Gwen Stefani's dream day is right up my alley: Yours too?

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Sara McGinnis

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Gwen Stefani absolutely loves motherhood, but the sleepless nights that come along with having a little one aren't exactly her favorite. The songstress, who is raising sons Kingston, Zuma, and Apollo with husband Gavin Rossdale, has opened up about what she'd do with the day all to herself and it sounds like perfection.

"I've always loved sleeping," the 45-year-old No Doubt star, whose youngest is now 15-months-old, told Elle for their latest issue. "Even in my 20s, I would be like, 'Oh my God! We are playing at midnight?' So my perfect day would be sleeping in and falling back asleep as many times as possible without an alarm."

Speaking of dreaming, Gwen Stefani has a very specific place in mind for where she'd like to see her family settle one day.

"I'm definitely a tea girl," she told the magazine while talking food and drinks. "I could drink tea all day long. As for breakfast, Gavin and I once travelled to Morocco and stayed in this little riad. They would make these pancakes that were almost like crepes, but drizzled in honey. I fantasize about them, about having the children there, eating those pancakes surrounded by the trees and chameleons and other crazy-cool animals."

Crazy-awesome! I'm starting to feel like Gwen and I might just be kindred spirits, because not only would I too love to travel to such a -- cough -- sweet escape and eat magical foods, but I love hearing from someone who loves sleep as much as I do. Such a shame I can't marry it and have its little nap babies.

I think you're either a person who feels that way about sleep or not straight from the get-go. I was the same as she was in my 20s, and having kids only complicated the matter. Oh, the things I would have given for uninterrupted rest! I will say though, as not only I have gotten older but my kids have too and I actually am getting regular sleep, my love affair with shuteye has mellowed out a bit. Currently my dream day would be a long, challenging hike followed by some amazing food and then nodding off. Sleep is still in there, don't get me wrong, but it's now the icing on the cake instead of the entire goal.

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