Wake up 30 minutes before you need to. Do not look at your phone. Make tea or coffee in a ceramic mug (never a paper cup). Sit by a window. Breathe. Set a single intention for the day, such as: "Today, I will speak slowly."
To be "Elegant and Sophisticated Claudine" is to realize that the most beautiful thing you can wear is your own quiet confidence, draped perfectly over a soul that knows its own worth. elegant and sophisticated claudine
Even alone, I set a proper place. A cloth napkin. A single stem of something from the garden (or the corner florist, no shame in that). Water in a glass that has weight. Eating becomes a ceremony rather than a refuelling. Wake up 30 minutes before you need to