Morning Rituals

I love waking up to a fresh crisp early morning with a cloudless blue sky. Something about the stillness of the early hours contains a meditative calmness that's perfect for contemplating and reviewing the day to come. But as much as I love the mornings, it takes all the effort in the world and a substantial amount of coffee to wake me up. I'm definitely someone who needs to begin their mornings on the right note to set the tone for the rest of the day.

So when I woke up to find rays of sunlight streaming through my bedroom window (one of the reasons I love the summer), my usually snooze-button-prone-body had an easier time sliding out of bed. After I'd conducted my morning ritual of brewing my caffeinated elixir, I decided to head early to the studio.

I recently started incorporating a new morning habit of taking photos during my coffee. Perhaps it’s due to the sound and feel of the shutter or the motion of capturing these rare quiet moments before a busy day, but the act gives me a small sense of having done something to jump start my day to complete bigger (and sometimes tedious) tasks. I also found that some of the best natural light is during daybreak!

Today's photos contain what lies ahead on the to-do-list. Lately, I’ve been pretty slack researching for my thesis so I decided to stack some of the books I need to read for my literature review and power through them (notice the large french press in the background to help me through).




Bottoms-up to the coffee!