Back in college, when I first started reading Jennifer
Causey’s Simply Breakfast blog, I thought I was the only one in the world who
was interested in other people’s morning routines.
Not so, at least nowadays. The Bon Apetit blog does a
regular My Morning Routine series where celebrities describe what they eat for breakfast. And there are
other blogs devoted solely to mornings and breakfast, too. xo breakfast, Desserts for Breakfast, and on
and on.
It sounds so mundane, right? So why is it actually really
interesting? Yesterday I even found myself absorbed in a New York Times article
about Ina Garten’s Sunday morning routine. The Barefoot Contessa eats plain old
oatmeal for breakfast? What a disappointment.
My morning routine doesn’t seem that interesting, but then
again, it doesn’t seem that different from what most of these people do. So
maybe it IS interesting after all? Here’s how it shakes out: I wake up at 7, put on
NPR, and drink a huge mug of black coffee while sitting in the dark (on the
couch, under a blanket). I check email, go on Facebook, scroll through my
Google reader, and on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, read the latest Dear
Prudence column on Slate. Then I take Charlie for an hour walk so we can both
get some exercise and I can clear my head. When we get back, I make breakfast:
Usually two hard-boiled eggs, but sometimes yogurt with walnuts and honey or,
occasionally, homemade tea bread or a scone. I eat breakfast at my desk while I
start work.
I know some people just get up and go to work immediately,
but I need a lot of time to ease into my day. What about you?
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