I follow a pretty set routine on weekdays. My alarm goes off, and after one or two hits of the snooze button, I immediately head to the bathroom. I brush my teeth, put in my contacts, and jump into the shower. After that I get dressed, head to the kitchen, eat a bowl of cereal and maybe drink a glass of orange juice, and then I’m out the door. Most of the time, Jose is still in the shower when I’m already leaving the house since my morning routine only takes about 30 minutes. My theory has always been that:
1) I’d rather not get up any earlier than I have to.
2) Once I’m up, I might as well head to work because the earlier I get to work, the earlier I’ll get home in the evening and have time to do other fun things.
Last night I was really tired. All I wanted to do was get in bed and read my book (I finished Hunger Games book 2 and started the final book!). The catch was that I needed to get things ready to make soup for recipe club tonight…but I just didn’t feel like doing it before bed. I told myself I would do it this morning instead.
I decided to try this recipe for Chicken and Edamame Chowder, so today, after my shower and cereal, I chopped vegetables and browned chicken. It felt so weird to be doing something in the morning that wasn’t related to getting ready for work! It took me about a half hour to get everything ready and into the crock pot, and I have to admit there was something kind of peaceful about having some time to relax before going to the office.
Sadly, taking this picture did expose an issue with the replace-the-back-glass iPhone repair that the Apple store did for me on Tuesday: the camera now takes fuzzy pictures. At first I thought I’d just gotten a fingerprint on the back, but nope, the next picture still came out fuzzy. A closer inspection revealed that there’s something on the INSIDE of the glass — almost like someone accidentally got a fingerprint on the inside before they slid the new piece of glass into place. So it’s back to the Apple store this weekend. Hopefully it’ll be another quick fix.
Hopefully the soup turns out well! I’m excited to see what the house smells like when I get home.
