EAST AURORA, N.Y. — One-third of American adults nap. But how do they find the time? 

Between work, kids and housework, the days fill up quickly. 

That's where an East Aurora couple rolls in. Literally, they will roll into your workplace's parking lot for “The Nap Experience.”

It started as a joke.

“We were like, 'haha very funny, that obviously would never happen,'” Sandy Arcadipane said. “No one would drive to our center, they’d just drive home and go to sleep.”

Then, about six months ago, Sandy, exhausted at work, had a wish. 

“I was like 'I wish a bus would just pull up with a bed and I could just go and take a nap,'” Sandy smiled. “And then I was like, 'that could be a thing!'”

It’s not a bus, per se, but Sandy and her husband Joel went out and bought an RV.

“We pretty much laid on every bed at the store and found whatever was most comfortable,” Sandy said.

There are five beds to rest your head on and get that beauty sleep, for 20 minutes. You can book a time to have the RV pay a visit to your business. There are up to 40 naps per session.

“This bed is the loft bed,” Sandy said. “I say this is for the adventurous person who is willing to climb the ladder.”

And if you're not sold yet, there’s a Bills room.

But why take on this new venture as parents to four kids and a foster child, who both work full-time jobs and pastor a church? Well, like many, the pandemic put life into perspective.

“To see the Buffalo community as a whole, the whole 716 and beyond business community become thriving,” Joel said. “We know that a business employee who is well-rested and is able to be more productive.”

But, there’s a science to napping. And we know to everyone will be able to count sheep in this comfy napping mobile. So, we asked Soda Kuczkowski, a Sleep Health Educator and certified sleep coach at Start with Sleep, for some advice. 

“Naps can be super beneficial. The thing to know about napping is that the average person shouldn’t take a nap every day,” Kuczkowski said.

Shift workers like firefighters, police officers healthcare and hospitality workers certainly benefit from naps, as do the elderly and young children. 

If you find yourself in absolute need of some Zs.

“Those short naps are great 10 to 20 minutes they can help boost your mood your energy levels your alertness,” Kuczkowski said.

Kuczkowski says there are four stages of sleep and if you stay within that 20-minute range you’re in a lighter stage. When you take a longer nap, that’s where we can get into a deeper phase of sleep, and you might wake up feeling disoriented and even more tired.

“Keep it before 3 and 4 in the afternoon, because you don’t want it to interfere with your night sleep,” Kuczkowski said.

If you need a longer nap, she says to aim for 90 minutes. That’s the average adult sleep cycle. 

Back in East Aurora, a question regarding laundry. A full day is 80 sheets and pillow cases.

“So we are like do we go to a laundry mat, or do we do it every night at our house,” Sandy laughed. “We are still figuring that part out.”

Maybe just sleep on it.

If you aren’t lucky enough to get a nap experience in your employer’s parking lot or there is just no time for a nap in your busy day, there are some foods that can help. 

The biggest thing to remember is water. Being dehydrated can cause you to be tired and sluggish. It even affects the way your body absorbs minerals and vitamins. It even declines your cognitive ability by 1% as well. 

Walnuts pistachios, almonds, citrus fruit, strawberries and blueberries help with energy levels throughout the day and in turn, give you a better night’s sleep.