Morning Ritual

Daily writing prompt

What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like?

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My weekday mornings are almost carbon-copies of each other.

My alarm goes off, and I press the snooze button a couple of times. Then I finally rise and immediately stand on my head next to the bed to get the blood going to my brain. After that, I open the door to let the dog out and usually leave it open, no matter what the weather, in order to acclimate my body to the temperature of the day. The next ritual is an ice cold shower to really wake me up, and while I am hopping and bobbing around under the water, I like to listen to loud music. My clothes have all been laid out since the night before so I pull them on, sometimes wearing my shirt backwards just to add a twist to my day. I make my coffee in a percolator that belonged to my parents over a camp stove sitting on my oven. Then I pour it into an old boot, fill my water bottle, give the dog a treat, close all the doors and leave for work.

APRIL FOOLS!!!

Have a fabulous day, whatever you do – xoxo