Ambience

This morning I made myself some porridge for breakfast. It was a pleasant morning. After showering I dressed in my dressing gown to prepare my breakfast. I was the only one up in my flat at this point. The morning is quite a quiet time of the day at the flat. My flatmates don’t usually get up particularly early. This morning I had class at 10am so I was up around 9am. Making breakfast is quite a solitary activity. I measured everything into the bowl to put into the microwave. Even though I can usually remember the quantities needed, I always check the back of the rolled oats packet to make sure I have it right. The nature of making breakfast is to bring about a good start to the day. If I have a big day ahead of me I like to have something substantial for breakfast. Porridge tends to fill me up really well as I have it with peaches too. 

The thing about cooking is that you know you’re going to have to do it again, a couple of times in that same day. However I don’t see this as a chore, it is something that has to be done; it needs to be done to survive. “Food production involves the making of tangible products usually for immediate consumption (labour). Sometimes food can be made more durable when preserved for later use when resources are not so readily available. Inevitably though, food is to be eaten and this is its essential characteristic,” Sunderland, (2010). We need to eat to survive, and food requires cooking.

Reference

Sunderland, J. (2010). Human occupation. BT127001. Food for survival. Occupational Therapy.