Morning Transition

I am a morning person. Seriously a morning person. I open my eyes and I am ready to go. I do not understand folks who have difficulty shaking off sleep or starting their day, perhaps this is due to the fact that I only halfway subscribe to the notion of sleep. I am up. I am going. I am singing opera.

I awoke this morning while Eric, Cordelia, Bumblebee and the cats were still zonked out. Actually Ophelia looked up at me and groaned as if to say,"Too early," and then she curled into a tight ball of fur. Bumblebee didn't even look up, usually she will at least give me a little apologetic wag e for not following me. The first soft rays of early blue light were filtering in, though it was mostly still black out. Good enough for me. I got up. Worked on some job related stuff, checked email, made breakfast, packed Eric's lunch, did a little reading and then went and woke up the crew--they count on me for this, or at least that is my interpretation of it.

Once the house is all awake and fed and before we get on with the business of the day there is sort of a transitional period. Eric is getting ready to leave. The sun has risen. The light fills our house. There is a moment before we all get to it as though the entire household is taking a deep collective breath before moving on with our day. We want to linger over coffee (Eric, not me), snuggles, unkempt hair, breakfast smells, quiet family time. Then there is a shift and the day officially begins. Eric leaves for work. Cordelia plays, I blog.











How do you start your day?

Inquiring Minds Want to Know

Good morning. It's 8ish here in WY. For Eric it is the weekend and he's sleeping in. I am trying to let him get any length of sleep while he still can. I've been up and productive for a while already. I always feel my most productive in the mornings, ready to take on the day. I am one of those people who is wide awake and happy in the morning. I close the bedroom door and let my husband enjoy the quiet morning in way I never could, sleeping in.

I have poured myself some OJ and taken care of my morning duties like feeding and taking Bumblebee out to...well you can guess.

Then I wandered around just sort of randomly picking things up and putting them down, looking for a purpose. Suddenly it struck me that we hadn't had pancakes in a small eternity. I decided it was high time to get on it. I use the recipe from our friend Sarah Kramer's cookbook How it All Vegan which, incidentally just was re-released for it's 10th anniversary edition. Do you have the book? I'm just saying...

As I was making the pancakes I began to wonder if there is a difference between pancakes and flapjacks? Is it just a regional thing? What do you call them? Inquiring minds want to know.

Well, Eric just got up I think maybe the smell of pancakes pulled him from his reverie. He has wandered in and started his cup of coffee and is ready to eat.

What I am loving today

Today was another one of those days where I had to give myself several reasons to get out of bed, mostly because it was really cold and I was snug and warm in bed. I considered all of the good things that I am excited about today and I thought I would share them with you:

I think it is going to be another chilly day. Overcast days are pretty rare in CO; a state that boasts 300 days of sunshine. I need to get up and enjoy all of the overcast beauty.

A nice morning cup of coffee, prepared by the husband.

Scraping the first frost off of the windshield. Admittedly this will inevitably become a source of dread, but for now it is just marking an exciting seasonal change.

My morning commute. I like my morning commute. I blast the heater, listen to music and just take a little time for myself and my thoughts. I am running around the rest of the day, so that small bit of time in the mornings has become a little gift. Although I also look forward to mornings when Eric drives me to work so we can chat before I start my day.

I get to dig myself out of the convention aftermath at work. Now I know it will be a lot of work, but I am really excited to complete this task. I feel really happy to do my job well.

Speaking of work, I get to install the new toner. I know it's weird, but I really like to install the toner in the printer. It is not my job to do it, but everybody knows to back off from the toner installation...OK, that is weird I will admit that.

Eric and I are nearly done with our Alias marathon. We can finally have our lives back.

I have a fun art project underway. I hope to share with you the results within the next week.

Eric has completed a new album!! Of course I am biased, but it is really really good. You can check it out by clicking here. You will not be disappointed. I am so lucky to be married to such a talented man.