A Keurig Morning (and a giveaway!)
It’s early morning and I’m the only one awake, for now. It’s still dark outside and I’m walking softly across the kitchen floor. I don’t want to wake the rest of the family as these are just a few, precious, quiet moments before the day begins.
First things, first. Coffee.
I open up my Keurig coffee maker, put in a K-Cup pod of my favourite Breakfast Blend and close the lid and hear the piercing of the foil lid. I set the coffee size to my usual setting. It’s two-shy of the largest one so I get a lot of flavour and still have a sippable mug of hot coffee to drink while I sit down and get through a chapter of the autobiography of Ansel Adams that my friend sent me from back home in the UK. It’s a thick book that I just love to pick up but rarely dedicate enough time to sink into.
Usually, by the time I’ve finished my first coffee of the day, I hear my daughter’s bedroom door open and she bounds out like a well-rested baby tiger. Her hair is huge and she’s full of smiles.
“Daddy!”
She fills me up with happiness and reminds me of my purpose. We hug and I put my book away. As she clings to me, I try and negotiate breakfast. She wants the cereal we ran out of, I make myself toast with peanut butter and she eats it. Then she settles in front of the TV for one short show, I clean up the breakfast things and get myself ready for work.
As part of the cleanup, I grab the used K-Cup pod from the coffee maker and take off the foil. The coffee grounds now cooled go into the green bin, or straight onto my garden. Recently I’ve been adding them to my roses which are starting to bud. The plastic part that held the coffee and kept it fresh is recyclable, so can go straight into the blue bin (the filter can remain), ready for collection.
All the crusts that my daughter refuses to eat get thrown out for the birds. They barely land before grabbing them and flying off again. Recently, the crows have been thanking me with a few sticks as gifts. I’m waiting for something a little more shiny, but we have a good thing going right now.
The Giveaway!
Thanks to the lovely people at Keurig, I’m giving away a Keurig® K-Select® coffee maker, selection of recyclable K-Cup® pods, Keurig® travel mug, and My K-Cup® Universal Reusable Filter.
Simply enter below, and don’t forget to share with anyone else who you think would love a Keurig morning.
Here’s a little more from Keurig Canada about their social and environmental leadership:
• Recyclable K-Cup® pods: Our K-Cup® pods are made from #5 plastic, a material accepted in most municipal recycling programs, and can be found throughout the country in your favourite brands and varieties. Currently recyclable in select locations.
• Earth: As a coffee company, we’re deeply connected to the earth, and we’ve set ambitious goals to reduce our environmental impact because we’re passionate about doing our part to protect the earth, for generations to come.
• Coffee: As a coffee company, our impact extends across a global supply chain – from the beans that are harvested and
roasted to the brewer that is sitting on your counter. We’re committed to the people and places that support our products.
• Community: Our employees are one of our most important resources. And our communities are our greatest partners.
When we work together, we can deliver on our commitment to strengthen families and communities.
Disclaimer: I’d like to thank my lovely friends at Keurig Canada for keeping me fully caffeinated and for supporting this post. They also are being very generous by supplying the prizes for the giveaway!
Michael Kwan
May 17, 2019 at 1:49 pmI take my coffee typically with a splash of milk these days, but the temperatures rising, a cold brew is a great way to go. I think Keurig has a hot+cold machine for that too?
jamesrcsmith
May 17, 2019 at 1:54 pmOr you could just add ice to your coffee. That’s what I do when it’s hot out.
Kate
May 17, 2019 at 2:08 pmI love a nice warm cup of coffee right when I wake up. If my daughter gets me distracted, it then becomes an iced coffee 😉
Jessica
May 17, 2019 at 2:17 pmThis mama drinks coffee on repeat! Love the Keurig
joy
May 17, 2019 at 4:00 pmthe first cup, I add a scoop of Collagen and some coconut oil, with milk; the rest of the day, just milk!
June M
May 17, 2019 at 6:15 pmI enjoy my coffee with milk to make it a creamy colour and it needs to be piping hot
Tyler
May 17, 2019 at 7:20 pmI cant parent right without coffee! Though sometimes making a pot can be wasted depending on what we’re doing in the morning.
Rebecca
May 18, 2019 at 12:47 amI enjoy my coffee with 1 spoon of sugar and a bit of milk
Amy M
May 18, 2019 at 11:11 amI actually don’t drink coffee but my mom does everyday and she takes it with cream.
Craig Silva
May 18, 2019 at 7:22 pmI like my coffee with one sugar and lots of milk. I also like that Kuerig has tea pods.
Nicole
May 19, 2019 at 8:38 pmI love that every part can be recycled!! And coffee grounds are so good for your garden!!
Stacey
May 19, 2019 at 9:20 pmThe Keurig is a great solution to the office coffee mess!
Iris N
May 20, 2019 at 7:47 amI like my coffee black and I would love to win a Keurig.
Shirley
May 20, 2019 at 7:55 amI like my coffee black
Calvin
May 20, 2019 at 11:36 amI like it with a scoop of cocoa or some honey. It’s great with condensed milk too.
Kimberley
May 21, 2019 at 3:45 amI like my coffee regular with cream and cane sugar. Essential to get me going in the morning!
Jim Derro
May 21, 2019 at 4:27 amLove my Keurig. Always bring it along when I travel.
Blogblob
May 21, 2019 at 5:38 amI like the recycleable pods!
Elizabeth Robinson
May 21, 2019 at 5:53 amI like my coffee with 1 sugar and milk
Ten
May 21, 2019 at 7:10 amGreat – I love my Keurig but sadly I need an updated machine!
l p
May 21, 2019 at 8:43 amwith friends. thanks
jamesrcsmith
May 21, 2019 at 12:43 pmGreat answer!
kristen visser
May 21, 2019 at 10:31 amRegular coffee with one cream and one sugar
Emily
May 21, 2019 at 10:38 amI love my coffee black, and very hot of course.
Lisa Marshall
May 21, 2019 at 12:54 pmI enjoy my coffee with Almond milk and stevia.
Elaine G
May 21, 2019 at 1:28 pmI like it sweet. I take my coffee with 3 teaspoons of sugar and cream.
Jim May
May 21, 2019 at 3:27 pmI like the idea that the pods are recyclable.
Carol Ann Westbrook
May 21, 2019 at 6:40 pmI like strong hot coffee with cream!
Keurig
May 22, 2019 at 12:13 amMy hubby likes his coffee with one cream and one sugar and very hot
Shelley Butcher
May 22, 2019 at 12:22 amI take my coffee with cream and sugar.
Monica S
May 22, 2019 at 12:26 amOur household has never owned any brand of this type of machine. We have a drip as both my husband and I like our coffee black with a little flavoured cream and couldn’t justify buying one. However, my husband has now broken our drip, 3rd in two years, so this might be a good Father’s Day gift for him.
Cheryl Germain
May 22, 2019 at 12:35 amI enjoy my morning coffee with a bit of Truvia sweetener and milk.
Tainan Lu
May 22, 2019 at 2:16 amI like my coffee black but sometime I would add some sugar to get a boost.
Chris MacDonald
May 22, 2019 at 3:07 amI enjoy my morning coffee with milk and one teaspoon of sugar
Heather Swanson
May 22, 2019 at 3:22 amI lie coffee & cream
Amy Heffernan
May 22, 2019 at 3:35 amOne milk one sweatner! Coffee here is needed. LOL Thanks!
jason kinnin
May 22, 2019 at 3:59 amJust black
ducky
May 22, 2019 at 4:46 amI love my morning coffee black and strong.
Kim
May 22, 2019 at 5:24 amI enjoy my morning coffee with my husband.
Sandra Dufoe
May 22, 2019 at 5:47 amI love my coffee black.
Silvia D
May 22, 2019 at 6:44 amI enjoy my morning coffee with just some creamer
Cynthia and Biggs
May 22, 2019 at 6:46 ami love coffee, with cream-cold coffee i like vanilla
Ken Wolfe
May 22, 2019 at 6:57 amOne big cup of black coffee every morning gets my engine running!
JUdy hunting
May 22, 2019 at 7:00 amI love my coffee with milk and half a sugar
Michelle W
May 22, 2019 at 7:25 amI enjoy my coffee with one sugar and a bit of milk/cream
Elizabeth Matthiesen
May 22, 2019 at 7:52 amI take my coffee one mug at a time and all day long, lol. I like it fairly weak with 1/2 tsp of sugar and a bit of milk.
Derek McCune
May 22, 2019 at 9:34 amBlack
Stefanie Nicholas
May 22, 2019 at 9:37 amI love my coffee various ways, lol. I like making iced coffee with a Keurig, but mine broke 🙁
Charity Banman
May 22, 2019 at 9:41 amI like my coffee with a splash of soy cream.
Melody McKinnon
May 22, 2019 at 10:13 amHalf & half and a bit of Splenda… or with Bailey’s.
Erin N
May 22, 2019 at 11:26 amI am a huge coffee lover! I enjoy my morning coffee dark and strong with just a splash of half and half!
Ed
May 22, 2019 at 11:29 amI like my coffee in the morning and/or evening with milk/cream and a little sugar
Ed
May 22, 2019 at 11:33 amI like my coffee in the morning or evening with milk and some sugar.
Catherine Robichaud
May 22, 2019 at 1:21 pmI enjoy my morning coffee black while I’m reading the news.
Wanda B
May 22, 2019 at 2:30 pmI put chocolate milk in my hot coffee. Sooo good!
jamesrcsmith
May 27, 2019 at 7:28 amChocolate milk? I’ve never heard of that going in a coffee. Sounds yummy though!
Stephanie LaPlante
May 22, 2019 at 3:24 pmI enjoy my coffee in the morning as a double double. Sometimes I enjoy flavored coffee. It all depends on my mood.
Janet Lance
May 22, 2019 at 3:39 pmWhat a great giveaway. I love my coffee as well either hot or cold. Starting to like making my own cold coffee drinks. I can buy them, but they are full of sugar.
Marilyn Rowe
May 22, 2019 at 4:11 pmLove my coffee black to get the true taste !!
Edith Rennes
May 22, 2019 at 5:29 pmI enjoy my coffee black any time of day.
Julie Bolduc
May 22, 2019 at 5:50 pmI enjoy it black
Lisa M-C
May 22, 2019 at 6:14 pmCoffee has to be hot and fresh!
Tomara
May 22, 2019 at 10:55 pmI love a triple triple!
Donnas
May 23, 2019 at 4:58 amI like my morning coffee with cream.
LILLIAN BROWN
May 23, 2019 at 5:16 amMy coffee has 1 cream and stevia
Florence Cochrane
May 23, 2019 at 5:24 amI like my dark roast coffee with sweetener and milk.
Donna
May 23, 2019 at 5:28 amI like my coffee black and hot
Christine Topley
May 23, 2019 at 8:57 amDouble double from my traditional 12 cup brewer is my go to way of enjoying my coffee. I like flavoured coffees as well with Bailey’s being #1.
Jonnie
May 23, 2019 at 9:28 amI like my morning coffee extra sweet and delivered right to my bedside by my husband!
Kay Burke
May 23, 2019 at 10:17 amLove my coffee black & black please
Anu Chopra
May 23, 2019 at 5:17 pmI enjoy my coffee with cream and sugar (we use a drip coffee maker).
Denise McCrea
May 23, 2019 at 7:59 pmI like my morning coffee black.
Alex S.
May 24, 2019 at 4:57 amI like my coffee with cream and sugar.
Lori L.
May 24, 2019 at 7:37 amI use Bailey’s French Vanilla creamer in my coffee, it’s sooooooo good! Thanks for the chance to win!
megan h
May 24, 2019 at 8:08 amlittle cream, tons of sugar…
Robyn Bellefleur
May 24, 2019 at 5:41 pmI like my coffee with a little sugar and cream.
Suzie B
May 25, 2019 at 5:59 amI enjoy my morning coffee in large quantities. 😉 (and with stevia and almond milk)
Jenness M
May 25, 2019 at 11:18 amI like my coffee with splenda a little skim milk.
Juliee Fitze
May 25, 2019 at 11:56 amI like it with double cream.
Michelle Policelli
May 25, 2019 at 5:50 pmI like my coffee with 2 sugars and 2 cream!
Linda
May 25, 2019 at 10:31 pmI usually like my coffee black, but I will sometimes take it with a little milk at other times.
Doreen Lamoureux
May 26, 2019 at 8:35 amI love my coffee strong and black . On occasion I will have a little froth.
cathy L Brown
May 26, 2019 at 9:54 amwith some rice milk
Julie F
May 26, 2019 at 12:49 pmI prefer my coffee with sugar and cream!
Janet M
May 26, 2019 at 2:16 pmI like it with stevia and soy milk.
Mike Gismondi
May 26, 2019 at 8:47 pmI like it with some Baileys
Surinder gurm
May 28, 2019 at 5:58 amConfession I’m a tea drinker but my hubbie loves his coffee milk no sugar
Jennifer C.
May 29, 2019 at 8:06 amI like my morning coffee with a little bit of milk.
nicky
May 29, 2019 at 2:09 pmI like my coffee with milk and honey.
Nate
May 30, 2019 at 1:00 pmI enjoy it with cream
JoKing
May 31, 2019 at 3:19 pmI am actually a tea kinda gal! Coffee is served black in my home!
Carol M
May 31, 2019 at 4:01 pmI like it with one cream and one sugar