the Morning Routine
Currently, my day begins with a violent blasting of Serge Gainsbourg singing "L'Anamour" as my alarm, to which I wake up, get clean, get pretty, and run out the door in an astounding 15 minutes. It seems nearly unbelievable but when you see me in the morning, it may actually be very believable. I'll be dressed in a bundle of black and might have small smears of mascara over my eyes, which I'll then artfully try to blend into a smoky cat-eye look. I'll get a coffee from the corner bodega on my way to the subway stop and am always greeted by Sergio, the cute cashier with a warm "Good morning, Deborah!" He always remembers my coffee order and serves it with a side-wink and maybe a 2-second too long lingering stare but its accompanied with a pretty charming smile so he comes off more sweet than creepy. It's a 15 minute train-commute then a 10 minute walk to the office and because I am always about 10 minutes late, I tip-toe to my desk as quietly as possible and slither straight into my seat, whispering a soft hello to my team members.
The aim with my new 2016 mornings is to actually begin my day with not just more time but more intention - to be thoughtful and have a few minutes to meditate, pray and contemplate what I hope to focus on and gracefully complete that day. I also hope to spend a little extra time being more creative in how I'm dressed. It's the little things that build into a day and how we present ourselves can tell a story of who we are and what we want. I made this pretty little infogram that charts out my ideal morning. I might not follow it to a tee but a general more languorish and drawn out morning before I leave the office is the intention here. I want a beautiful morning and I hope that 2016 is filled to the brim with them.
A New
Year,
A New
Morning.
Here is to one of my new year resolutions that I hope will have the transformative and life healing effect we optimistically anticipate all new years resolutions to delightfully unpack.
My 2016 resolution is to have a steadier, calmer and more thoughtful start to each day.
“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves - otherwise we harden. ”