Sunday Stealing: Rise and Shine

It's been a lovely day - meditation, breakfast with friends, did some odd jobs, then dinner with friends. I'm pretty much packed for Darwin, and all is well with the world. And now I have to write about breakfast. 

Questions, as always, come from Sunday Stealing. 

1) What do you typically have for breakfast?

This is very dependent on where I am and what day it is. 

After a large cup of decaf coffee with almond milk I'll have one of the following: 

• Weekdays I'll often have a protein shake or some gluten free toast with peanut paste (Peanut paste is what we call peanut butter in South Australia). 
• Weekends I like to have some sort of eggs in a cafe if I'm out. Poached or scrambled are the go. And I love any form of Eggs Benedict. 
• Sometimes I will make myself porridge. 
• When I'm in France I'll treat myself to a pastry - a pain au chocolat perhaps. 

2) What was your favorite breakfast cereal when you were a kid?

Not that we had them very often, but Coco Pops were the business. 

Also, growing up in Australia, buttered dry Weetbix (not Weetabix like they have in Britain) with a scraping of vegemite. It's iconic. 

I was also fond of Nutrigrain. 

I doubt this will make any sense to Americans. 

3) Orange juice, tomato juice or cranberry juice?

Okay - loaded question. 

Cranberry juice is for when you have urinary tract infections, or are out on the town and want to be retro and have a Cosmopolitan. 

Tomato juice is best with a stick of celery, some tabasco, Worcestershire Sauce, a spot of pepper and some vodka. Gotta love a Bloody Mary. 

Orange juice I will drink at breakfast, but its best when it's freshly squeezed. 

4) What time is your alarm clock set for?

Again, depends on the day. Most weekdays, if I'm working from home it's set for around 7.30 a.m. If I'm working from the office, it's 6.45 a.m. As I'm a faffer and I need to faff about, this gives me plenty of time to do my stuff without rushing. 

5) Do you have any tips for preventing stress and making the morning go more smoothly?

Have a routine and try and stick to it. 

I also tend to set my clothes out and have my stuff ready the night before so I don't have to go hunting around the place for things. It makes it less stressful. 

Oh, and as I'm an ironer, I make sure I do that the night before and put the iron and ironing board away so that I don't fret over whether I've left the bloody thing on. 

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