Morning Ritual

 

Each morning or at least most mornings, I wake up between 7:00 am and 8:00 am, without relying on an alarm clock.  There is a tendency for me to take a leak and go back to bed but I resist and just take the leak.

Our three cats are waiting at the door for it to open by one of the occupants inside, to give them their morning treat.  It is usually me.  Once their treat has been given, I take the can of cat food out of the frig to let it warm up.  This can is for the outside cat that comes to visit every day...  Go figure why???   lol

I then put treat in a bowl and take it outside for the stray cat that we call Little Boy but who only answers to Kitty Kitty.  

My next task is to take my thyroid pill with water and prepare my first morning cup of using a McCafe Decaf Keurig K-cup and pressing the button for 12oz, diluting it even further.

There was a time when I could drink several cups of regular KONA coffee without cream or sugar.

Today, I drink decaf and further soften it down with 4 teaspoons (heaping) of Sugar Free Cappuccino Mix.

Fortunately for me, within 90 minutes (more often than not) the coffee does wonders with my bowels and I am usually in the bathroom.

My ritual continues with the daily preparing of two blogs.  I post 1 newly written poem to my poetry blog and 20-30 items to my journal blog, along with drinking 2-3 more cups of 12oz coffees.  These chores are accomplished while watching FOX News.

It is usually somewhere between 10:00 am and 11:00 am so it is time for breakfast.  My breakfast, more often than not, consists of raisin bran cereal and sugar free yogurt.

Once breakfast is completed, I begin work on my novels which may require some research before writing.  I like to research the names of streets and restaurants for instance to make sure they were operational in the year I am writing about.  Or if in a foreign country, I research roads, landmarks, and what might be nearby.

Lunch is usually a sandwich with tuna salad and mayo or chicken salad on pita followed by 2 oatmeal cookies.  Sometimes, while writing I also attend to making soup, or some kind of meal for dinner - usually a one-pot something that fits in 3-4 plastic containers that go in the frig.

Late afternoon, I watch a movie or two to three episodes of a series that has attracted my attention.  While watching, I will eat something for dinner.

After the movie, I mess around with Facebook, X, Truth Social, or Bluesky until it is time to go to bed around 9:00 pm or 10:00 pm.