... it is not clear to me that this is a good idea. Breakfast in bed was one of the things I enjoyed, and it was a single event. Now it seems that breakfast has become another thing I do while doing other things. It has not really succeeded in getting me out of bed earlier, but at least I can no longer blame it.

It is possible to change long-standing customs. Whether it is wise to do so is another question. 9 months ago

Yonder see the morning blink,
The sun is up and up must I
To wash and dress and eat and drink
And look at things and talk and think
And God knows why.

Oh, often have I washed and dressed,
and what’s to show for all my pain?
Ten thousand times I’ve done my best,
And all’s to do again.

A.E. Housman

I’m sure I can do this now on a regular basis. 9 months ago

Lazy start to the day, but washed and dressed for breakfast. 9 months ago

Boots, then breakfast. Easy. 9 months ago

Breakfast today was a toasted sandwich at the apheresis unit. 9 months ago

Got up quite early, and had breakfast at the kitchen table. Not bad. 9 months ago

Got up reasonably early, and had breakfast at my desk with my computer. Not particularly mindful, I know, but target reached. 9 months ago

Sundays doesn’t count, I decided. 9 months ago

Yes, had breakfast while loading for the market. 9 months ago

Really couldn’t face the day until nine, but then braved the day. Dressed and was ready to leave. Then spoiled it a bit by having a double breakfast. 9 months ago

Had breakfast at my desk, sorting cash slips. Not very mindful, I know, but I was washed and dressed, so it counts. 9 months ago

Got up early for a breakfast date. 9 months ago

Had a hard time waking up, but got up, dressed and ate. 9 months ago

Alarm didn’t go off, so it was up and wash and dress and breakfast in one smooth sweep. Had breakfast standing in the lovely warm sunshine. 9 months ago

Sunday. No point in getting up. 9 months ago

Up before dawn. Breakfast after packing and loading. 9 months ago

Today was one of those days that would have been perfect for breakfast in bed, followed by more sleep. I did get to bed early enough, but I had not slept well, being wound up because of last night’s successful speechcraft. But I dragged myself out, washed dressed, had breakfast, and went to the gym.

I’ll probably have to have a serious nap later. 10 months ago

Got up a little after the alarm went off, washed, dressed, had breakfast. But sadly, lied down for some relaxation exercise and fell asleep. So, +1 for breakfast with my boots on, but -1 for falling asleep.

Actually, no, it’s not -1 for falling asleep. That was part of the deal: if I needed more sleep in the morning after breakfast I could have it. But it didn’t work out well: I only felt guilty, not rested. 10 months ago

Got up with the alarm, dressed, breakfasted. No sugar for the porridge, so I went shopping after gym. Desk at 09:30. 10 months ago

Woke pretty late, but still had breakfast after getting ready for work. 10 months ago

Had breakfast between dressing and packing. 10 months ago

Sunday. Cold. Breakfast in bed. It doesn’t matter, so I’m not counting a failure. 10 months ago

First dressed and packed, then ate breakfast before leaving for the market. 10 months ago

Only a glass of fruit juice, on the run, because I was going out to donate blood, and I get a snack there. 10 months ago

Smallish breakfast, seated. 10 months ago

Boots, then breakfast. I think maybe I like it better this way round. 10 months ago

Got up, washed, dressed, and had no breakfast. First food was tea and birthday cake at 10:00. 10 months ago

Shoes on before breakfast. 10 months ago

Day three was market day, but still, I was washed and dressed before I ate breakfast.

Day four was surprising. It was Sunday, the traditional, deeply-ingrained breakfast-in-bed habit day. I woke fairly late, but still got up and dressed before breakfast. 10 months ago