Day Off Breakfast Food!

Today is a holiday and I love having a lazy morning on a holiday! Usually I stick to a pretty quick and easy breakfast, but when I have a day off with nowhere to go I indulge in this yummy breakfast that brings me back to my childhood! This isn't going to win any awards for being the healthiest breakfast, but it's not so bad and it does make me happy! You have to live a little sometimes! What's your favorite holiday morning breakfast?

1. Make one packet of instant Butter Grits in a bowl in the microwave.
2. Spray a small skillet with Olive Oil spray and heat.
3. Crack one egg into skillet, turn heat to medium, add a splash of water to pan, and cover.
4. Allow egg to cook according to how runny or firm you like your egg. (I like mine runny in the middle!)
5. Meanwhile, add one Jimmy Dean fully cooked sausage link to the micro & cook for 30 seconds.
6. Give Grits a good stir, add egg to the top, and then the sausage on the side.
7. Devour with a second cup of coffee! (Optional) ;)

Simple Things

One of my very dear sisters sent me a Starbucks gift card tucked inside a Secret Garden note card just because!
"Just Because" mail is the very best kind of mail, in my opinion. How great is it to sort through the usual assortment of bills, credit card applications, and unnecessary catalogs to find a personal card? It's practically unheard of in this day and age, and I love it!
I've been holding on to the gift card for a few weeks now just waiting for that day when Starbucks was the only answer to getting through the day. And that day turned out to be today! Nothing terrible happened, I just had a restless night last night, overslept this morning, had to gulp down a few sips of lukewarm drip coffee and speed to work with no breakfast in my belly. An hour or so later, I had a little break at work and decided to put my gift card to good use. One Spinach, Feta, and Eggwhite Wrap, and a Tall Skinny Mocha with sugar-free Hazelnut syrup later, I was a new woman!

 I may have frightened my remaining clients with a healthy dose of chocolate/caffeine induced enthusiasm, but that little gift card turned the day around and it reminded me how it's the simple things in life that bring the most joy!

A "fancy" coffee and a breakfast treat in an otherwise chaotic day gave me a moment of closeness with my sister who lives very far away, helped me to slow down and enjoy the sunny morning, and gave me a chance to give my beautiful husky Mojo a little head scratch! It's a good life!