Anticipation

When my children were in pre-school, their teacher (wisely) used a clever way to communicate time: sleeps.

When is our special guest visiting? Two sleeps from now.
When is the reading buddy activity? Three sleeps from today.
When is the field trip? Six sleeps away.

We often measure time in days, but our body naturally understands time by the number of nights we sleep between now and what we’re anticipating.

Indeed, the concept of “sleeps” is much more approachable than having to wait days.