17 February 2012

project 52: true love

Now don't panic, the combination of this week's prompt and my photo is not getting smutty. I won't be giving you too much information, so you can relax. We're not doing an ode to Tracey Emin's unmade bed.

Despite this week's Hallmark Holiday (or maybe because of it) I really struggled to find a unique expression of true love for a photo. Don't get me wrong, we've celebrated Valentine's day in the past, but this year a few crayon drawn cards from the Boss and a nice bar of chocolate each sufficed. So, instead I thought I'd show you a photo of the one activity that I truly love: sleeping. And since my husband offered to be an hour late for work this morning so that he could do the school run and I could stay in bed, this photo sort of illustrates why I love him too!

I consider myself to be a semi-professional sleeper. There is rarely a time of day when I couldn't be tempted take a nap. And that wonderful advice someone gave, when I was a mother of a newborn, to nap whenever the baby does? Well, five years on, I still do whenever possible. (Yup, my five-year-old still takes a nap every afternoon. An hour, sometimes two. A girl after my own heart!) If Tom Hodgkinson advocates napping, then that's good enough for me. To quote "The morning is improved by its anticipation, and the afternoon and evening are improved because you are not exhausted." I couldn't agree more.

Go on, try it, take a nap. You'll love it.


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16 comments:

  1. Am off to fulfill my daily 'z' quota now.
    xx

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  2. I love sleeping too!! I often stay up too late at night and regret it when my alarm goes off in the early morning. I tell myself I will go to bed early, but I never do.
    Love this picture and your bed looks soooo cozy! Great idea.

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  3. That bed looks fluffy and comfy. I am not much of a napper, though. I am really not much of a sleeper at all. Great textures in the shot!

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  4. I am like you, I could nap at any time of the day! That is true love for your husband to let you sleep in.

    I can't believe your daughter still naps. Mine stopped around age 3. Bummer! LOL!

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  5. That's a really comfy bed.. can really catch some much needed ZZZ in it.

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  6. when in doubt
    go to sleep...
    that bed looks so comfy, i'm jealous

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  7. I also love my sleep! My kiddos are starting to give up the naps which results in earlier bedtimes for all of us--yay!

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  8. That is an inviting looking bed (and I love your colour scheme, so classy but very relaxing!)

    I'm a big fan of bed and sleep, and I think this is a perfect expression of love :)

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  9. Now I just want to go back to bed, lol! I don't get a lot of sleep right now since I have a new baby, but that's okay...they are SO worth it. =)

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  10. That was so thoughtful of your husband to give you that extra hour. Your bedding is lovely, too.

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  11. What a lovely photo and I love the bed all crumpled up!

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  12. True story. I love this interpretation; I can definitely relate, all around. Great texture in this shot.

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  13. I think the blurriness in the foreground and background (can't remember what you called that effect again" really gives you that feeling of everything starting to blur as you allow yourself o fall asleep -ace photo.

    Lou.

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  14. A nap sounds delightful right now.

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  15. I just slept for 12 hours, so I definitely appreciate the love of sleep! :) Thanks for visiting my blog!

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  16. I love the you call yourself a "semi-professional sleeper". That would be wonderful if sleeping was a job! I'd be a pro :)

    - Ana
    Have you checked out the week of giveaways? :)

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