Right this minute I would love nothing more than to be taking a nap. Not just a "resting my eyes" type of nap, which is what I tell Bob I'm doing when we're talking at the end of the day and I'm pretending to listen. Only kidding, sweet husband. I really am listening, just with my eyes closed.
I want to be taking the kind of nap that leaves you disoriented when you wake up. I remember one of my youth leaders in high school saying the best kind of nap is when you drool all the way through your pillow. Spoken like a true youth pastor. But I digress.
I'm recovering from a miserable head cold (actually, as I noted to a friend yesterday, what head cold isn't miserable?) and between that and the sinus congestion that comes with pregnancy, I haven't been sleeping well at night.
I just started reading a book called The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin. Usually at this time of the day I have a hard time fighting back sleep as I'm reading. Not today. The book is a first hand account of a year in the life of the author as she seeks happiness. To quote the inside flap: "With humor and insight, she chronicles her adventures during the twelve months she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific research, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier."
I admit, the subject wasn't very appealing to me. I mean, why not "test-drive" the Bible instead? I was even more turned off when the book was compared to Eat, Pray, Love, which I gave to a friend with the note, "Read, Gag, Toss." Anyway, I only picked this book up because my book club is reading it. But, I actually am enjoying it and taking it for what its worth. I don't have high expectations for the conclusions she will draw, but her insights have been good and pretty useful so far. I'll let you know what I think when I'm finished.
What kept me awake, though, was her chapter on improving her work life. Although I used to spend 8 to 12 hours a day in an office its been several years since I left that life behind. So, I wasn't relating too much to that.
Until she mentioned that she was launching a blog. On TypePad. Which, I don't need to tell you alert readers out there, is what I use. She shared some blogging tips that helped get her started, which served as inspiration for me. I'm all for being inspired, just not when I'd really like to be sound asleep.
But, inspiration got the better of me and I began to mentally write my next blog post. It was brilliant. I think I even laughed out loud just thinking about how witty it was. In fact, I came up with several posts before I finally lifted my big 'ole belly out of bed and headed to the computer.
And now that I'm sitting here wide awake I don't remember a thing. Oh well, so much for brilliance. Maybe I really was asleep and it was all a dream. But if I did take a nap, it wasn't a great one. There wasn't any drool on my pillow.
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