I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing Sunday! We just hung out at home, played outside (when it wasn't raining), fixed some yummy meals and snacks and just had a good time. This weekend I decided to implement a morning rountine and it seemed to help quite a bit. I noticed that my mornings were not as rushed and I was much more relaxed.
So, today's blog post is all about how to set up a morning routine that works for you.
How To Implement A Morning Routine:
(1) Wake up
Take 15 -30 minutes to wake up, enjoy your coffee, check out the news, or read.
(2) Review your daily tasks (to do list)
Review
your to-do list for things that have to be done that day. I usually
spend 1-2 minutes reviewing my list in the morning to metally prepare me
for the day and to adjust my schedule if needed. I also prepare my
to-do list the night before as part of my night time routine ( I also
use as sort of a "brain dump").
(3) Make your bed
Beds
take up alot of space and when they aren't made they tend to look like a
whole lot clutter. Here's a simple solution: take 5 minutes to make
your bed and I promise that your room will look cleaner and you will
feel more relaxed.
(4) Prepare for dinner
Make sure all of your food items are defrosted and that you have all the
necessary ingredients for the evening’s dinner. Also you should consider how long
it will take for you to make dinner and adjust your schedule if need
be. I usually take this opportunity to refer to my meal plan
for the following night to see if I need to take anything out of the
freezer to defrost or if I’ll need to stop at the grocery store. This
is also a good time to prepare your crockpot meal which is another easy way to
streamline your dinner prep.
(5) Empty dishwasher or dish drainer
Put
your dishes away first thing in the morning so that you and your
family can fill it up after breakfast and throughout the day instead of
waiting to do all of it after dinner. This is another task that takes
all of 5 minutes to complete, and when it's done, you will feel better.
(6) Workout, shower, and dress
After you shower and get dressed be sure to put dirty clothes in the
laundry, put away your toiletries and makeup, wipe down the sinks and
hang up your towel.
(7) Make breakfast and clean up afterwards
Return all food items in the fridge, pantry or cupboards. Scrape
leftover food in the trash and put your dishes in the sink or
dishwasher. Wipe down all of the counters, sink, stove and microwave.
Like your bed, the kitchen has a lot of counter space and when one
counter is cluttered the whole kitchen looks messy. Take just a couple
of minutes everyday to wipe down those counters and appliances…you’ll be
amazed at how refreshing it is to come home to a clean kitchen after a
busy day at work.
(8) Get on with your day
Now that you’ve got your morning routine complete you can head off to
work (on time of course), or to your home office if you work from home,
spend time with your kids or take care of your priority tasks and
errands.
So, my question is, do you have a morning routine? And how is it working for you?
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