While You Were Sleeping

This is a book I read a few decades ago. "Mad About You" had probably just begun arriving in our living rooms at 8 p.m. on NBC when I did .😎😂 In it, Paul Reiser has the first page starting at, I believe, Page 58. He explains that when we get excited to read a book, & we get started on it, even get going on it a bit, someone sees & asks us how far along we are; how many pages have we read? We look & find ourselves saying something like, "three", maybe "eight", though nothing glamorous - cause we've just begun reading it. Therefore he begins on Page 58 or so, which doesn't sound nearly as pathetic, or as if the reader is "just beginning".

Reiser also writes about how much he loves to be sitting. He writes about how much better sitting is to him than standing, walking, or doing other things wherein he cannot be relaxing & recouping. After he writes about sitting, he then goes into explaining of his love for lying down, or even being asleep. He writes about how much he truly loves lying down, whether watching television, napping, or sleeping.

Sleeping & rest are things which many find either overrated, or extremely necessary & might even get more of than they should, more often than they should. Both sleep & rest are rejuvenating times when we get to enjoy these under our heads & these covering all over ourselves, even when we twist & turn. 😍 Curling up with a beloved pillow (perhaps one of these?) stuffed beneath ones head, with a favorite soft, plushy blanket, that's both wide enough (maybe overly so by many inches 😍) & long enough (that it stretches far up underneath the chin, as well as tucking far around the base of the mattress, cushion, or just our feet & lower legs in general, all of which is likely what makes this blanket our favorite 😍😂), & maybe along with some of this for fans of things that are herbal, this for the fans of things including cocoa, this for those looking for a bit of spice, or this for those of us interested in adding a bit of alcohol to the mix; this for ambiance with a scent & a flame, this for almost the same, or this for those of us who enjoy including essential oils, & maybe one of these if we're in need of a bit of sound commotion as well.

I'm typically "on the go", scheduling & spending each moment, each minute caught up in some planning, or figuring out one. more. thing. that makes sense to complete & accomplish; to place that proverbial checkmark in that proverbial square. Oftentimes it is just when I take the time to sit, chill, crochet, & maybe re-watch this movie (or, any other movie 😂) that I'm able to appreciate just how much our bodies need this healing time. Despite not typically giving my body the due rest it deserves, I'm certainly thankful that I readily have the resources available to lie down. Maybe there is something to that childhood car seat & the many naps we capture at that age. 😏 Check out this & this for car seat napping as an adult. 😊




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