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I love the early mornings. I am not a night owl at all. You’ve probably heard me say this over and over! A lot of you will see me tweeting and facebooking before 6am. I even send out invoices, blog and answer all of my emails before the sun comes up. Even if I know my husband has to get up early for work, I always get up before him just so I can enjoy that first coffee and quiet time before facing the day ahead. Plus, if I am away I still long for that first coffee of the day in the quiet when it’s still dark.
My early morning routine is always the same and even on the weekends I never vary from it. I bounce out of bed, throw on a jumper, slippers and turn the heater on. My boys are always snoozing and they are tucked away from the kitchen area so I don’t ever wake them. I have a great walk-in pantry, so I flick the light on, fill up the jug, make coffee and check my instagram on my phone while I’m waiting. Just the coffee and the quiet…
I head for my computer with coffee in hand. This is the best time of the day for me. No one talks to me, I don’t have to make any food for anyone and no one is making a noise… The first cup of coffee for the day is always the best. Did you know that 86% (5 million) of Aussie coffee fans claim to have an emotional relationship with their daily brew? Hello! That’s me! Most of the time I try to enjoy a second cup of coffee, but it’s never as good. Oh well, I will have to wait until tomorrow for that feeling again. 🙂 On average Australian coffee drinkers have 14.6 coffees in a week? How many do you have? I probably have 3 a day so that’s 21 a week!
What’s your coffee preference? Ground? Instant? Cappuccino? Skim milk? More than 3.4 million coffee drinkers (58%) enjoy drinking freshly ground coffee made at home or work, showing coffee knowledge and culture is strong in Australia and we feel confident taking on the espresso machine ourselves! I’m a bit of a fan of the espresso machine 🙂 Who can go out for lunch or morning tea without ordering a coffee? Not me. It’s just part of my social existence.
Today I have partnered up with Harris Coffee to share with you my coffee obsession. For me, it’s that 1st cup of the day that gets me going. I don’t like to have it in bed and I certainly don’t want anyone else making it. Australia’s coffee lovers spend 15 million hours per week (2.5 hours each every week) drinking coffee. Combine this with the time spent thinking about it, making and buying and you could be forgiven for thinking that Australia is slightly obsessed with the dark elixir! Are you as obsessed as me? I’d love to hear all about it!
As a part of Harris’ 130th birthday celebration, everyone has the opportunity to share their own coffee obsession and Harris is rewarding 130 of the most coffee obsessed tales with a personalised 130th anniversary prize pack. To tell your story, visit the Harris Facebook page. There will be 130 personalised Harris prize packs for the most interesting coffee obsession stories (they will include a personalised signature blend coffee and an artwork of their story). Stories will be entered through a Facebook app on the Harris page. So make sure you head on over and share your story. I can’t wait to read along!
PLUS… just for popping in today I am going to give you the chance to win this pack of coffee below! Just let me know how much you love coffee here on this post (but don’t forget to also add your coffee obsession story over on the Facebook page).
Full terms and conditions are found here.
Get your entries in before 5pm (EST) Wednesday 31st July, 2013.
Good luck!