Morning Oatmeal

Since the weather's gotten cold, I've been cooking my breakfast every single morning.

Somehow, the process of filling the pot with water, of walking into the pantry to measure out my oats, of sprinkling cinnamon and dried orange peel, and then standing over the pot and stirring while it bubbles, leaves me feeling centered and ready to face the day.

When your day is full of IRB training followed by HIPAA training, a little centering in the morning is a good thing.

P.S. Want to hear my funny joke? Okay. IRB COULD stand for Institutional Review Board OR it could stand for I'm Really Bored. I'm just the funniest person I ever did meet. Also, modest.

The other day, I skipped my morning run and made breakfast instead.

I fried an egg (did you know that sunnyside up are way simpler to make than over easy?), and made toast in the fancy new toaster,

I cut up a grapefruit,

and I even made coffee. (I'm slowly getting better.)

It was a good choice for how to spend a morning.

(Plus, I went running in the afternoon).

I thought I was bad during finals

I just had three slices of bacon and some very dark chocolate for breakfast.
What's wrong with me?
At least it was tasty.