?M: In Which She Talks About Her Early Morning Routine

I received several comments from you super women regarding when I get up, and my early morning routines. Here's what went down last Friday morning. It's just like every other morning, so, you'll get the idea.

Jim and I wake up at 5:30. Rephrase. The alarm goes off at 5:20. I then stay in bed snuggled with Jim, attempting to wake him up fully until about 5:45. Or so. And actually, the alarm says 5:30, but it's 10 minutes ahead so we get a "bonus snooze". Annie, you asked what time we go to bed- it's usually 11 or a little after.

I mosey out to the kitchen while Jim gets ready for work. My automatic coffee maker never fails to have fresh brew waiting for me. It starts it's magic at 5:30. The real 5:30. The grinder is awful loud, but the sound of it triggers good expectations to my sleepy self and I'm all the more motivated to shake a tail feather.

Then, I sit here. I usually drink coffee and let my mind wander in the silence to all manner of things important and trivial. Jim sits and eats and reads at the table until he kisses his beautiful, stunning, lovely wife goodbye and leaves at 6:40-ish. Ris, right now, this is my stack. It changes regularly, and really varies. And shoot, I forgot to add a picture of my cute journal. Bright green leather. It's adorable- and handy, I must say.

I can tell you, with no doubts, this one thing in my day is the most important, significant, life-changing, life-giving, heart-filling thing I do, or rather, that God does in me. Every Day. Yes, I could sleep longer. But over the years I have been convinced that alone time with Jesus is sweeter. If you have more questions about it, feel free to email me.

And then the morning continues...

I make some breakfast. I've eaten this exact same breakfast- alternate strawberries with nectarines- for two weeks. It's just good, and I go through phases. When I'm up with a new-er baby often at night, breakfast is more like oatmeal, or nuts or something super-quick. Now life is normal with H sleeping until the girls get up, so I feel more excited about a slightly more involved meal. But, eggs are ultra fast too- this breakfast probably costs about .75 and takes no more than 7 minutes to prepare, and is delicious. I like to eat well, it is a great way to start the day. Less than an hour from now, there will be snot on my PJ pants and I will have changed my morning quota of diapers. But now, I eat nice.
Now it's about this time...
And then I come here, to catch up with ya'll. My kids get up at 8:15 every day. More on that, per your requests, on another post.
And, I hope you understand, I pre-post my entries, meaning, I schedule them a day or more in advance to publish on a certain day and time. So, no, I don't get up at 3 AM. I just like 'em out there good and early. Just because. Something about getting the worm?

Your questions were all so great! I'm loving thinking of how I'd answer, and I hope to catch them all! So keep looking out for more insights into my very ordinary life...