For How Long Do You Take the Afternoon Nap?

By rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

Philippines

June 6, 2019 5:20am CST

Yesterday , it was a busy day for me and hubby. It’s a legal holiday, being it Ed’l Feitr, so hubby and the helper , went up the roof to put some sealant on those leaking parts. As for me, I cooked and cleaned the bedroom. We both were tired , so at 2:00 p.m. both of us took our long naps. We woke up past 4:00 p.m. It was so nice because when we woke up we felt reinvigorated, specially after we have taken our snacks. It was a good way to spend a holiday – just at home, did some chores , napped and bonded with hubby, looking at funny videos in my hubby’s laptop. For those who are working, do you like spending your holiday , doing some chores and napping? I suppose for those stay at homes, they always do take a nap, which is a privilege for me and I suppose to most working people. For how long do you take your afternoon nap? Napping , as mentioned by health experts can add to a person’s longevity. Note: Picture is from google

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@mrki444 (15150)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

6 Jun 19

Sometimes and hour, sometime much more like 3 or 4 hours. Depends how tired I am or wheater is.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

6 Jun 19

I envy you guys, that you can nap that much.

Although, I also get to nap that much one time, when it was a Sunday and I came from our team building which was tiring because we slept late the first night we arrive at the beach and the next day was team building almost the whole day in the hot day.

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@mrki444 (15150)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

6 Jun 19

@SIMPLYD I can always sleep so it is not problem for me.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

@mrki444 Good for you. I guess, that's because you are still so young, that is why sleep isn;t a problem yet, unlike me.

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@DianneN (247216)

• United States

19 Jun 19

I haven’t napped much since we left Florida. Only once and that was for about 30 minutes.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

20 Jun 19

I think that's because you have enough sleep, so you don't nap. I only nap, when one weekdays I only get 6 or less hours of sleep each day. I cannot deny my eyes , when on a Saturday it is so heavy already in the morning.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Jun 19

@DianneN I very much agree. You really feel so good and reinvigorated upon waking up.

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@DianneN (247216)

• United States

20 Jun 19

@SIMPLYD Nothing feels better than a good nap when you really need it.

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@Sreekala (34312)

• India

6 Jun 19

Even though we had a holiday yesterday, we could not sleep in day time. We are so busy with some works at home, rearranging the positions of Almirah and beds, then cleaning. It took much time. So had lunch at 3 pm by that time Cricket started so TV was on and could not sleep.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

Is your holiday because of Edl Feitr. Did I spell it right. Yes, sometimes when I am at home, I cannot nap because I am busy cleaning our bedroom. Though, I would lie down to rest while hubby sleep my mind would be anxious that I will clean the bedroom once hubby wakes up and would go to the dining room to snack or whatever.

@dodo19 (47133)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

6 Jun 19

I don't often take naps. Sometimes, I will if I'm not feeling well or just really exhausted.

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@dodo19 (47133)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

8 Jun 19

@SIMPLYD I do sometimes get sleepy, but I don't often get the chance to nap, and I've never been much of a nap person. I will nap on the rare occasion, but that's about it.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

Why, you don't like to or maybe you aren't sleepy at all in the afternoon. It means that you have enough sleep.

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20641)

• Philippines

6 Jun 19

I only take napping during weekend and mostly it takes 3 to 4 hours...

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

That's understandable because you also work like me on weekdays.

I also sometimes nap for more than 3 hours.

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@Aansh13 (11251)

• New Delhi, India

6 Jun 19

These days I don't get a chance, but when I do I take at least 2 hours nap

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

Maybe just like me , you work on weekdays. That is why, napping would be on weekends.

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@Aansh13 (11251)

• New Delhi, India

7 Jun 19

@SIMPLYD Yeah true...

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@MGjhaud (23251)

• Philippines

6 Jun 19

I’m home almost all the time but I don’t take naps. I prefer the 8-10 hr sleep without interruption. I feel more energized that way.

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@MGjhaud (23251)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

I understand. I felt the same when I was still part of the corporate world. Five more minutes of sleep mattered to me so much back then.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

If I also have my way, I won't take a nap. However, I need it because I always lack sleep since I have trouble sleeping early at night. Then , I have to wake up at 5:00 to prepare for work.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16559)

• China

12 Jun 19

Holiday is a good time to catch up on lost sleep.I have no idea of what Ed’l Feitr is.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

13 Jun 19

Yes, that is true. I always do take a nap when I really lack sleep. Ed'l Feitr is he end of Ramadan by our Muslims brothers.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16559)

• China

14 Jun 19

@SIMPLYD Oh,I see,thank you !

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@ShyBear88 (59306)

• Sterling, Virginia

6 Jun 19

I can take a nap between 2-3 hours on a good day. Yesterday I napped form about 9am to 12:30pm

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

Good for you that you can take a nap anytime of the day. I haven't napped in the morning. I am so awake once I wake up in the morning.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

8 Jun 19

@ShyBear88 That's understandable .

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@ShyBear88 (59306)

• Sterling, Virginia

7 Jun 19

@SIMPLYD I can not take a nap any time of day my husband has to be here since we still have one child at home during the school day.

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@wolfgirl569 (96423)

• Marion, Ohio

6 Jun 19

I dont nap most days. But if I am tired I will

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

8 Jun 19

@wolfgirl569 I think most of us have those kind of nights.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

That goes to say that you have enough sleep. How I wish I always have enough sleep.

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@wolfgirl569 (96423)

• Marion, Ohio

7 Jun 19

@SIMPLYD Some days I just am not able too.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

I do not usually have a nap. But if I need to, usually it will be 30 minutes to one hour

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

Good for you because you can do I always take a nap, in the office. It's a power nap only for most of the times 15 minutes and sometimes 30 minutes. However, I noticed that if it is for 30 minutes or more, I will sleep late in the evening.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

8 Jun 19

@rakski Yes, lunchtime because one hour yun. I take my early lunch that's why pag 10:00 am.

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

@SIMPLYD when do you take a nap in the office? at lunch time?

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@Teekaaa (11580)

• India

6 Jun 19

I don't usually take afternoon naps ,but if I take it will be a long one... heheh

even today my afternoon nap was about two and half hours. I really had a sound nap. Just now woke up from my sound nap and just logged in to MyLot and commenting here.LOL

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

So, that is why you are so enthusiastic in interacting here. Naps can really reinvigorate us and give us a clear mind.

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@Teekaaa (11580)

• India

7 Jun 19

@SIMPLYD haha...yes

You are right on that.

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@Bensen32 (27541)

• United States

6 Jun 19

Glad you had a good holiday. I love taking naps but most days I am at work so I don't get to take one but when I do it is usually about an hour long.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

Don't you have break times? Me, I get to nap for 15-30 minutes during our one hour lunch break. They call it power nap. I feel so ready to work and not sleepy at all after taking my power nap.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

8 Jun 19

@Bensen32 That's what iy is indeed when you have a longer than 20 minutes of nap at work. You wake up lethargic.

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@Bensen32 (27541)

• United States

7 Jun 19

@SIMPLYD I take a break when I want at work and usually it is just 5-10 minutes. If I took a nap at work I would wake up an hour later and not want to work.

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@arunima25 (85885)

• Bangalore, India

6 Jun 19

That would be the best way to spend a holiday. I prefer to take a long nap on holidays after finishing some of my chores.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

Yes, I do that also after chores at home. Makes me feel reinvigorated and alive.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

8 Jun 19

@arunima25 Yes, sleep does that. It is said by health experts that when we sleep the cells are repaired.

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@arunima25 (85885)

• Bangalore, India

8 Jun 19

@SIMPLYD I take a nap every day in the afternoon for 45 minutes to an hour. I rest after chores in morning and afternoon. This nap rejuvenates me for evening and other work that need to be handled.

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@yanzalong (18981)

• Indonesia

21 Jun 19

About half an hour or less.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

21 Jun 19

Good for you that you can take a nap on a free day for that long. Me, during office days , I take a power nap for only 20 minutes. That already reinvigorates me. But on weekends I can take a nap for about 2 hours or more.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

11 Jun 19

When I take a nap it is usually around 2 p.m. that seems to be about the time I run out of steam lol

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

13 Jun 19

I have read that we have actually two patterns of sleep. One at night which is what we all do and that of the afternoon nap. I usually nap at 3:00 p.m on holidays when I so lack of sleep.

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@jstory07 (135092)

• Roseburg, Oregon

21 Jun 19

I go strong all day and never get tired.

@TheHorse (207500)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Jun 19

I generally don't take naps. But once in awhile I "pass out" in the late afternoon for a couple of hours. I wake up feeling confused about what day it is.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

9 Jun 19

Well , if we really are so tired, sleeping would be the best way to beat it.

@PainsOnSlate (21854)

• Canada

12 Jun 19

My husband naps every afternoon, I don't. I don't know why, I just don't need a nap...

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

13 Jun 19

I think that's because you have enough hours of sleep while he lacks it. I also don't nap when I have enough of sleep. I only do when I am really lacking of it.

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@Iam_jauntyjen (4951)

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6 Jun 19

I have trouble sleeping so napping is a luxury. When I was younger I could nap for three hours. Sometimes, when I arrive home from university, I would skip lunch. Change clothes and hit the bed. I would sleep from noon til' evening. I would wake up before dinner time sometimes. I miss those days.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

7 Jun 19

Yes, when one is young sleep is abundant. It is so easy to fall asleep. I also have problem sleeping early , even if I want to. So I lack sleep on weekdays because I should awaken at 5:00 a.m. to prepare for work.