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A few weeks ago, Paul and I were watching an episode of How I Met Your Mother where Ted, the main character, is eating his first plate of bacon ever. He's obsessed and hovering over it like a wild animal; not letting anyone take the plate away and unwilling to share.

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Mostly joking, Paul turned to me and asked, "did you feel that way when you first had bacon?"

I laughed because while I love bacon, no, I absolutely did not. I told Paul I couldn't think of any sort of food that I would guard so intently and claim as all mine.

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Time went by and I kept thinking on it and finally realized what I do feel that way about – my mornings. I am obsessed with the brief time I get to sit quietly each morning. Of course, I also love the rare days where Paul doesn't have to work and we get that time together as a family, but I wake up early on weekdays to be sure I get those minutes just for me.

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I LOVE THEM. Mornings are my bacon, for sure. I am so enjoying thinking about them and sharing a photo everyday on Instagram. The 45 photos throughout this post are from the past two months.

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Read my first post about this project here.

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42 responses to “still photographing my mornings.”

  1. Kelsey Avatar

    Oh I love my mornings, too! They have become even more precious now that I have a baby. I try to get up around 5, even if I had a late night, so that I have time for a few deep breaths, some coffee, blog catch up and maybe some stretching before my baby wakes up and I get ready for my busy day. I love seeing your different morning view each day!

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  2. MK Avatar
    MK

    Oddly, this is one of my favorite projects that you have done. I really love seeing them in a post like this. I think it must be that wonderful light you have, and the fact that the scenery is so different. Who knows?

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  3. Traci Avatar

    I have always been a morning lover. Mornings are special, especially when you can take the time for quiet & creativity. I love following your series on instagram.

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  4. Camilla Avatar

    I love mornings too! And I love following you on Instagram, and see these small glimpses of your mornings. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
    xo
    Camilla

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  5. Kasia Avatar

    I also love mornings! even more when I started working full time and the mornings are really MINE! And I can work on my blog, exercise, run and than enjoy some time with my fiancé… mornings are the best! 🙂

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  6. orange gearle Avatar

    I SOOOOO wish I could love mornings! At least I can enjoy your enjoyment. 😉 Thanks for sharing.

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  7. yours truly, melissa Avatar

    I love this project! Such a great collection.

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  8. Lori W. Avatar

    Oh man I so love this. And I love my mornings too though if you’d have told me that 10 years ago I’d have thought you were crazy. Now, with 3 kiddos, getting up before they do can be a challenge, but pushing myself to do it is worth it. I’m able to greet them as a much better mom if I can do so.

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  9. Rachel Eliston Avatar

    Oh my! Elise! I think this may be one of my favourite ’round up’ blog posts ever. The colours, the compositions, the themes…perfect. I love these photographs so much and thoroughly enjoy seeing them in my instagram feed each day. When it is a grey day here in England, I feel like I can share your radiant one with you. Thank you 🙂

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  10. Anna Avatar

    I am learning to like mornings, but I love the time I have to myself before I go to bed to read and jot a few lines in my journal.

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  11. Brianna Avatar
    Brianna

    I’m so not a morning person, but I’m not a night owl either. I think afternoon is my time.

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  12. JenEverAfter Avatar

    I already have to wake up at 5am to get my girls ready for school and on the bus. I miss being able to have that quiet morning time first-thing. Once they’re off to school, I have to turn my attentions toward other things. I’ve slowly adjusted to having my “me-time” a bit later in the morning. It as a huge adjustment, and still has more risks of being interrupted, but it’s still better than nothing!

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  13. Jenny Rose Avatar
    Jenny Rose

    Mornings are great when enjoyed with a good cup of coffee. Judging by your pictures, you would agree! Could I bug you to ask where you purchased your reusable filter that you mentioned using with your Chemex awhile back?

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  14. Angie Avatar
    Angie

    Totally bacon for me.

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  15. Sarah Avatar

    I see a PL card in your future that says, mornings are my bacon! Ha!

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  16. Kristen Avatar

    Can I just say that I am SO inspired by your blog?! And I love my mornings too. I wake up on my own and I can’t imagine not having a few minutes to myself to get my act together before the morning show around here. I have a question. Do you set a timer to remind yourself to take pictures everyday or are you just that disciplined? 🙂

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  17. Debbie Avatar

    Mornings are also my bacon!

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  18. Katie R. Avatar
    Katie R.

    Your project has inspired me to love mornings as well! Thank you! I am a homeschooling mom of 4 so those brief moments first thing in the morning with just me and my coffee are priceless.

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  19. Jenny Mom Avatar
    Jenny Mom

    Bacon is my bacon LOL! and that is my favorite scene in all of How I Met Your Mohter! I used to be a morning person, but my husband and kids have turned me into a night owl! I miss being a morning person!

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  20. Leah G Avatar
    Leah G

    I am so not a morning person, but I do love how this project is coming together (I follow you on IG, but haven’t looked at these together). I hope you decide to continue with this; I’d really enjoy seeing how it grows.

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  21. Martina Avatar

    For a brief second I thought you were going to say that coffee was your bacon! Love your morning pictures 🙂

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  22. Rebecca Avatar

    I love the pictures you post about your mornings! waking up early (when I can manage it) is so luxurious.

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  23. BB Avatar
    BB

    Am I the only one that thinks coffee mug pictures are so boring?

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  24. elise blaha cripe Avatar

    I guarantee you are not. good thing there are 23 other photos in this post to interest you.

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  25. elise blaha cripe Avatar

    thanks! I plan to continue for the year. 🙂

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  26. elise blaha cripe Avatar

    thanks so much!
    so far, no timer needed and I have not forgotten a day. Surely I will though. 🙂

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  27. elise blaha cripe Avatar

    the brand is coffeesock! we bought it on amazon.

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  28. Welcome Home Taylor Avatar

    I love me some morning time too. Although, on the weekends it’s nice to take my time waking up with my loved one, I’m a little more selfish about my weekday mornings when I need that time before a hectic day begins.
    xoxo
    Taylor

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  29. Kristen Avatar

    darn it all. You ARE that disciplined!. 🙂 But there is hope for me and my friend the Iphone.

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  30. Anna Avatar

    I think all the coffee mug pictures are cool together… the same subject with slight variations results in a whole that’s greater than the sum of its parts.

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  31. Charlotte Avatar

    waking upb early, feeling refreshed and having time to yourself feels great. I love how I feel like I have so much more time in the day if I have the morning to myself and don’t have to rush out the door to work!

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  32. Jaimie Myers Avatar

    What I would give to become a morning person…
    I need to become one.
    What time do you get up?

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  33. Jan McCann Avatar
    Jan McCann

    Mornings are the best, especially at this time of year. Love your pictures.

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  34. J3SS1C4 Avatar

    I’m so not a morning person… I love my sleep ins! I do love your photo inspiration here though! It makes me hopeful that at some stage if I ever become a morning person, that I’ll be able to undertake a fun project life this! If only the light was as good at 6-10pm! 🙂

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  35. Andrea @ HMRM. Avatar

    I’m the same way about my mornings. I feel a little guilty sometimes because I actually miss that time to myself on weekends when my husband is home. Don’t get me wrong, I love having him around, but routine is comforting for me so I’m always a little relieved to get back to my regular schedule when he goes back to work.

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  36. Andrea @ HMRM. Avatar

    Also, do you mind if I borrow your hashtag idea (and obviously insert my name instead of yours)? I think this collection of photos is beautiful.

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  37. a touch of domesticity Avatar

    Oh jealousy. I have 3 boys, two of whom are little ones, and the youngest wakes up just after 6 most days. I really, desperately want a moment or two for me first but I need my sleep and just can’t function on a pre-6am regular wake up. If only he’d sleep til 6.30! I can but dream. I’d have a quiet coffee. Maybe a bath alone. Maybe ten minutes at my sewing machine. Dream dream dream!

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  38. Danielle Golinski Avatar

    I am definitely an afternoon girl maybe late morning. I feel like I need to do a series like this called “nap time” since that is my ME time 🙂

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  39. Jenny Rose Avatar
    Jenny Rose

    Thanks!
    Jenny

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  40. Cody Doll Avatar

    COFFEE! I can’t drink any so I’ll enjoy your digitally.

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  41. Gayle Avatar

    These are great! And your idea inspired me to start my 3 o’clock project. I take a photo at (or around) 3pm daily and pits them to my tumblr. Thanks for the great idea! 3oclockproject.tumblr.com

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