Day Three: Early Riser

Today I switched things up a little bit and set the alarm for 6am instead of 6:30.  I have been cat-sitting for my boyfriend for the last two weeks and the cat likes to play a game.  It's called "Let me creep around the bedroom as long as I can until she sees me-Freeze-Dash out of the room as fast as I can."  Cute game, really.  Except he usually likes to start playing it between 5:30-6am.  The worst is when I catch him on the back of the headboard.  I have the ikea bed, you know, THE one bed ikea makes, and it's a perfect plank for cat-walking.

This particular morning, Cat decided playtime started at 3am.  (Incidentally, the cat does have a name which is Speakerboxxx but he is only referred to as Cat.  We have decided, given his propensity for endless noise making that his name should be changed to GhettoBlaster.  It is likely a pointless exercise as he will forever be called, simply, Cat) Now, while you're thinking, "What a dumbass, just close the door and lock him out of the room," please note that I do so and then he scratches at the base of the door and mews.  Needless to say, when 6am came and the misery that is an alarm clock's buzz with it, I was not happy.

Cursing myself for choosing to set the alarm earlier, I rolled out of bed and into the shower.  In a grand effort of mind-over-matter, I hummed "Good Morning" to myself to try and get a little sunnier in my disposition.  In case you're in need of a pick me up, see below as it was actually quite effective.

Feeling a bit brighter after my shower, I made coffee and sat down for my morning routine when two words popped into my head:  FOOD PORN.  I've recently become a great fan and more recently became aware of the term.  I love Chopped on the Food Network and decided what my morning needed was to watch 4 chefs battle it out with random and difficult ingredients, with extreme time pressure, for bragging rights.  I also really enjoy Cupcake Wars but it's never a good idea to start craving sweets so early on.  So much harder to resist when you have to be strong all day!

Not much came of this challenge today except for one thing.  I was thinking in the shower about how I was going to keep this interesting for the next 30 days.  I already feel like my posts are getting a little low on substance.  So, without ruining too much of the surprise, you can look forward to Mini Challenges and Group (or more than just me) Challenges to come.  Feel free to pass along any suggestions or let me know if you'd like to play along!