My coffee is one homemade latte that goes with me out the door on my way to the office. Whole milk. Local honey to sweeten. Have done this for at least the past 10 years!
My coffee ritual: Drink 1 cup from my Nespresso machine as soon as I awake, sweetened with a couple of glugs Chobani creamer (my favorites are Sweet Cream or Caramel Macchiato). I've also been adding 5g creatine to my morning cup after hearing about it on several podcasts. Then around 1 pm I'll have a second cup, exactly like the first minus the creatine.
Point #4 is genius - I love the idea of looping a set meal plan. Meal planning has been so tedious for me lately; we just started our homeschool year with a 10th and 8th grader and it's all I can do to get dinner on the table, much less think for more than a few minutes of what we should have. I'm definitely going to try this.
Yes! Even when I don't have a book deadline, I tend to rotate a two-week menu plan — after all, it's just eating the same thing twice a month. Which is no big deal at all.
Thankfully, I sleep quite soundly — but yes, for anyone with insomnia (per the article linked above), I'd imagine a coffee cut-off would be helpful!
Coffee routine: First cup literally as soon as I stumble into the kitchen -- black, organic roast from Costco. Second (mayyybe third, but I try not to) while dealing with kid breakfast chaos, retreating to room for a quick reset.
Afternoon: usually before quiet time I'll brew another pot of decaf. I'd been using the cheap Starbucks, but just found out Peet's has a swiss water process that's easy to put in a grocery order. Huzzah! Sometimes I sneak a bit of caffeine in there, but almost always regret the crash and burn. Maybe I pour some that's gotten cold in with a bit of coconut milk... there is definitely chocolate next to the afternoon coffee.
I know you're in book mode but I'd love a quick overview of what the M-F weekly meals are!
You’re not the first person to ask so I’ll publish this when I can! It’s not going to blow your socks off, I promise. 😉
My coffee is one homemade latte that goes with me out the door on my way to the office. Whole milk. Local honey to sweeten. Have done this for at least the past 10 years!
Sounds delightful!
My coffee ritual: Drink 1 cup from my Nespresso machine as soon as I awake, sweetened with a couple of glugs Chobani creamer (my favorites are Sweet Cream or Caramel Macchiato). I've also been adding 5g creatine to my morning cup after hearing about it on several podcasts. Then around 1 pm I'll have a second cup, exactly like the first minus the creatine.
Point #4 is genius - I love the idea of looping a set meal plan. Meal planning has been so tedious for me lately; we just started our homeschool year with a 10th and 8th grader and it's all I can do to get dinner on the table, much less think for more than a few minutes of what we should have. I'm definitely going to try this.
Yes! Even when I don't have a book deadline, I tend to rotate a two-week menu plan — after all, it's just eating the same thing twice a month. Which is no big deal at all.
Thank you for so many good tips. Cutting back on coffee maybe answer to insomnia.
Thankfully, I sleep quite soundly — but yes, for anyone with insomnia (per the article linked above), I'd imagine a coffee cut-off would be helpful!
Coffee routine: First cup literally as soon as I stumble into the kitchen -- black, organic roast from Costco. Second (mayyybe third, but I try not to) while dealing with kid breakfast chaos, retreating to room for a quick reset.
Afternoon: usually before quiet time I'll brew another pot of decaf. I'd been using the cheap Starbucks, but just found out Peet's has a swiss water process that's easy to put in a grocery order. Huzzah! Sometimes I sneak a bit of caffeine in there, but almost always regret the crash and burn. Maybe I pour some that's gotten cold in with a bit of coconut milk... there is definitely chocolate next to the afternoon coffee.