I woke up early, looking forward to another day of working from home. I threw on a pair of shorts and stumbled upstairs to make coffee and unload the dishwasher.
That done, I carry two Yeti Mugs full of coffee downstairs, leaving one on the nightstand beside R and turning on the tv so she can slowly wake up to the "news."
I then take mine into the other room and turn on some music to cover the TV's sound drifting in. News, or rather what passes for news these days, is not something that starts off my day in a way I want. I begin scribbling in my notebook, dumping the thoughts my brain chewed on during the night.
Last night that didn't amount to much, just random fluff and images in my head of R and I doing dirty intimate things.
I dump my brain into the notebook and head for the shower. Even though I am working from home, I am trying to start my day with a routine, including a hot shower ending in a few minutes of cold to kick start the system. Somewhere in that time, R came in and brushed her teeth, and headed back to the bedroom.
I finish up and get out, dry off, and take care of my beard and hair. Again trying to stick to a routine as that is your religion when you work from home.
I wrap my towel around me and head for the bedroom to get dressed. I was expecting to find my goddess back under the covers watching the news and easing herself into her day. That is not at all what I see.