Sleep

Sleep “You’re sleeping the day away!” my mother used to yell every Saturday morning to wake me up. I was like most teenagers, I loved to sleep. I was informed that when I got older that would change, especially after I have children. My informants were sadly mistaken. I love to sleep.

How I love to sleep. I love crawling into the crisp cool soft sheets, especially after they have been freshly laundered and tucked in at the corners. After a long day, I slide my hands across their cool softness and crawl under the warm heavy comforter. I slide down resting the back of my head on my cloud like pillows. One pillow is place vertically against the headboard to support me when sitting up in bed and to cushion the top of my head when I am lying down. The second pillow, lying horizontally, is propped gently against the first, just enough to give it a little lift when I am lying down to sleep. The gentle soft feeling of my pillows is like a cloud placed around my head lifting me as I float into my dreams for the night.

Yes, I love to sleep. I have experienced all-nighters for final exams, I have partied like a rock star, I have sat up with a friend who needed to talk, and I have functioned after 3 hours sleep with a sick child. I don’t NEED to sleep, I just simply love it. Given the opportunity to sleep in, I am your girl! Ten hours of sleep – What’s wrong with that? I will take it. If the phone rings, it doesn’t keep me up, I simply fall back to sleep.

I remember vacationing with some friends a few years ago in Outer Banks. They did not understand that vacation included sleeping. Our first night there we went to sleep late, the next morning, I didn’t wake until 10 a.m. When I woke up, everyone was dressed and ready for the beach. Some were probably irritated as they waited for me to goto the beach. I was teased and jokes were made but I was confused – why wouldn’t you want to sleep in?

I love to sleep. Sleep is a reward for me. I work hard all day, I get to sleep. I have nothing going on Saturday morning, I get to sleep. I have writer’s block, let me sleep on it.