Happy New Year

Welcome 2022!  Please be kind. Please.

I have had a fantastic start to the new year. I slept in a little later than usual because I didn't fall asleep until well after midnight. There were lots of folks up late last night in the neighborhood, welcoming in 2022 with fireworks galore. Let's just hope the welcoming committee and the racket they made for 2022, is exactly what was needed for all of us shake off 2021 and enjoy a lovely year ahead.  

I got up and had my single cup of coffee. A single cup! It seems a cup of Nespresso coffee gives me all the jazzing up that I need! It is crazy how a good cup of coffee is so satisfying and I really don't feel a need to keep refilling and reheating. We will see if that lasts or if I get used to it and start drinking more than one cup. If you have a Nespresso, what is your favorite capsule flavor? I have been going through the sample box and I think my favorite so far is the Melozio. 

In other beverage news, I also made a green juice. I drank the green juice. I LOOOVVVEEEE drinking green juice. Why do I ever stop making green juice? On the list hanging on my pantry door, right next to my reminder to **SUCK AT WORK**, it says Drink Green Juice - It makes you feel great!  And it really does!  A whole cucumber, a whole apple, a handful of kale, half a lemon, a big chunk of ginger and about three stalks of celery. I washed and prepped everything well in advance and that makes it very easy to run through the juicer! 

It is so green and so good and refreshing and I love it. Goes down so easy! I never, ever regret making a green juice! 

I puttered around and did a little reading, started some laundry and then felt hungry for some breakfast. I cut into an avocado that I felt like I needed to use before it went bad.  Look at this beauty!!  It was absolutely perfect!  That hardly ever happens.

I made some avocado toast with Everything But the Bagel seasoning, and then I chopped up the rest of the avocado, added some fresh cherry tomatoes and drizzled it with Balsamic vinegar.  I have a really nice bottle of Balsamic vinegar and it makes everything better! 

                                               

Great morning, right? 

My day has only gotten better!  I got the news that Chip was headed home from Dallas and would be home by lunch! Yay! So happy to see my boy today. 2022 - you are impressing me so far! 

I put a pot of beans on the stove to simmer for good fortune. Threw a bunch of veggies in it and also added a good amount of red pepper flakes and wasabi powder. It should be hot and spicy! Going to make some cornbread a little later to go with it. 

Jumped on the Peloton for a quick ride. It has been a minute since I have been on the bike and my rear end was feeling it!  Quick shower and it was time for Chip to arrive. 

So if I do the math, it will take me about three hours to establish and enjoy my best morning routine. Maybe I can move a little faster and cut some time off my routine and still manage to get some good food and drink in me, get some exercise, prep for dinner, do a little reading. I may start with a five a.m. wake up call during the week and see if I can trim my routine time a little so I can sleep in a little later.  

Gonna try! It is all we can do. Just keep trying.