Just Borrow Mine

Yet another research study. Study after study, research project after research project, hundreds of subjects, pages of notes, boundless research dollars and thousands of cat naps later-it is revealed. A 15-20 minute nap during the day increases your energy and productivity. In our every day world, it simply means that you are re-energized.

I, and many millions of Mothers just like me, didn’t need another fancy, detailed and very expensive research study to tell us that. We know because we have kids.

When our children were infants, my husband and I resorted to some humorous tactics to prevent them from falling asleep while close to home and even closer to their official nap time! Let’s see, we would roll down all the car windows, blare the radio and even make miscellaneous loud noises to keep them awake…because we knew their secret of the little nap.

Just today, our youngest and her best friend were doing their best to empty out or entertain (My friend and I laughingly debated over which they were trying to accomplish…) our section at Chilli’s with their antics.

A mere ten minutes later on the way to the school pick up line, I looked back to find her slumped over in her car seat snoring like a grizzly. Yes, I knew what the latter part of the afternoon would have in store for me thanks to that dear little nap. I gulped a caffeinated soda and a Nutri-Grain bar to prepare myself for the energy I would need later- just to keep up!

I have seen my two awake from a brief nap and run Nascar speed laps around a restaurant, touch every other product down a grocery aisle, produce noise levels comparable to a gym basketball game and turn a clean and organized house unto something unrecognizable in a mere thirty minutes.

I severely underestimated the power of that little nap. What I could have done, what I could have been –if I would have known the value of that little nap in my pre-Mom years.

So, researchers, save your money! You can just borrow my three year old for your study for as many days as you need her or can stand it—throw in a Happy Meal and an on-site sitter at your place and we will call it even!