The automatic coffee maker makes my morning better every single day of the week. My routine is to get up at 6:30, hop in the shower, just as I get out, I can throw on my robe, and my coffee is hot and ready, waiting on me on the counter. I get to sit back for an hour or so before heading into work, and that makes it really nice. Back in the old days  I was up a little earlier in order to prepare my pot of coffee, then I also had to spend a lot of time washing the thing in the evenings. The modern automatic coffee maker makes a huge difference in time spent preparing your coffee!