Napper Flapper

Years ago, I landed a dream job: producing events in the music industry. The dream was quickly shattered, and I beat a hasty path to the door of Corporate America. It seems I was wildly out of place in an office that condoned pot-smoking in the conference room, sending interns out for drugs, and a tired leader fond of catnapping.

What sort of napper I was as I child, I do not know, but as an adult, rarely I have experienced the wonder of the afternoon nap. Teenagers and phones and a mother-outlaw and a doorbell do not make good bedfellows with a nap. On that rare occassion when the house is empty and no bells (be they door or phone) are ringing, I don my sleep mask and settle in for a quick snooze.

I read recently that napping is beneficial,and prime nap time is 20-30 minutes between 2:00pm and 4:00pm. To nap much later than longer and/or later than that starts to toy with the body's circadian rhythm. Yesterday I napped after work, and those 20 or 30 minutes were just enough to perk me up for twirling around the house (click Start Wearing Purple).

Pattern Specifications
ChicKnits Ribby Shell (flat front version), 37"
4 balls Rowan Calmer, #484 Lucky
US 8 and 5 KnitPicks Options needles
8 August - 15 August 2006

It seems both late-day napping and watching The Breakfast Club will have their effect on the body and mind. This is my only explanation as to why I was prowling around the house at 2:00am. While I was awake and restless, I put the time to good use by casting on for, what else, Molly Ringwald.