‘m not necessarily a morning person but then I’m not a non-morning person either.
I can wake up at 6am but I’m never super excited about it. Also if I’m a bit tired and I’m not looking forward to the events of the day, I can find it pretty difficult to get myself out of bed. I’ve got a few little tricks I use to get myself going in the wee small hours. Here’s how to make your morning routine easier…
Choreograph your morning with a playlist
Pick your favourite four or five songs and make yourself a playlist to get ready to in the morning. After a few days you’ll roughly know how long you have before a song ends so you can time tasks to last for the duration of a song.
Song 1 – Eat breakfast
Song 2 – Have a shower
Song 3 – Get dressed and do make-up
Song 4 – Pack your bag and get out the door
This is a great way to start the day for people who have trouble leaving for work on time.
Check the weather forecast and lay out your clothes the night before
This always seems like a really obvious thing but it really does bear repeating. It takes all the guess-work out of choosing your clothes in the morning and you won’t waste precious minutes looking for a particular item of clothing. Have everything all laid out the night before, including underwear. It saves SO much time in the morning and stops you from getting your grumps on when you can’t find your favourite shoes at 6am.
Start the day with something you love doing
One of the main reasons why people hate mornings is because most mornings are full of things that aren’t pleasant. Exercise, commutes, emails, traffic. What if you woke up half an hour earlier and did something you love like reading, drawing or watching an episode of your favourite show? This small incentive might help you jump out of bed in the morning a little easier and will get your day off to a beautiful start.
Start your day with an in-bed meditation session
Lying in bed and trying to convince yourself to get up is torture but if you get a mediation app (I like Buddhify) and listen to a positive meditation as you wake up. It totally re-sets your mind and helps you start with a clear head and a positive attitude.
Move your alarm clock
Last year, I banned my phone from my bedroom overnight and I’ve never looked back. I keep my phone in the living room and when my alarm goes off, I have to stand up and leave the bedroom to turn it off. I do allow myself to take it back to bed but my next step is banning it all together and simply getting up when my alarm goes off. Once you stand up, it’s harder to get back to sleep so this is a brilliant trick for those of you that hit the snooze button too many times in the morning.
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Are you a morning person? Or do you hate the AM with the burning fire of a thousand suns?
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