Morning Ritual

January 14, 2010

What's your morning ritual?  Mine usually begins with the alarm going off at 6 a.m. and my husband hitting the snooze button at least twice.  I never "snooze" between the alarms.  I just lay there thinking of all the things I need to do for the day and dreading getting out from under the warm covers.

When I finally do get up, I head for the kitchen to make a cup of Chai tea or coffee.  Whichever I choose, it's decaf.  I never was a caffeine junky, and I gave up caffeine about 10 years ago.  I don't miss it.  I just like having the warm liquid with lots of milk.  It's one of the ways I get my calcium for the day.

While sipping my coffee or tea, I make my son's lunch.  He has a ritual too--he always has a peanut butter sandwich for lunch.  And, if I'm not mad at my husband, I make his lunch too.  Then I kiss my husband and son goodbye as they head off to work and school.

Next, I head for my computer.  I check emails, hoping for a thousand new inquiries--okay, at least a few signed contracts--on either of my businesses.  Then I look at the clock, realize in shock that it's been an hour since I sat down at the computer and not the 15 minutes I thought it's been, and run down to the barn to feed the animals.

If I have time, I stop by the garden to check on the latest veggies I'm trying to grow--right now it's lettuce and spinach.  Then back to the house for some exercise.  Usually I walk/run at least 30 minutes on my treadmill while catching up on a travel or home improvement show.

Then comes one of my favorite parts--a nice, long, very hot shower.

I won't bore you with the rest of my day--I've bored you long enough with this blog, if you've even bothered to read this far.  But the point is, it's nice to have a ritual to my day.  I haven't had a morning ritual much since I left the corporate world about six years ago.  And though you can practically make a commercial out of my morning routine, I cherish it.