It's been ages since I've shared my morning #coffee with you all.

I enjoy spending a few minutes each morning weighing the beans, selecting a brew method (I may get excitable as to choice there), grinding the beans for that method, and breathing in the smell of it as it brews.

It's a moment to be calm and focused before the madness starts.

And also I get a cup of #coffee after!

Now that school routine is back in full swing, I'm enjoying getting back to starting my day listening to at least part of a record on the turntable my family got me for fathers day.

I only have physical copies of records that have some special meaning to me, so it's always a bit of a trip down memory lane, and a good way to jumpstart the day when I am *very* not a morning person.

Today's selection is sides C&D from Daft Punk

I'm so happy to be back on a nail painting kick. The pop of color is something I was missing, and it let a little too much of the dark in.

I spent 2+ decades dressing in "don't look at me", because of low key depression and big time lack of confidence. That, more than anything else, is why I've skewed so hard into bright colors in recent years. It's to try to keep my own dark at bay. And if I can brighten up someone else's day, all the better.