As the resident Sleep Editor at Homes & Gardens, I like to get my eight hours − and then some. Waking up early mid-week means I look forward to my weekends, when I get to switch off my alarm and snooze a little longer.
Ironically, for someone who teaches others how to sleep better, I've been accused of 'bed rotting'. I prefer to think of it as 'snerdling'. According to English etymologist Susie Dent, 'snerdle' is an eighteenth-century verb that means 'to wrap up cozily in bed and hold off the day for a little longer.'
