Sleep, Sleep and Sleep

If you have been reading my blog for a while now, you might read about a post where I mentioned that I was very sleepy for the whole week. I remembered that because last week I was not sleepy but I just want to sleep.

It all started last Monday. I woke up early because I knew I have many things to accomplish. So after I took my breakfast, I immediately started to work. I did it for almost three hours. By the time I finished it, I decided to take a nap before taking a bath. I am used to do it especially when I feel that my eyes are tired. So, I set the alarm and napped. When the alarm rang, I looked at the time and decided to continue to nap for a few more minutes. But this time, I didn't pushed the snooze button. I was confident to wake up after that few minutes. As I woke up, I realized that I did not have a nap, I had a sleep. So, I straightaway took a bath and chose to eat my lunch first before doing my other agendas for the day. But that's not all. After knowing that I cannot do the my other tasks, I again took a sleep. I don't know why I want to sleep that day. I was not even sleepy. And even I had more sleeping time than usual, I still did not have problems sleeping in the evening.

For the past week, we did not have classes in English because of the consultation for our position paper. Since it was my last class and it was in the afternoon, I was happy because I don't need to go out of the dormitory. So after I took my lunch and rested for a while, I again slept even I am not sleepy. I think this tendency of mine to sleep even not sleepy is because I am used to sleep in the afternoon every time I don't have classes or I don't have activities. 

Since I was little, my father really want me and my brother to sleep in the afternoon. When I reached the age that most children are starting to be awake in the afternoon, I know that I did not belong to them. It is because my brother was still young so he needs those rests and he refuses to sleep if I will not sleep. So, I became used to it. Even when I reached high school that my father was not anymore strict in sleeping and my brother doesn't have the afternoon sleeps, I still continued the habit. I feel that every time my mind knows that it is afternoon and I have nothing to do, it tells me to sleep. I chose to follow it since I know that if I won't, I will feel tired.

I know that it is very unusual for teenagers like me to spend my afternoon sleeping. I don't care if anyone tells me that I am wasting my time. At least when the time comes that I need energy, I know that I always have it.