How to Improve Mornings: Advice From Splenda

 I'm an unrepentant night owl. 

I go to bed late, partly because it fits my biological clock, and partly because I'm busy doing household stuff. After that I have time for self-care: exercise, meditation, listening to relaxing music. Sometimes I write. Self-care time is non-negotiable.

But I now have to get up extra early and do a lot of chores before I get to have coffee. So I'm chronically sleep-deprived. 

Coffee, as everyone knows, is the only reason for getting up before noon. Unless you have a job where someone expects you to be awake and mentally alert. When I had such jobs, I always picked up a cup of coffee and took it to my desk.

I take my coffee black but M puts things in his, including Splenda.

Splenda used to put corny but optimistic advice on its packets. I found they made mornings a little better.

So before I run out of those packets, I'd like to share some 

Splenda Advice.

"Create your own sunshine."

"Be happy. It drives other people crazy."

"The perfect moment is now."   (I used to debate about the accuracy of this one, but then I realized that the only moment  you have now is now.)

"The best way to get there is to start."

"Leave a little sparkle wherever you go." (Sparkle, not glitter. Glitter makes you memorable, but not in a good sense.)

"Life is short. Make it sweet." (Poignant, but true.)

And my favourite:

"Every day is a fresh opportunity."

I'll drink to that!