re: Do you have a morning routine

Even though I'm retired, I still wake up between 5-5:30 most mornings, sometimes earlier.

Head to the kitchen, turn on the coffee maker, check for newspaper delivery, head back into the kitchen for 2-3 cups of coffee and wait for the wife to wake up and get ready for work.

Fix her a box lunch of food from the night before for work since she'd rather eat at the office than head out.

After she's gone around 7:45, it's pretty much do what I want but that is usually things around the house or for the house. By this time the coffee has worked its magic and it's my time in the throne room.