It’s 6:22am and I am at Starbucks. Why, you might ask? Because I realized it was important for my relationship for me to be at Starbucks at 6:22am. Huh?
In Minneapolis, Twitter Guy and I ate breakfast together almost every morning. We got up at about the same time, we got ready for work together, ate breakfast together and I drove him to work on my way to my office. Obviously being that he leaves the house at 6am in Chicago and I’m “funemployed”, I don’t need to get up with him. I usually roll out of bed between 7 and 7:30, just enough time to get in a good workout before Oprah starts at 9am and then I start my “work day.”
But I realized our relationship could use a little bit of our old “normal” routine. So knowing I had an 8am meeting at Starbucks, I rolled myself out of bed with Twitter Guy when his alarm went off at 5am, made him a breakfast of eggs, ropa and toast and had a nice little chat as we walked the three blocks to the Metra station where he departs. I then continued just a block further to my regular post here at Starbucks.
And though it’s now 6:25am, I am energized and happy and ready for my day. Why? Because in a world where everything is new and changing, sometimes what you really need is a little bit of what was once normal.
About the Author: Marcy Twete
Marcy Twete is the Founder and CEO of Career Girl Network and the author of the book “You Know Everybody! A Career Girl’s Guide to Building a Network That Works.” At Career Girl Network, Marcy provides women with information, resources, and networking to empower them in their careers and to advance the work of women in business as a whole. Prior to launching Career Girl Network, Marcy worked in numerous nonprofit organizations and as a consultant in the field of nonprofit fundraising, marketing, and community relations. Marcy is a graduate of the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, and a native of rural North Dakota. She is the Vice Chair of the Chicago Board of Directors for Step Up Women’s Network in Chicago and a member of the Advisory Board for Girls on the Run Twin Cities, and is dedicated to advancing the work of organizations that move the needle for women and girls worldwide.
It's all about the little things. (Except that waking up at 5 AM is not so little, at least not in my book.) Sounds like a great new/old routine!