I have never been a morning person. I feel better at night- more productive, more aware, and just better in general. I've always had a hard time getting into bed and sleeping (even though I LOVE sleep and am pretty good at falling asleep), but this productivity kick has always been at night.
Unfortunately, most of my close friends seem to be morning people. If I want a fitness accountability buddy, they want to meet at like 0700 on WEEKENDS which is just literal trash. It's terrible. I hate it. Sleeping in is the best feeling in the world.
Then, the Air Force happened. This past week has been 0445-0500 showtimes and it was terrible. Today is Saturday and I slept in until 0830, which seemed like a treat. Sleeping in and 0830 should never be tied together, but that's my life now.
This isn't a plug or anything, but I've been using Habit Nest's Morning Sidekick Journal thing and I've honestly really liked it. It has you do a few tasks every morning and plan what time you go to sleep, so you get the amount of sleep you want AND you start your day off productively. Even when I had to get up at 0315 to be at work by 0445, I still was able to eat breakfast, make lunch, read my Bible, do push-ups, do the dishes and pack my backpack.
Normally, I "sleep in" until 0645 to be at work at 0800 and I don't do any of those things. I feel groggy and rushed even though I am technically sleeping in later. Now that I'm consciously planning to go to bed at a certain time because I have set tasks to do in the morning, I actually am doing better at sleeping. Plus it feels great to start my day off with accomplishments.
Now, I HATE folding laundry. It's not a hard task- less than 10 minutes generally, even if I have to hang everything up. But it drives me nuts. But I've made folding laundry and putting it away as a task in the morning, and I actually end up doing it. Same thing with washing dishes or unloading the dishwasher. When I make it a morning task that I must accomplish once I wake up, it seems more like a challenge to myself than a chore. Like a video game or something. I really like it. It makes me space out my morning and actually contemplate how long my morning routine will take, so I can wake up in time to get it done and then leave.
It's only been a week of this routine, but I think it's good for me. I've already discovered that I'm going to have to really get through many days of smaller routines before I even try to do a morning workout. Push-ups in the morning is honestly the best I can do at this moment, because anything else just sounds terrible (even running, and I LOVE running).
So yeah, this really sounds like an ad for the Morning Sidekick Journal but it isn't. It's just been the first thing that seems to be making a small but noticeable change in my life right now, and I appreciate it. Check it out here: Morning Sidekick Journal. Seriously, if you're interested in it, let me know and I'll definitely be your accountability partner, because it's dope.
Mornings are made for tea and a light breakfast, listening to my Productive Morning Spotify playlist, and just relaxing on my couch, doing my tasks for the day. I never realized how nice mornings are until I wake up early and actually enjoy them. While I do like sleeping in until 11am, today I woke up at 0830, cleaned my bathroom, ate breakfast, Skyped the lovely Regina for an hour or two, and got ready to run a mock PT Test (which I am going to leave to go do now). And that's not counting this blog post or the two episodes on Netflix that I watched. Seriously, I feel really good having a morning ritual, and I'm sorry for not understanding all my early-morning-friends. I'm still a night owl, but now I appreciate getting up.
This is how much I love tea in the mornings. For real.
That's my post for today! I may talk more about this journal later and take example pics, but I'm too lazy this morning.
<3 Katie
Unfortunately, most of my close friends seem to be morning people. If I want a fitness accountability buddy, they want to meet at like 0700 on WEEKENDS which is just literal trash. It's terrible. I hate it. Sleeping in is the best feeling in the world.
Then, the Air Force happened. This past week has been 0445-0500 showtimes and it was terrible. Today is Saturday and I slept in until 0830, which seemed like a treat. Sleeping in and 0830 should never be tied together, but that's my life now.
This isn't a plug or anything, but I've been using Habit Nest's Morning Sidekick Journal thing and I've honestly really liked it. It has you do a few tasks every morning and plan what time you go to sleep, so you get the amount of sleep you want AND you start your day off productively. Even when I had to get up at 0315 to be at work by 0445, I still was able to eat breakfast, make lunch, read my Bible, do push-ups, do the dishes and pack my backpack.
Normally, I "sleep in" until 0645 to be at work at 0800 and I don't do any of those things. I feel groggy and rushed even though I am technically sleeping in later. Now that I'm consciously planning to go to bed at a certain time because I have set tasks to do in the morning, I actually am doing better at sleeping. Plus it feels great to start my day off with accomplishments.
Now, I HATE folding laundry. It's not a hard task- less than 10 minutes generally, even if I have to hang everything up. But it drives me nuts. But I've made folding laundry and putting it away as a task in the morning, and I actually end up doing it. Same thing with washing dishes or unloading the dishwasher. When I make it a morning task that I must accomplish once I wake up, it seems more like a challenge to myself than a chore. Like a video game or something. I really like it. It makes me space out my morning and actually contemplate how long my morning routine will take, so I can wake up in time to get it done and then leave.
So yeah, this really sounds like an ad for the Morning Sidekick Journal but it isn't. It's just been the first thing that seems to be making a small but noticeable change in my life right now, and I appreciate it. Check it out here: Morning Sidekick Journal. Seriously, if you're interested in it, let me know and I'll definitely be your accountability partner, because it's dope.
Mornings are made for tea and a light breakfast, listening to my Productive Morning Spotify playlist, and just relaxing on my couch, doing my tasks for the day. I never realized how nice mornings are until I wake up early and actually enjoy them. While I do like sleeping in until 11am, today I woke up at 0830, cleaned my bathroom, ate breakfast, Skyped the lovely Regina for an hour or two, and got ready to run a mock PT Test (which I am going to leave to go do now). And that's not counting this blog post or the two episodes on Netflix that I watched. Seriously, I feel really good having a morning ritual, and I'm sorry for not understanding all my early-morning-friends. I'm still a night owl, but now I appreciate getting up.
This is how much I love tea in the mornings. For real.
<3 Katie
Comments
Post a Comment