Alice

    Charge that battery as much as you can, Kevin.

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      You got that right, Alice!

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  9. Stephanie Avatar
    Stephanie

    My answer to someone napping is always YES do it, as often as you can!

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      You got that right! 👍👍👍

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  10. Mary K. Doyle Avatar
    Mary K. Doyle

    Sleeping is when our brains clean out amyloid plaque that contributes to dementia, so sleep all you need, dear Kevin.

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Thank you, Mary. I definitely try. Unfortunately, it’s not that easy for me.

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  11. Ana Daksina Avatar
    Ana Daksina

    It really does take its toll, brother ~ statistic show that it can shorten lifespan by as much as ten years. I’m sure that having respect for your body’s need to rest will go a long way toward lessening the strain 👌

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      It certainly would. The issue for me is the work hours and the random waking up

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  12. mahalakshmiarun777 Avatar
    mahalakshmiarun777

    What we miss the most in life, we think about it a lot and talk about it a lot..: I think we must work reverse and see what we think a lot about to know what we miss

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    1. Kevin Avatar
      Kevin

      Very good point. And oftentimes we don’t have to think too hard about it to know the answer

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  13. mahalakshmiarun777 Avatar
    mahalakshmiarun777

    Yea true

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