Morning Routine

In honor of Amber's recent post (Hot Sheets) about her husband, Ryan, I thought I would share one of Bryan's newest quirks. Lately he has gotten very into having a morning routine. Now, Bryan has always been a creature of habit- he ate a bowl of Frosted Flakes every single morning for the first two years of our marriage (I once bought 15 boxes of Frosted Flakes at the grocery store because they were half off and I knew he would eat them all), followed by a long phase of Great Grains, then a slightly shorter phase of Wheaties, and currently his breakfast is oatmeal. Every single day. Oatmeal. He never switches it up, never is there the question of "hmmmm, what do I feel like for breakfast today?", if he makes a change it is a permanent change and he rarely looks back. The only problem this creates for me, is that any changes he makes are often without warning, and we might be left with 4 boxes of cereal in the cabinet that will no longer be eaten.

Anyways, the oatmeal breakfast is significantly more involved than a simple bowl of cereal, so Bryan has begun setting up his morning routine the night before. He puts the pot on the stove, the oats and raisins on the counter, and lays out the measuring cups next to his bowl and spoon. The coffeemaker is also prepped at this point.

Why this all needs to be laid out in such a perfect order the night before is beyond me. What a funny boy!