Morning routines

You know how people have morning routines that they simply can’t get rid of? Some need to go for a jog right after waking up and others can’t get their day started without a powersmoothie. Some need to see the breaking news before being able to do anything else and others always put on the tv because the morning show is on, but they never watch it anyway. It’s just something that they’ve gotten used to and it comes automatically so it’s difficult to stop doing the routine.

But why should we?

I have a morning routine too, but it has got nothing to do with sports or anything intelligent. Still, I can’t get my morning started without doing it and I can spend a lot of time on this silly little thing. I’m a coffeeholic and I always need to carefully choose a mug that is appropriate for the day that is just about to start :D I have no ugly mugs in my cupboard, but choosing the right one is sometimes a work of art since they’re all meant for different states of mind ;) Girls…

Bottna - Iittala

The first mug is for ordinary, busy mornings when I need to rush to work or to the university. It’s kind of neutral, but pretty enough to cheer me up when I know that I might have a rough day ahead of me. This mug is from Iittala’s Bottna collection, but it’s actually a tea mug - they don’t have coffee mugs with that pattern! At first I thought that I need to complete the series I have with plain black or white coffee mugs, but then I realized that a bigger mug like that is exactly what a coffeeholic needs.

Bottna Jumbo mug - Iittala

The second mug is also from Iittala’s Bottna -collection, but of a jumbo size :D Like the first one, this is also for ordinary mornings, but I only choose this when I’m dead tired and need to get myself going no matter what. I remember having a lot of bad mornings last spring and on those mornings I'd always choose this mug. It was all about getting up at 6am and finishing articles, reaction papers, essays, case assignments bah :D The mug is sometimes a bit dangerous too; I think it’s almost 4 decilitres so you don’t need to have that many cups before you already overdosing on caffeine :D Hehe

Moomin love - Arabia

The third mug is a Moomin mug and I only have two of them. Originally I got these and the matching bowls and breakfast plates for special mornings with my sister - she used to come over pretty often and we’d make breakfast together and enjoy our time without having to rush anywhere. Nowadays the mug has found another purpose as well. It’s still for lazy mornings and I I would never choose it when I’m alone at home, unless I’m ill. That’s right. The moomin mug also serves for little patients that need to stay in bed to get better :D

Grey Pearl - Villeroy & Boch

The fourth mug from Villeroy & Boch is my favourite. It’s so pretty and big and perfect for those mornings that I have a lot of time for myself. I can only choose this when I can spend some time at home and have a nice, lazy breakfast. Being in a rush and having coffee out of a beautiful cup like this is not a good equation. I would end up breaking this for sure if I'd have to get ready in just 20mins that I have left after snoozing for too long :D

October 18th, 12.59pm

As you can see, I had a good start for the day today. Drinking coffee out of the favourite cup! I have time for myself and I don’t need to be anywhere at any specific time today (that also led to sleeping waaaay too late! I think I got up at 11am but my alarm went on already at 8am...hehe). But it’s not a day off either, bah. I need to study for an exam tomorrow and I haven’t even started yet. But hey, maybe this’ll cheer my up and give me enough energy to get everything done? ;)