7 Decor & House Sins that Ruin Breakfast

Hello World!  Welcome Friends! Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is also the meal that most people choose to skip for a variety of bad reasons, ranging from lack of time to fasting themselves to a size zero. It is a pity because having breakfast before you leave for work helps you to condition yourself for a new day. Your morning meal isn’t only about breaking the fast of the night – Break-Fast. Indeed, it is a moment that you take to consider what lies ahead, what you have planned and scheduled, and what you hope for this new day. You also need this time to relax and energize before heading to the workplace – or to your home office. Ultimately, your breakfast can make or break your productivity during the first part of the day. That’s precisely why it’s so important to make time for breakfast in the morning. However, not all meals are synonymous with a positive and empowering experience. Of course, your choice of food might play a significant role in the process, but this isn’t an article about food. No, in fact, this article is designed to highlight the household issues that can ruin your breakfast experience. Discover the seven breakfast sins in your home.

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1. You Don’t Have a Breakfast Area

Where do you take your breakfast?

More and more people have breakfast at their desk – which remains true for both home-based and office-based workers. Needless to say, it isn’t the friendliest environment for the most important meal of the day. Cramped between a keyboard, a screen, and a notepad, it’s hard to see how you can benefit from the relaxing and energizing properties of your meal. Commuters who use public transports often take their breakfasts on the go: Coffee in a paper cup and a muffin or a bowl of oat bought from your local Starbucks or similar, and you think you’re ready for the day. Wrong! You should create an inviting breakfast nook at home, which encourages you to sit down, eat and relax. Indeed, the idea about dedicating an area in your home to breakfast is that it helps you, mentally, to visualize the importance of the meal and to learn to savor it. It’s the time when you get ready for what the new day brings. Ultimately, it’s hard to see how gulping down a coffee on the train or gobbling down cereals while reading your emails could offer a relaxing and inspiring environment.

2. No Matter What, the Coffee Tastes Awful

You’ve stopped making coffee at home because you can’t get it to taste like in your favorite coffee shop. And consequently, you’ve also stopped taking breakfast at home. It’s time to wake up out of this nightmare coffee (or tea) issue. If you can’t get an enjoyable brew at home, you might want to try a different blend. Some coffee blends are a little off when it comes to flavor; so ultimately buying cheap coffee is never a smart move. You want a quality brew; what’s the point of starting the day with bad coffee? If the blend isn’t responsible for the poor experience, it might be worth investigating new coffee machines. Indeed, electric coffee machines need to be serviced regularly. Additionally, if your water is hard – aka if it leaves limescale stains in the sink and the shower –, it might affect your brew. You need to filter the minerals out, using the best whole house water filter you can find. You can’t afford to let hard water damage your appliances and ruin your breakfast.

3. You Have Entertainment Tech

Are you a breakfast person who turns the TV on before eating? Eating in front of your TV or a laptop screen – even your phone screen – can dramatically affect your breakfast experience. Indeed, you might find yourself reaching out for more food than you actually need. Indeed, watching TV decreases the attention you give to the food you eat. As a result, your brain needs longer to realize you’ve had enough.

4. You Use Chemical Cleaning Products

Of course, you want your kitchen to be spotless. However, you might want to check your cleaning products for synthetic ingredients. Indeed, artificial cleaning products contain harmful chemicals that release toxins in the air long after they’ve been used. As a result, your clean breakfast corner might, in fact, be the home version of invisible chemical war. Using a deodorizing spray can mask the bad smells, but it also coats the hair in your nose, meaning that your coffee will always smell like household spray.

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5. You Picked a Dull Color Scheme

Having breakfast at home should be a peaceful and pleasant moment. That’s precisely why you want your kitchen or dining room – depending on where you take breakfast – to be welcoming. The use of neutral and somehow dull color combination can affect your mood. In fact, rooms painted in eggshell, off-white, terracotta, and opaque couché – Pantone 448 C, also labeled the world’s ugliest color, is a mixture of khaki and brown – can affect the value of your home, and lower your mood. Only one solution here: Pick a different color!

6. You Are Using the Wrong Cup

Are you trying to drink black coffee out of a large mug? Or a cappuccino in a tiny cup? Ultimately, picking the right vessel for your drink is part of the experience. You can’t enjoy your morning coffee in the wrong bowl. This alters the temperature of the drink and affects its overall taste. One rule to remember: Milky and frothy beverages belong in medium to large mugs.

7. You Have Breakfast In the Dark

The natural light that comes into your breakfast area matters. That’s why you need to make sure your breakfast nook is in an east-facing room that benefits from early morning sun. Using a different orientation can convince your mind that you’re having breakfast at night! This is especially true for early risers who can enjoy a morning brew while watching the sun rise.

The seven deadly breakfast sins you make at home can affect your experience in terms of taste, mood, energy, and inspiration. Ultimately, if you want to start your day positively, you need to take breakfast seriously!

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