Despite staying up late last night consuming reckless quantities of fro-yo I woke up before 5am for an early morning boot camp training. (More on this later!)
I stayed up way too late last night so on the way home I had a debate in my head = coffee vs. a nap
I hope this issue gets covered in our next presidential election.
Who is that doggy kitty in the window?
When I lived at my mom’s Vegas was an indoor/outdoor cat. We have a big yard and he was able to go in and out as he pleased. Since he got in that fight I try to keep him in 90% of the time. So now he sits in the window and stares out. It’s like a creepy statue.
Flapjack Friday! I had pumpkin pancakes with PB and chia seeds for breakfast.
Crunchy PB and chia seeds – loved the texture combos going on here.
And a glass of the thickest Orange Juice of my life! I practically had to chew it.
The Pile on the Miles participants have walked or ran over 5,000 miles so far!!!
CRAZY, right?! Keep it up – we are less than a week away from Thanksgiving!!!
Pile on the Miles Week 3 winner gets a copy of Mama Pea’s Book – Peas and Thank You
The winner is: Mackenzie Hunter http://wealthshealth.blogspot.com/
Congrats and send me your info!!!
Next week is the grand finale. There will be 3 prizes and 3 winners – an Odwalla prize pack, Love Grown Granola and a Fila Toning Outfit!!!
Question: Coffee or a Nap? What side are you on?
I vote for taking a nap, then drinking some coffee.
Amber K says
I vote nap, because I can’t stand the disgustingness that is coffee.
Bonnie says
Coffee all the way! But only because I can’t nap. It just doesn’t happen for me – ever! And if I do ever pass out I wake up feeling horrible…My husband can nap on chair lifts to the top of a run on the ski hill! At the top he wakes up like a new man, ready to go with renewed energy. Wish I had that super power.
Excited for the last week of POTM! Those are some sweet prizes. Thanks for heading this up, Monica! Oh – and I want to hear more about the bootcamp! Always looking for ideas. 😀
shah'ada @ from 280 to 26.2 says
coffee always wins. forever.
Julia H. @ The Petite Spiel says
Oh my gosh, that poor cat–it looks so genuinely sad to not be outside! Wahhhh…
Coffee or nap? Neither for me! I don’t like the taste of coffee, and I always feel WORSE after a nap than I did before! But it also depends on the day…if I have things to do, then I’d probably just try to push through and stay awake. If it’s a lazy day anyway, then I might just nap.
Nat says
NAP all the way! I LOVE SLEEP! 🙂
Lindsay @ Lindsay's List says
I gotta vote for coffee because it always takes me so friggin long to fall asleep..once i finally do, the kids wake up. wah wah.
Devon @FastFoodie says
I will drink a cup of coffee then go down for a short nap. Once the caffeine gets into my system it wakes me up and I feel refreshed but not coffee cracked out. Worked many a time for me.
Alex @ Healthy Life Happy Wife says
Coffee and power through. I always feel so much worse after a nap! Plus, I can never sleep at night when I take naps during the day!
Alaina says
Ooh, that’s a tough one. If I have the time, then I’ll take a nap. Then follow it with a cup of coffee. 😛
Jess @ Blonde Ponytail says
I’m anxious to hear your thoughts on boot camp! naps are so glorious but I hate having a time limit on them! Cup of Joe it is!
Jennifer says
I’m with ya…nap then coffee for sure!! 🙂
Nicole says
Coffee, definitely. I have nightmares when I nap. Can’t explain it.
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Jenny @ Simply Be...me says
I can’t believe POTM is almost over – didn’t it just start!?
I need to start napping when my son does. But the internet usually wins.
Laura says
C’mon Fila toning outfit… Momma needs something shiny and new to wear…
Melissa @TryingtoHeal says
I always go for nap, and then some green or black tea…
And my cat does the same thing, except she broke a bunch of the mini blinds and now just sticks her head through it to stare down anyone coming up the stares. too funny, and creepy.
Christy J says
Allison–I was going to say the same thing! I never remember where I read these things though.
Christin says
right now I vote nap…I just ate turkey and the trypto-turkey stuff that I can never spell right is kickin in…zzzzzzz
[email protected] says
Ah, the age-old question: sleep or caffeine? A nap will usually win out for me. Unless of course when you say coffee you really mean white mocha latte, then it’s going to be tough for me to choose. 😉 And pumpkin pancakes with PB? Yes, please. After my nap.
Molly @ Hungry Hungry Runner says
Sadly, a nap will always win out for me. Unless of course when you say coffee you really mean white mocha latte, then it’s going to be tough for me to choose. 😉
Pumpkin pancakes with PB? Yes, please. After my nap.
Heather @ Run Eat Play says
Nap then coffee sounds good to me!
It was a sad day when my son gave up taking naps at age 2. That’s when I usually took a nap! Now I’m just over-coffeed.
Kat says
nap always wins!
janae @hungryrunnergirl.com says
I am obsessed with naps! So….I will be in Cali next week! Where are you going to be?!
runeatrepeat says
I’ll be around!
Beth S. says
Since I have such a crazy weekend and week ahead, I’m on the side of coffee! 🙂
My old roommate has a crazy cat that loves to bring in garden snakes from outside when he goes out. Not so fun. :-/
Sam @ Smantha in Training says
I just noticed you are running a 10 miler in Boston in March – you’ll be in my neck of the woods! You might have mentioned this in one of your posts I forget but which race is it???
wymberley says
I try not to nap. I totally kills my sleep cycle! Go coffee!
Lindsey says
A nap then coffee sounds great to me, if I could nap! I hate it, but no matter how hard I try I cannot nap. But I can still pretend and just lay on the couch 😉
Jessica says
Coffeecoffeecoffee. My naps usually go with me saying, ‘Ok, 20 minute power nap aaannnddd go!” Then I wake up 3 hours later.
Justine says
I have some kind of freak disorder where I can’t take naps – coffee all the way.
Kim says
Nap first then coffee is my motto! If you’re tired then your body needs the rest. I just have to learn to take cat naps and not college length sleeps (2-3 hr naps).
Allison says
I read somewhere once that you’re supposed to chug a cup of coffee (lukewarm or iced I guess) and then take a 20 minute nap. Supposedly the caffiene is fully kicked in after the nap and you’re good to go!
runeatrepeat says
I don’t know if this is true, but I kinda love it.
Amber K says
I heard that recently too, can’t remember where though.
Rosa - Fitness, Food, Fulfilled says
Love PB pancakes!
Nap now vs crash out later? I’d totally go for the nap. Ok, I’d choose that at any time anyway.
Ty says
Nap. I could pretty much sleep 16 hours a day, no lie. I figure I might as well be dead if I’m gonna do that though… so I’m grateful for the coffee.