It certainly is not every day that I can bask in happiness at the wee hour of 9:40 AM. However my pinch of happy came early today. I’ve been trying to wake up just a bit earlier each day — to have extra time before rushing off to work, to enjoy a cup of home brewed coffee (trying to save every $1.98 that I can), to catch a few more moments of the Today Show, to make more conscious decisions about a well packed, healthy lunch.

Anyways, to aid a non-morning gal like myself rise at the early hour of 6:30 AM, I’ve been falling asleep with my blinds up (sound machine on full blast of course.) The natural light pouring through my 3 large windows really does make such a difference. And this morning, as I rolled over to my right side, I saw the early morning sun rising over the city of Boston.

Okay, so that picture is actually of the sunset from my bedroom. Pardon me for not being with it enough to take a picture the minute I woke up. Anyways, a gorgeous sunrise followed by my cup of jo and daily dose of Meridith, Matt & Al, really is the best part of waking up.