One of the best feelings in life has got to be when you’re just drifting off to sleep (or s-l-o-w-l-y awaking)… that in-between moment when you are conscious enough to enjoy the feeling of a luxurious sleep but still sleepy enough to, well, luxuriate* in your sleepiness.
Come to think of it, it’s no small thing at all.
*Is that even a word? Should I be ashamed that I’m not sure if I just made up a word after graduating from a pricey liberal arts school?
**Miss Noodle has kindly informed me that luxuriate is, indeed, a bona fide word. Oh validation, have you ever tasted so sweet.
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no, it’s totally a word. lovely post!
YES! I’ve been validated.
Thank you Miss Noodle.
I thought you made it up, but i Googled it and it exists.
Here is a challenge, I recall someone talking about the word for that state between sleep and wakefulness andh ow they liked that word… but what is the word? I can’t think of it and Google has failed me.
Now I need to sleep, so I can luxuriate in the moment rather than grasp for more rest.
AH! someone else thinks things like this! just the other night, just before falling asleep, I was thinking how completely blissful it was to be comfortable and warm and relaxed, how it was the most wondrous of blessings, even though it was a small thing. It is, I’m sure, one of the best times of each day.
MY favorite moments are when I wake up early in the morning, look at the clock, and discover that I have hours and hours to still sleep. Then I can snuggle back into bed with my boyfriend and drift off peacefully for a little while longer…aaaaahhhh.