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Or, maybe I should call it the prework ritual (in case you don’t get up in the morning to go to work).

I say this is my Monday morning ritual but it’s really what I do Monday through Friday:

• Alarm goes off at 5am. Depending on what time I went to bed I’m either up a few minutes after it goes off or I hit snooze a couple times.
• I immediately feed the dog and cat. The dog sounds like a vacuum cleaner when she eats.
• I fix a small bowl of cereal for breakfast. The dog has finished her breakfast, usually, before I even pour my milk.
• While the dog’s out for her morning dooky I’m eating cereal and catching up on email and tweets from overnight. If there’s enough cereal left I’ll peek at some of my feeds.
• Let dog in. Begin bathroom ritual (brush teeth, shower, etc.).
• I’m usually out the door at 6:30am.
• I’ve got a 30 minute commute to work so I listen to NPR on the way. If I’m leading worship that coming Sunday I’ve got that weekend’s set playing in the car pretty much all week.
• Stop at my Starbucks* for a grande Pike Place with light cream (the cream helps to cool it off a bit).
• Arrive at the office usually just after 7am.
• I use the quiet time in the office (people usually don’t start showing up until 8 or 8:15) to life journal. I’ve been using Evernote recently but may switch full time to YouVersion to record my journals.
• Work begins.

That’s it.

Now, it’s your turn. Tell me about your morning (or prework) ritual(s). GO.

*I actually only stop at Starbucks a couple times a week but I listed it here since it makes my mornings seem more glamorous.