Quick Fix Breakfast - French Toast

What's better than a very easy, quickly made, yummy breakfast on Sunday at home?

Ingredients*:

• 1 Egg
• Bread Slices (yes, I use the healthier whole wheat)
• Half a small bowl of milk
• 1/2 teaspoon of sugar (I use less quantity of brown sugar esp. considering the honey topping, but if you have a sweeter tooth can put 1 teaspoon)
• A teaspoon of butter
• Few teaspoons full of Honey/ Maple syrup for the topping
• Vanilla essence or Cinnamon powder (both are optional flavouring agents)

* portions for 3 slices

Procedure:

• Whisk the egg, milk, sugar in a flat big (bigger base than the size of bread slice) bowl
• Heat a non-stick pan with butter
• Soak the bread slice in the egg mixture and coat on both sides ( just a few seconds, do not soak for too long or it will become soggy and break)
• Let it turn nice golden brown on medium/ low flame
• Sprinkle cinnamon powder if you will
• Remove from flame and top with Maple Syrup/ Honey

    Voila!

Consistency

Working in a manufacturing setting in a company which has been around for 175+ years has made me value the power of systems and consistency. I was thinking about how a simple thing as the concept of 'Run to Target' at work is re-applicable to personal life. This basically provides a mindless way to initiate action. You do not have to weigh various options every time, or spend time thinking what to do or let other 'urgent priorities' take precedence over this routine task because it is imbibed so naturally in your system.

Let's take an example of something most of us want to do but get stuck in the way - yes, gym (or whatever form of exercise one wants to do). The key to any exercise routine being effective is consistency and the factor which puts off most people is the quest for motivation and gathering the willpower.

One does tend to lose enthusiasm in the search of motivation, I mean, practically you are not going to have a date everyday with your crush for you to look your best, or a picture- perfect trek lined up every week needing you to be at your fittest but there will be the many in-the-comfort-zone-nothings to do instead of sweating it out, everyday. 

Have you felt this before?  Finding the energy to reach the gym feels more daunting a task than exercising for a few hours there. I have felt this is true for most things (The Law of Physics - Inertia does keep things in the state they are!) - finishing a task is easier than starting it in the first place. Keeping myself focused on getting out of the house, starting the car and driving to the gym everyday at 6:30 pm has helped me with following the next steps of working out more easily. Making something a set ritual daily eliminates the thought process behind it thus putting our favorite buddy (actually a foe in disguise) procrastination off the radar. 

What is that you have been wanting to do for a long time but cannot find the motivation for it? Try mindlessly initiating that task as a drumbeat, instead of relying on the elusive motivational factors to take action.

The Euro Bucketlist

Came across this today morning.

Super excited about my next year there :). Let the planning begin - few things give me the high like travel planning does!