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Original poster

to enjoy an afternoon nap

66 replies

alloweraoway · 07/05/2024 16:26

60ish, working part time, kids are adults, every afternoon I am free I like to snuggle under the duvet about 2 ish and have a little doze for an hour or so.

Does everyone else my age indulge, or plough on to the end of the day?

I often do get up very early

YABU - you're acting like an old lady, or else very lazy!

YANBU - it's fine, we all do it if we can!

OP posts:
Workingtosurvivenotthrive · 07/05/2024 18:55

Bloody love a nap here and I'm in my late 30s. I WFH two days a week and voluntarily give up my lunch break on those days for an hours sleep, often curled up with the dog on the duvet too. Always have, helps me get through the rest of the day.

catlady7 · 07/05/2024 18:52

I love a nap

uncomfortablydumb53 · 07/05/2024 18:49

I'm a year younger than you and have an hour nap every afternoon
I live alone now and don't work due to disability so it helps me get through the day!
Enjoy!

Delatron · 07/05/2024 18:43

It’s very good for you to nap. I sleep badly at night so shouldn’t really nap. I do occasionally.

Original poster
alloweraoway · 07/05/2024 18:42

I have enjoyed my nap! Thank you

OP posts:
ThisNoisyTealLurker · 07/05/2024 18:41

I'm 45 and LOVE an afternoon granny nap. I feel fortunate to be able to roll myself up like a sausage roll in my duvet for an hour or so before the kids come home from school. I work part time and study so my brain is often drained by mid afternoon and a nap sorts me out.

itsjustbiology · 07/05/2024 17:02

Love afternoon naps..you carry on OP.

StarbucksQueen1 · 07/05/2024 16:37

I’m 37 and work part time and have a 5yo who wakes at 6am. I sleep about 1030-530 but would LOVE an afternoon nap as at about 1-2pm I’m shattered. I do take beta blockers so probably doesn’t help!
indulge… why not!!

Mrsjayy · 07/05/2024 16:35

I've not had a nap today I had a Dr's appointment and if I nap now I won't sleep tonight I'm now a bit cranky and will probably be in bed for 9.30!

FeckOffNowLads · 07/05/2024 16:31

I go for a nap every day at 2 for about an hour.

Im very active and it recharges me perfectly, I can then plough through life at top speed until 10pm - i think it’s a highly efficient way to go if you can manage it.

GetYourHandOut · 07/05/2024 16:29

I'm in my 40s and I had a little snooze on the sofa this very afternoon!

PotatoPudding · 07/05/2024 16:29

Until I started my current job, I always had an afternoon nap (I am 46). 20 minutes of shut-eye in the afternoon can easily give me an extra couple of hours of being awake in the evening.

Mrsjayy · 07/05/2024 16:28

I love a nap im younger Than you there is nothing lazy about napping it's just recharging!

ShillyShallySherbet · 07/05/2024 16:27

YANBU I hope I’m able to do this when I’m in my 60s. I’d do it now if I could.

ICantLogIn · 07/05/2024 16:27

It sounds delicious. Enjoy!

princesspadam · 07/05/2024 16:27

YANBU I love a little nap