GUEST POST - CHICK LIT AUTHOR DEE DETARSIO

There’s a Nap for That

by Dee DeTarsio

I’m a Virgo. What can I say? I’m already packed for my vacation in August. I pre-worry, because regular-time worry isn’t good enough.

I’ve passed this tightly wound chromosome to my offspring. I carry Kleenex and granola bars with me at all times. Kleenex, because I inherited that gene from my grandmother, and, granola bars, which are a little something-something I added to that just-in-case DNA. You’re welcome, kids.

They blame ME that they are always the first ones to show up for classes and work, and have all this time to kill! I goggle my eyes at them and allow my mouth to gape in disbelief. “You should try growing up like I had to,” I tell them, wavy lines and doo-doo-doo-doo music appearing on cue. “Four sisters plus one bathroom divided by one mean bus driver (who thought the saying was, ‘time and rides wait for no man’) and you do the math.” I don’t know what exactly would happen if I were to be late for something, and I sure don’t want to find out. Hip Hip Hooray for early birds!

It takes a lot of energy to be so perfect. In my quest for serenity (now!), I found a ground-breaking study from the Mayo Clinic which reports that napping “reduces fatigue.” From this No Kidding, Really? file, also comes claims that naps improve performance and lessen confusion. I always made my kids nap for improved mood, (theirs) and relaxation, (mine).

Call it whatever you want, (but if you call it meditation it sounds a lot better), there’s a nap for that. Anxiety, grumpiness, that three-o’clock afternoon biorhythm crash? Hit the nap app. With Jack Reacher-like precision, I am a napper from way back. I intuitively know when to turn my head before the earring dent sets in my cheek. (How’s that for meditation?)

When I’m not writing, I like to say I’m busy speaking, and cooking, fluent Italian, teaching yoga class and volunteering for the Peace Corps, but none of that would be true. I’m taking my nap. 

Do you nap? Please tell me I’m not alone and enter to win a copy of All My Restless Life to Live.

Thanks, Tracie!!

Dee has generously offered to give away a copy of her Chick Lit novel, ALL MY RESTLESS LIFE TO LIVE, to one lucky winner! (Signed paperback or Kindle e-book to US; Kindle e-book to other countries.) You can enter up to 5 times using the Rafflecopter widget below. The giveaway will end at midnight on Sunday, June 30th, and a winner will be announced on Monday, July 1st.

Author Bio:  Dee DeTarsio is a graduate of The Ohio State University and lives in southern California with her family. (She only goes back to visit Ohio for two days in early October because she is equally scared of tornadoes and getting trapped in a snowstorm.)

If you are having trouble sleeping, please check out her new novel, All My Restless Life to Live! (Oh, wait, that sounds boring!)

Book blurb:  Life is a soap opera, especially for Elle Miller, who writes for one. (Ellen dropped the “n” in her name in hopes of finding a better ending for herself.) When her laptop crashes, she borrows her recently deceased dad’s computer and gets way more than she bargained for.

Elle unravels mysterious communications from his computer, while her mom decides to give Internet dating a try. As Elle tries to save her career at I’d Rather Be Loved with a storyline featuring a trip through Atlantis, she takes a trip to the Emmys, and finds herself in the middle of a romance between a real doctor and a hunk who just plays one on TV. Friends, family, and clues from “the other side” all help Elle figure out the difference between living the good life and living a good life.

Fans of Marian Keyes and Jennifer Weiner will delight in Dee DeTarsio’s sparkling prose and lively dialogue as she takes readers into the heart of women’s lives. Filled with friendship, love, loss, betrayal, and challenges that force her characters to find their place in the universe, Dee’s novels give us that hopefully-ever-after we're searching for.

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