The Perfect Morning

The Perfect Morning

1. Wake at 4:00 am.
2. Wash face.
3. Study till 5:00 am.
4. At 5:00 am Read Bible. Read Mass Readings. Meditate.
5. At 5:30, change into sneakers and workout pants.
6. Go for morning walk/run.
7. At 6 am, shower.
8. At 6:30 am, review work plan for the day.
9. At. 6:40 am, sit down to “fit-fam” breakfast of oatmeal, boiled eggs and one slice of bread.
10. At 7:00 am, brew first cup of coffee and start the day with morning meeting.

The Imperfect Morning.

1. Snooze alarm till 5:15 am.
2. Wash face.
3. Read Bible. Read mass readings. Meditate and say a vocal prayer (just in case you don’t get time to say it later.)
4. At 5:45 change into work out clothes. Notice slight cramp in right part of abdomen. Debate the wisdom of running/walking around till it goes away. Decide to do simple, non-calorie burning stretches.
5. At 6:00 am, check Whatsapp messages.
6. At. 6:15, shower.
7. At 6:50 sit down to breakfast and scoff down (fat-fam!) fried plantain and scrambled eggs to beat the 7 am deadline. Wrap a slice of bread in a serviette to snack on later.
8. 7:03, dash into morning meeting without having reviewed daily work plan. Invent intelligent answers to questions asked.

The OMG-what-have-I-done Morning.

1. Wake at 6:45 am!
2. Dress and gargle mouthwash at the same time. Mentally recite the Our Father.
3. 6:59 dash into morning meeting. Invent intelligent answers to questions asked.
4. 8:30 am Do the walk of shame back to accommodation block* for shower.
5. 8:45 am Return to office armed with a few books so it looks like you forgot a few things earlier. Beg colleague for box of crackers.

What does your perfect morning look like? What does an imperfect morning look like?

*I work and live on a facility. My “office” and living quarters are a 2-minute walk apart.*

p.s. I nominate every blogger who reads this blog to write about their own mornings, too. Please tag me, or link back or something 🙂 Thanks!