Nanny-piggins Quote by R. A. Spratt

“I fake-rested instead of real-rested, and then I found that I was real-tired. It feels ludicrous to be a grown woman, a mother, still…

— Shauna Niequist

“You can't be everything to everybody. Say 'No' sometimes. Understand that you are more help when you are Healthy. Happy. Sane. Rested.”

— Terry Alex

“The reason I sleep well at night is that I know I've done the best for my patients each day.”

— Dr. Jesse P. Houghton MD

“Always try to ensure that there is an even balance in your life between work, rest and play.”

— Theresa Francis-Cheung

“Oh yes," said Nanny Piggins. "I can regale people with anecdotes from my sordid past and think at the same time.”

— R.A. Spratt

“I slept for over a full day, as you know, but I won’t say I rested.”

— Daniel Woodrell

“The night before a deadline, I usually am in desperate need of a back rub. And new wrists. And candy. And little mice to…

— Christy Hall

“My bed is better than all the rest. That’s why I just stand there staring at it, rather than actually laying down and getting…

— Jarod Kintz

“I thought that teaching twenty-eight energetic and needy children how to read had to be the hardest job on earth. I was wrong -…

— Jani Ortlund

“I’m learning to wake up and anticipate moments instead of fretting over the entire day. I’m learning to relax, because if something’s meant to…

— Emily T. Wierenga

“just want you to know that what I am doing, these little things—like reading to you, the exercise, bringing you breakfast, talking—it's the only…

— J.A. Huss

“I have found that reading is much better than a good sleep.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita