Post-Its: Invented by Arthur Fry and Spencer Silver

I have a love/hate relationship with mornings.  I hate waking up, but I LOVE the morning time. It's all quiet and dim, and everything is still sleeping.  It's very, very calm and it gives me time to bond with myself. I know it sounds really strange but I like to spend time with me. It helps me figure things out.  Clear my head.  Plan my future (even if it is just for the day). Mornings are the best time for listing (another one of my secret habits that I prefer to hide from people).  I have lists and post-its for everything. Grocery lists, To Do lists, lists of books I've read, notes of important things that have happened, etc.   Anyone who has ever just stopped by my house unannounced has probably seen the post-its on the walls and the lists on the counter.  The best part of any day is the morning. A cup of coffee, a pen, some paper, and a couple of those wonderful stickies invented by Arthur and Spencer.

Acutal image taken from our bathroom :)

I don't enjoy the waking up process, in fact, I flat out hate it, but I have successfully found a way to make it tolerable, and it has since become one of my favorite times of the day (I told you it was a love/hate relationship).   Missy B wakes up as soon as Dustin pulls out of the drive way and she quite contently watches Sesame Street (please don't disrespect my parenting skills, it's an educational show and pretty much the only TV she watches, aside from hockey) giving me a whole hour to transform from sleeping troll to human being. My zombie self makes coffee, takes the dogs out to pee, checks e-mail, makes lists for the day, and learns what the letter of the day is.   By the time the Street is over, I am completely functional and often even cheerful and able to enjoy the rest of the morning.

Dustin has spent years making fun of my post-its and lists, even though he quite often asks me to make lists for him, or reminder post-its.  This makes me smile. Post-its just make the world a better place :)  They are colorful, come in different sizes and shapes, and they stick to just about anything, not only that, but they remind you of important things that you may have otherwise forgotten (Dustin take out the garbage).