It’s Friday afternoon. I should be cooking dinner, but I’m home alone — and I’m putting it off. First, I want to pause and count a few blessings from this past week.
1. Blue skies
The weather has been beautiful. That soft Dutch blue always lifts my heart. Still, we haven’t had rain in weeks, and nature is longing for it. So I’m thankful for the sunshine, and praying for water.
2. Evening walk
One quiet evening, my husband and I went for a walk. Birds singing, herbs in the air. Just the two of us, no rush. A small thing, but it stayed with me.
3. My daughter’s birthday
She turned a year older today. We talked yesterday by video, laughed, even ate chips together — in our own homes. I’m thankful for her, and for moments like this.
4. Wearing a heart monitor
I had to wear one this week, and it went really well. I even slept fine. I hope it recorded what it needed. I’m grateful for quiet technology that helps without disturbing.
5. A kind postcard
A stranger in Germany read my Postcrossing bio and picked a card that suited me. It made me smile. A little note, chosen with care. I love that.
Bonus: My breakfast 🥣
Every morning I have the same thing: gluten-free oats, full-fat milk, no sugar (but a pinch of salt), and a magnesium pill.
Most mornings I eat my breakfast outside, in my garden chair, feet up on a little stool. It feels like such a blessing — my own little moment of quiet joy. I call it tuinstoel-geluk (Dutch for garden chair happiness).
How about you — do you eat the same breakfast every morning, or do you like variety?
I usually eat steel cut oats with either blueberries or raspberries (Sometimes blackberries and in the autumn months, a cut up apple) , cinnamon and walnust. No cows milk for us. I use almond milk, unsweetened, in my daily coffee. I do like variety at breakfast though and will sometimes have scrambled eggs or tofu, vegan bacon or turkey bacon, fruit like peaches, banana, melon. Sometimes cold cereal like Nature's Path granola, sometimes avocado on toast with everything on a bagel seasoning.
ReplyDeleteENjoyed your list of faves! Happy birthday to your daughter!
Same breakfast for me every day if possible - hard-boiled egg, two small slices of bacon (think half of one piece) and a piece of toast with real butter. Oh, and I have to have my coffee first! I'm glad to hear that you can even sleep with your heart monitor, Aritha, and that you're not stressed out by it. Will you be able to do without it soon? Blessings, my friend!
ReplyDeleteThe best part of your breakfast is sitting on the garden chair and listening to the birds! I'm sure the oatmeal and milk is fine, but I'm not a huge oatmeal fan, and I also do not like milk. But I do love yogurt, and often have yogurt and fresh fruit with Nature's Path organic granola on top.(although I usually save this for my evening snack instead of breakfast). I also have a cup of hot tea first thing in the morning. Usually hubby and I will have some kind of hot breakfast, like scrambled eggs, grits, toast and butter. Or sometimes pancakes with blueberries. We also like sausage. I love bacon, but rarely cook it, so if we have breakfast out at a restaurant I will usually order the bacon and eggs. (or an omelette with spinach and cheese). We rarely eat the same thing every day.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I am glad the heart monitor was not difficult to wear at night. I hope the information they are gathering will help you to start feeling better each day. Praying for you.
ReplyDeleteHi Aritha, I enjoyed my visit today. Your pictures are nice! I like to eat eggs, a veggie/avocado and cottage cheese. I need the protein. I hope your heart test turns out well.
ReplyDeleteHello, Aritha. It's so nice to 'meet you' through Friday's Fave Five. I have been on a blogging hiatus, but hoping to get back in the groove. I enjoyed your post today. It's a lovely account of how intentional you are in celebrating blessings in your life.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the heart monitor test went well.
ReplyDeleteMy breakfast is always oats with blueberries, strawberries, chia seeds and ground flaxseed. Sometimes it's steel cut oats, sometimes granola or muesli.
That postcard is lovely. What a sweet gesture by a stranger.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend with more walks.
We've had a lot of rain and overcast skies this week, so I am thankful for blue skies today, too. I'm glad you could spend some time with your daughter on her birthday--I am so thankful for technology where we can see our loved ones even when we can't be together. I'm glad the heart monitor test went well, and I hope it gave the readings that were needed. What a thoughtful and pretty postcard. I vary breakfasts. I used to have oatmeal with salt and pepper every day until I learned that insoluble fiber "was not my friend," as my gastroenterologist put it, since I have irritable bowel syndrome. On Sunday mornings we always have scrambled eggs with ham and cheddar cheese, hash browns, and cinnamon apples. Most mornings, I have peanut butter toast with a few link sausages and half a banana. Sometimes I'll make a ham and cheese omelet or a hash with potatoes and turkey sausage. I have to have some kind of protein for breakfast or else my blood sugar drops in an hour or two.
ReplyDeleteI love your golden hour pictures. The walk sounds absolutely perfect. I do different things for breakfast. Lately it's been eggs in various ways. The way you celebrated your daughter's bday with a video call and eating chips made me smile. The simplest things can be such a sweet blessing. The postcard is lovely.
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you. I enjoyed reading your post. Our breakfast tends to vary but it is usually cooked with some form of egg, bacon or sausage, toast and the essential cup of tea for me. If we're in a rush I might have a cereal or sometimes porridge but I definitely need a breakfast before I start the day!
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