This Year's Final Monday Morning

..and I'm smiling.

Hearty morning

There was a heart at the heart of the lemon in my tea this morning.

A LOVEly way to start the day.

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Boogie wake-up

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* Thanks to Dido

Magic in the subway

Discovered some Indian's magic kids on my playlist today.

Here's to the music someone else put on your player.

Soul food

Starting the week with a rush of energy, is as important as starting the day with a nutritious breakfast.

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* Thanks to Dimo

Wake up, little sister

Cult

Precious

Unwritten stories.

One

It was early. That kind of early they sing songs about.

She didn't really feel like making her eyes stay open for the rest of the day, but the dog was waiting impatiently.

Olya browsed through the stack of clothes she did not mind beeing seen in at sunrise... let the sweater slide past her dreaming head... and made each of her legs go through the holes of a pair of old shorts she and her mom once sewed out of her dad's favorite college jeans.

The dog was watching each of her moves with some sleepy curiosity. He was still sitting by Olya's warm bed, yawning constantly, with a high-pitched noice coming out of his mouth right before it gets shut.

Minutes later, the two were out in the dawn, dishevelled, one with a pair of trainers on, the other - on a loosely-held leash. They walked sluggishly into the park. The sun had already started to cut in through the leaves, drawing yellow spots on the green grass.

There was nobody else in the park. And the nature had already told Olya about that.

When passing between the two chestnut trees at the entrance, she felt a thin thread of spider silk touch her face. Then it broke. The two disconnected pieces of silk started to descend slowly, sketching inexistant creatures, when met by a sunbeam.

Olya knew. She was the first one to walk into the calm world of morning bird songs. She was the winner. She had broken the finish line tape. And now the night was finally over. Conquered by Olya. On behalf of the new day.

Communication

In the morning the Sun is talking to me in Morse code.

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Mornin'!

Did you already open your eyes?

The BC (Before Completion) period is over!

I am officially done with working on my thesis.

Yay!

As somebody (and by "somebody" I mean every single person who knows me) may have expected, I finished it at the last possible moment of the last possible attempt for submitting.

The last day of April was fading into a night and I was still writing. Things did not look good, I must admit.

I did not believe in myself, though others did... Luckily, I knew I had the support of my family, my friends and my boyfriend (who fell asleep on the couch, next to me, only after reading the analysis part of my paper and giving me his feedback) and this loaded me with energy to keep going.

Finally, after greeting the sun that gave me its yellow-purple-red-colored rays on the first day of May, I decided I was done editing. I sent the file to my friend Sylvie who was going to submit the paper copies for me (since I am not in Denmark) and tried to process the thought that I had just finished.

Then, with the morning sun coming in through the bathroom window, I took the happiest shower of my life while singing one happy song after another.. Aaahh, better days are coming!

Morning stuff

In case I haven't convinced you yet:

Coffee eyes

Even my coffee has one eye semi-closed before I have my coffee.

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Coffee vs. tea

You know how much I love coffee, but here's a pretty cool coffee vs. tea video that can make a coffee-lover add some variety to their morning routine.

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* I found the picture here via Google.

Shake it!

Black coffee is bitter

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Tomorrow is (always) the day

You know how sometimes in the evening you make a big plan for the next day?
With all those things you are sure you will start doing from the second you wake up..
And, of course, you are planning to wake up early...

A tank of coffee for me, please

I am going to spend the day at the library, so I thought I might need some coffee.

Morning yearning