Writer's Block: Morning Decisions
Maybe it's all those years working at the the Waffle House .... but it started before then, really, because one of the reasons I applied in the first place was that I didn't like breakfast.
Most days I skip breakfast altogether and eat leftovers for brunch around 10:00 or 10:30. That frees the precious time when I'm trying to get the kids out of the house for school, and gives me an excuse to procrastinate right after the initial morning email check at the office.
But when I do want breakfast, the food choice centers around the drink selection.
If coffee is the beverage du jour, then I want sweet stuff, the sweeter the better. Chocolate-iced custard long johns accompanying my drive-thru booth latte. Cinnamon crunch "bagels" with hazelnut coffee. Pecan caramel rolls with dark roast. Campfire percolated coffee with little powdered sugar donuts.
But if a Diet Coke is what I want, it's savory all the way: cheeseburgers. Leftover chili with cheetos. Salads with crisp, stinging homemade vinagrettes. Eggs poached hard with bacon and cheesy biscuits with sausage gravy. Cold pepperoni and mushroom pizza. This is really more typical for me, which is why I still fit in my jeans, I guess.
Most days I skip breakfast altogether and eat leftovers for brunch around 10:00 or 10:30. That frees the precious time when I'm trying to get the kids out of the house for school, and gives me an excuse to procrastinate right after the initial morning email check at the office.
But when I do want breakfast, the food choice centers around the drink selection.
If coffee is the beverage du jour, then I want sweet stuff, the sweeter the better. Chocolate-iced custard long johns accompanying my drive-thru booth latte. Cinnamon crunch "bagels" with hazelnut coffee. Pecan caramel rolls with dark roast. Campfire percolated coffee with little powdered sugar donuts.
But if a Diet Coke is what I want, it's savory all the way: cheeseburgers. Leftover chili with cheetos. Salads with crisp, stinging homemade vinagrettes. Eggs poached hard with bacon and cheesy biscuits with sausage gravy. Cold pepperoni and mushroom pizza. This is really more typical for me, which is why I still fit in my jeans, I guess.