Daily writing prompt

What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like?

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At 8:10 AM my alarm clock rudely awakens me. The piercing sound, this small little square manages to produce, kills any desire to hit the snooze button and snuggle up for another five minutes, because I definitely don’t want to hear that shrill, obnoxious tone one more time.
Okay, then I’m off into the washroom to freshen up and get ready for the day. That done, I’m a little bit closer to “the state of awake”. Once I’m dressed, I open all of the shutters and go downstairs. After a morning hug with momma, it is my job to make coffee for both of us, while she fixes her breakfast. I get the newspaper and we sit down to have our coffee and catch up on the news. We talk about the day and what needs to be done, for instance grocery shopping, working in the garden, etc. When I finished my coffee, I go back upstairs, make my bed and open the windows wide, to let fresh air in. Then I put new seeds into the bird feeders on my balcony and fix my own breakfast. The rest of the day gets going from there.