Almost a Success

Most days I hit the snooze alarm too many times and end up running out the door, catching a late bus, and strolling into work 10 - 20 minutes late. On the plus side, my current team isn't a stickler for the 8am start time, but I do believe that such a chaotic morning probably sets the mood for the rest of my day (not to mention the lack of eating a healthy breakfast at home is a large part of the reason why I end up grabbing a banana chocolate chip muffin at 9am). So I goal myself with getting up earlier...though usually with little success.

Today, however, I woke up early. I enjoyed a cup of coffee, and a bowl of oatmeal (with banana, peanut butter and a dash of chocolate chips...) It is based on the oatmeal recipes by one of my favorite bloggers Iowa Girl Eats. She has amazing oatmeal recipes on her sight that often look a little more dessert than breakfast, but that's my kind of breakfast :)
and then I got sucked into an episode of Law & Order: SVU. And by "got sucked into" I really mean "I'm addicted to it and could watch it all day every day". So I still ended up running a bit late (as I was getting dressed I realized I hadn't put any makeup on...oops) and still catching the same bus as usual. On the plus side, I really do think starting out my day with a little relaxing "me time" led to a less stressful, more productive day overall. I guess we'll have to see if I can do it again tomorrow.

It might be hard though since I stayed up too late watching a Law & Order: SVU marathon...
(I did admit I have a problem didn't I...)