It's beginning to look a lot like ... Christmas? Well, maybe not — but it is time for our craft-fair list.

The Island Life section's annual holiday craft-fair calendar will be published Oct. 11. If you are sponsoring a fair, send us the details: fair name, time, date, location and types of merchandise to be offered. Be sure to include a phone number that we can print with your listing. The submission deadline is Sept. 28.

Mail to Holiday Craft Calendar, Island Life, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; email to islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Craft Calendar" in the subject line; or fax to 525-8055.

— Advertiser staff

TAKE A BREAK

MIDDAY NAP HAS ITS BENEFITS

Nap time is not just for the very young or very old. According to a Pew Research Center national survey, on a typical day, one in three adults in the United States takes advantage of some midday shut-eye.

The National Sleep Foundation says a midday snooze has benefits — whether it's an all-out, curl-up-in-bed siesta or just a light nodding-off at lunchtime or a quick doze on the bus — a nap can restore alertness, enhance performance and reduce the likelihood of mistakes and accidents.

No time to nap? Fortunately, the best naps are short — about 20 to 30 minutes. Any longer might leave you feeling groggy and could interfere with your nighttime routine.

— Washington Post