At the breakfast table with... Em Sheldon
The gorgeous Em Sheldon has given us an insight into her mornings and being a fellow Yorkshire girl… we totally agree… we can’t wait to get back to Bettys once lock down is over… if you know, you know!
1. First off, we’d love to know a little more about what your job is! how you work, what you do and why you love it!
I work in social media full time, so it could be running my blog, my youtube, my instagram, my instagram filters website, my recipe ebook or consulting for brands! I have lots of different hats I wear depending on the day! I love how varied it is and I get to speak with amazing people, every single day!
2. What is the first thing you do when you get up on a morning?
I scroll on my instagram, first thing without fail then check twitter - it’s a really bad habit! Shortly followed by a coffee or a matcha!
3. Do you have a morning routine leading up to when you start work? If so, what does it look like?
Yes, I check any urgent emails always, check my socials and then do a workout before kicking my working day off! I like to get my workouts out of the way! Often work is too urgent though and I break off for a lunch workout instead.
4. What is a typical choice for breakfast for you?
My go to is avocado on toast, but it’s gotta be smashed with chilli, salt, pepper and lots of tomatoes! I love more of a guac style avo! I love dippy eggs too! Most mornings I have either porridge or my healthy pancakes though! Totally depends on my schedule! I love breakfast, it is my favourite meal of the day for sure and always has been. You cannot beat sourdough either!
5. Is there anything you do on a morning to help the rest of the day run smoothly and minimise how stressful it might be?
Always *try* weirdly and get my work done the night before, or anything urgent or at least my to do list written up ready for the morning, it helps ensure the morning goes well. I then find once I’ve smashed a workout, I can tackle and handle anything!
6. When lockdown is over, where will you be heading for brunch?!
Definitely granger and co in chelsea, my favourite for Aussie brunch, I practically live in their cafe and my Mum adores it too! I also ADORE Daisy Green, their shakshuka is one of the best I’ve had and they do yummy matcha, I love supporting them. In Yorkshire? Straight to Bettys! I live between Yorkshire and London so I’ve got the best of both worlds!
7. You’re obviously a keen cook as we’ve seen your fab recipe book… when you have time what’s your favourite indulgent breakfast to make?!
Ee thank you for looking at it, my favourite indulgent breakfast is definitely my chocolate pancakes, with extra chocolate chips folded in, extra chocolate on top and LOTS of strawberries too. If I’m really going for it with breakfast though, I LOVE a veggie fry up! I’m not a veggie but I much prefer veggie sausages, give me some Naked Glory sausages, some beans, sourdough - a posh fry up is my dream!
8. We love a nosey into other kitchens… what’s your favourite part of your kitchen and what do you enjoy cooking the most?
I LOVE my mixer, I never knew I needed one then got a gorgeous white one from Kenwood and it’s revolutionised my baking and saved my poor biceps! I love cooking either breakfast/brunch dishes or fajitas, I’m famous for my fajitas *famous to my boyfriend ha*
9. Morning mantra…do you use a little quote or saying to give you a little motivation on a morning?
BE A SHARK! GO GET IT! Every day is a new start, a new day, a new challenge and as cliche as it is: a total blessing to be alive so go be a shark and attack the day!
10. Finally, who is your dream breakfast guest, dead or alive, and why?
Meghan markle. I adore her, she does so much for women, she is utterly drop dead gorgeous so I want all her skincare, haircare, make up, fashion tips and I just feel like she is so switched on and intelligent. I feel like we could chat about SO much, plus I used to live in Canada so would love to chat to her about Toronto.
Quick fire round!
Tea or coffee?
GREEN TEA
Workout or yoga?
HIIT WORKOUT
Green juice or cocktails?
COCKTAILS
City or countryside?
COUNTRYSIDE
Early bird or night owl?
NIGHTOWL
Pizza or pasta (this one is especially for you haha!!)
PASTA!
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