Napping

Nebb · March 2010

My husband ALWAYS naps on his days off and it drives me nuts - he has a looming deadline for his comic and he needs to use all of his spare time to finish it in time, but instead he is napping because hes so tired.

Other than napping (which in my mind wastes time), what are some ways to stay alert, awake, all of that? He claims coffee isnt going to do the trick, so I need alternate ideas.

goheels05 · March 2010

Oh God, I'm with your husband on this one. Do I ever love a nap.

What about a walk around the block? That usually wakes me up.

pandasquishy · March 2010

DH swears by Redbull when he's studying for his exams.

AmoroAgain · March 2010

I never used to nap, but uh... I kind of just woke up from one. Now I'm watching the Duke/Miami game.

jasmineh7777 · March 2010

Has he tried the 5 Hour Energy? It's like an all natural version of redbull.

shellydiane820 · March 2010

Yeah I'm with Heels and husband. If napping were an olympic event, I would have the gold.

My record is 2 four hour naps in 1 day, and I wasn't sick.

Other than that, to stay alert, sometimes just going outside for a little while, fresh air. That does it for me.

Nebb · March 2010

Its pouring rain out and even if it wasnt he is a lazy butthead who hates leaving the house. I do think if he was more active and ate better he would have more energy but he doesnt believe me.

jasmineh7777 · March 2010

When I eat crappy, I feel crappy. Recently, I've started snacking on fruit rather than other random junk. It is easier for me to get up and get my day started when I eat right.

kate51485 · March 2010

Does he go to bed early enough?

AmoroAgain · March 2010

I used to be on the "napping wastes time train" but, eh. He knows what he has to do, he's a big boy, and if he doesn't get it done, that's his own problem. I'm sure it's fine Nebb. You're his wife, not his mother or his keeper.

shellydiane820 · March 2010

I don't know, I eat healthy and exercise and I still nap a lot.

Nebb · March 2010

Im the wife who will hear all the complaining and deal with the bad mood if he doesnt make his deadline and gets in shiit from his editors. He gets moody over stuff, and then drags his feet because he loses interest but hes in a contract so he cant really afford to screw around with when his pages are due.

He got nearly 8 hours lastnight, but he does eat crap - he will only eat bananas for fruit, doesnt get enough vitamins or anything and lives on a diet mostly of carbs and preservatives.

jasmineh7777 · March 2010

If he really is tired all the time, maybe a good multivitamin would help?
I see a naturopathic doctor, and when I was tired all the time she did some tests and found out I needed iron supplements.

sucrets4 · March 2010

I'm a big napper and so is my dad. There are times where I really could not function without a nap and I'm usually out for 2-3 hours. I can't take short naps.

I've learned to accept it about myself and DH has learned also. I think it used to upset him when we first started dating, but my job was so stressful and time consuming that I would come home and HAVE to nap. I didn't mean to offend him.

Speaking of which, I am going to take one shortly.

Nebb · March 2010

Yeah my husband has ALWAYS been a napper, I dont "get" it because naps make me feel sick and all out of sorts when I wake up. It only bothers me now that he has stuff to do, before the comic he didnt so he could afford to take naps whenever he wanted.

I really should look into a vitamin for him, ive been meaning to for a while but keep forgetting when im at the store.

shellydiane820 · March 2010

Nebb, Nick is like that too. If he takes a nap, he feels worse than before.

I've tried to teach him the ways of napping, but he's just not good at it. Sad for him

katiewhompus · March 2010

Dh lives on Mountain Dew, so when he sleeps he sleeps hard. Most Sundays (his first day off, my second, our only day off together) he will sleep until 2-3 in the afternoon. I will admit sometimes it pisses me off that our one day we get together he spends in bed, but I try not to be a nag.

That being said, I can definitely see where you are coming from. My ex had two opportunities to get a comic published by Marvel (contest type things) and both times he didn't make the deadline because "he didn't feel like working on it" and 'it would interfere with his WoW raiding schedule". Then again, he also didn't feel like going to work either..so yeah..

jasmineh7777 · March 2010

Not to change the subject, but your husband's job sounds pretty fantastic. Is this his full time job?

Nebb · March 2010

No not full time. He has a regular day job (full time) and the comics is just on the side. This is his first published comic, a series of 4 issues for now, being published by Image. He has pretty much eaten up all of the lead time he had and now its down to the wire for the remaining issues. The 2nd issue is due in 2 weeks and he still has quite a few pages left to do, and then the 3rd issue he has one month to complete 22 pages which is a HUGE stretch for him. The sooner he can finish the 2nd issue and start the 3rd the easier it will be on him in the long run, thats why Im on his case about it. He cant be late because the 3rd issue is already being solicited to all the stores, so it has to be done on time.

Nebb · March 2010

That was a lot of rambling, sorry about that!

jasmineh7777 · March 2010

Does he work well under pressure? I did a simple 20 page comic for a history final once, and it took me well over a month.
The fact that he is getting published is really cool though. A lot of people never get that opportunity. Now you just have to kick his ass in to gear!

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · March 2010

I wanted to say that I don't "get" naps either, Nebb. They throw off my schedule and make me feel lazy. If I take a short nap, I feel more tired and just want to sleep more. If I take a long one, I'll be up late. And then I won't get anything done. Plus, I rolls around a lot when I sleep, so I get all sweaty. And I have to take my contacts out.

I'd rather go to bed early, but somehow I never actually make it to bed before 10-10:30.

Nebb · March 2010

He does ok with pressure as long as he doesnt get moody, hes a really moody guy though. He finished 4 pages last week, and I would like him to do 4 this week but so far he only has two done (he submits on mondays). Hes been trying to get in the industry probably for the past 7 or 8 years, so this is a big jump for him. Im really excited for him.

I would like to get to bed earlier too mery, but it never happens. 10 rolls around and it seems to early and then the next thing I know its after midnight.

jasmineh7777 · March 2010

If I fall asleep in the afternoon, and then wake up when it is getting dark, I get totally disoriented and don't know what day it is. Then, I am just groggy and bitchy.

Nebb · March 2010

Me too, I hate the groggy feeling. Ive done that and gotten all agitated because I was so confused over whether I was late for something or slept in. I would much rather sleep in in the morning, than take a nap in the afternoon. My husband is the opposite, he will wake up early and take a nap later.

ricksang · March 2010

I am a napper too. I slept for 11 hours last night. I know you guys eat pretty healthy, does he get enough carbs?

Nebb · March 2010

Almost all he eats is carbs, he has a bagel for breakfast with a tea or coffee, lunch is pizza, canned pasta, frozen dinner like hungryman, or big sandwiches, dinner is whatever I choose to eat (meat, side of carbs for him, veggie). He also likes sweets and has those throughout the day. I eat fairly well, but he doesnt.

ricksang · March 2010

Ohhh, yeah my H has the same diet. He is always tired. I wish he'd eat better. I always have more energy when I eat good carbs, more fruit, and my veggies. No chance you can convince him that eating better might give him energy is there?

Nebb · March 2010

He is very stubborn and unless I prepare EVERYTHING for him, he wont. The best I can do is a good breakfast occasionally (when he works late or is off work) and a good dinner. He prefers quick and easy to healthy, and ive tried but he is useless with nutrition. He eats a LOT better though since I started eating better, we very rarely if ever have fast food and he cant stomach it anymore, he gets really sick afterwards.

mandysmear · March 2010

I can take a nap after a pot of coffee. So, I don't really have anything that wakes me up. Red bull works - temporarily though.

I love naps. In fact I just woke up from a 1 hour catnap about half an hour ago.

ricksang · March 2010

My H will only eat better if I cook as well. Convenience always wins when I am not preparing the food.

I can too Mandy. Coffee only tast good to me. It never really wakes me up.

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