Siesta!

Today after work, I came home and read a little bit. Before I knew it my eyes were heavy, and I knew...I needed a nap. I closed my eyes and woke up an hour and a half later feeling refreshed.

I love naps!

My senior year in college, I read a fun book called Inspiration Sandwich by SARK. SARK (an acronym for Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) is an artist, and her book shares how she lives her creative life. While I don't necessarily embrace the worldview of the author, I truly enjoyed the book. When I read it, I felt unexpectedly liberated. As a budding artist myself, I knew that I was marching to a slightly different beat than those around me, and reading her book helped me feel much better about my own inner rhythm. I know that sounds way artsy, but I guess that's the point. The book helped me to embrace my artsiness, and accept myself more wholly.

Inspiration Sandwich endorses napping...whenever you feel like it! SARK believes that napping feeds her creativity. And it made me feel, for the first time, like napping wasn't being lazy. Instead, it was a way I could care for my creative spirit--and being caring feels much better than being lazy.