Lo Siento!

I was studying for my spanish quiz and totally forgot to post for today.

How to nap effectively, according to About.com:

1. Prime nap time is from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., when your energy level dips due to a rise in the hormone melatonin at that time of day.

2. Darkness: Use a face mask or eye pillow to provide daytime darkness and make your nap more effective.

3. Not Too Late: Napping within three hours of bedtime may interfere with nighttime sleep.

4. Quiet Place: Make sure that you will not be disturbed for the duration of your nap.

5. 30-Minute Maximum: Naps longer than 30-minutes can take you into deep sleep, leaving some people groggy and more tired. Naps as short as 1 to 2 minutes could be effective for some people!

6. Set an Alarm: Set an alarm or ask someone to wake you up. Eventually you will train yourself to only sleep for the time allotted.

7. The Caffeine Nap: Some people claim that drinking coffee and then taking an immediate nap works well. The caffeine kicks in somewhere between 10 and 20 minutes, waking them up. They feel extra energy from both the nap and the coffee. Researchers in Japan found that subjects using a caffeine nap rated highest in decreased sleepiness and increased productivity when compared to subjects taking a nap and washing their face, or taking a nap and being exposed to bright lights.

“No day is so bad it can’t be fixed with a nap.”

- Carrie P. Snow

10 benefits of Power Napping

Here, Ririanproject.com, you can find the 10 benefits (and other details) of taking those quick, power naps. Those benefits are:

1. Less Stress.

2. Increased alertness and productivity.

3. Imporved memory and learning.

4. Good for the heart.

5. Increased cognitive functioning.

6. Get motivated to exercise.

7. Boost your creativity.

8. Make up for midnight tossing and turning.

9. Protect yourself from slepiness

10. Better health.

Check back Monday to see Ririan's definition of the "perfect nap".

Just thought this was funny! I definitely have been there before. Have you?

Fancy Napping device or Suffocating Pillow?

Deemed as the "OSTRICH" by it's creators, this nifty looking device provides comfortable naps in usual uncomfortable places. According the website, "OSTRICH offers a micro environment in which to take a warm and comfortable power nap at ease. It is neither a pillow nor a cushion, nor a bed, nor a garment, but a bit of each at the same time. Its soothing cave-like interior shelters and isolates our head and hands (mind, senses and body) for a few minutes, without needing to leave our desk."



This looks really awesome! I would love to have one in class. Finally we can beat those annoying desks that are uncomfortable to just sit in. Also, just imagine how awesome you would look in the back of the class passed out in this. Would the teacher interrupt your sleep or appraise your effort? To me, it would just be really funny to see someone actually using this at work or at school.



At the same time, I don't really understand how you would be able to breathe. Maybe these are just poor photos provided by the inventors but I feel like I wouldn't be able to breathe. Essentially, you're putting a cushioned bag over your head. It just doesn't seem like it would turn out very well.

Nonetheless it would be interesting to see!

GNS

Those of you who are Jersey Shore fans may understand what I am going for here.

Today's agenda: gym. nap. study.

Seriously though, a nap today is ABSOLUTELY necessary.

On a very serious note...

Death is that nap you never wake up from. A nap we'll all face one day, even if we're not tired.

RIP Daniel Chakey (1948-2012).

Unfortunately I have to attend my uncle's brother's funeral today, so I will not be posting anything else.