I know, I know absolutely every lifestyle blogger and YouTuber has done some version of a morning routine post and it may seem like I am jumping on the band-wagon for click-bait. But I promise you this is for a reason! See, right now I am trying to build a routine for myself and I have gone through about 5 different versions in the last few months in an attempt to find just the right kind of morning routine. I think I have some ideas that are a little different from the typical morning routine posts out there. This isn’t a pretty example of some perfect routine, this is how you can curate your own perfect routine that is perfect for you and your life.
What is the point? The entire point of a morning routine is to start the morning off on the right foot to help you feel nourished, successful, and ready to conquer the day. That being said, only you know what nourishes you, only you know what makes you feel successful, only you know what your day consists of and what you will need to conquer it. Make your routine completely personal to you. Take some time, and I mean like take a week to think over who do you want to be. Think about the things that make you happy or jealous. What things do you see other people doing that you really, truly wish you could do? Not in a vain way, in a way that your soul longs for. Who are the people you look up to, most admire, most wish to be like? What traits, habits, or skills do they have that you wish you had? For me I want to work out every day, I want to be a writer, I want to be a reader, and I want to be an entrepreneur. I took these things in mind and I built a morning routine around each of these elements. Do I have to get up at 5am?? Before you set your alarms for 5am let me start with saying I only get up at 7:30 to start my current morning routine. I have done 6am routines in the past and they worked for me at that time. But your routine is personal to you, remember? What is one constant in your life, class? Work? Feeding the dog or baby? Whatever thing happens in the day, I’ll just use work as an example, that is relatively scheduled, build your routine around that. If you start work at 9 and it takes 35 minutes to get to work then you need to be done and out the door before 8:25. If your only goal is to write, or read, or meditate for an hour then you only need to get up at around 7am. How much time should I spend on my morning routine? How much time do you want to spend? Does a 15-minute morning routine accomplish everything you need? Do you need 4 hours to accomplish everything you need? I suggest spending 15-30 minutes on each thing on your list so that you have ample time to get into each one, but also gives you a little wiggle room in case one item runs long but another runs short. This helps the time to even out and you aren’t rushing from task to task feeling like you are already failing the day when it hasn’t even started yet. Don’t Expect Immediate Perfection This will take a little bit of time to fine tune to make it fit you. That very first day, that very first week will not go according to plan. You will have to skip things or rearrange the order you do things. This is okay! You are not a failure or incapable because of this. Approach that first week as an experiment, just testing to see what does and doesn’t work. Then, at the end of the week, take stock of what did and didn’t work, what needs to be cut, added, or rearranged to work best for you, your life, and your family. My most recent routine I spent about 2 weeks getting to a place where I can consistently follow through each morning with relative ease. Your Morning Routine Starts the Night Before Take 5 minutes before you go to bed and make sure everything is ready for your morning routine. Wash the coffee pot and fill it with water, so all you have to do is put the coffee in and turn it on. Lay out your work out and work clothes so all you have to do is put them on. Have breakfast predetermined. I have heard that these little hacks save a ton of time but I never tried them until now. Let me tell you, they work! It makes the morning flow with ease, like the day was just made for you to waltz in and do your thing. This little feeling carries into the rest of the day as well. Let this routine evolve as needed I have gone through several types of morning routines, from having none other than waking up and flying by the seat of my pants for the rest of the day to focusing on nothing more than meditation the entire morning. With each season of your life, over the course of the year your needs and desires will change. If your routine just doesn’t feel right in a few weeks or a few months, reevaluate and recreate. Do you need to adjust just a few things or toss it out and start from scratch? Don’t feel like you need to cling to the one routine you created. If it becomes obsolete or isn’t serving its function of ‘starting the morning off on the right foot to help you feel nourished, successful, and ready to conquer the day’ then it isn’t what you need anymore. It is okay to edit or scrap this routine as needed. Those are my tips for creating a morning routine that works best for you. Make a list of everything you want to include in your morning routine. Include the things you most want and discard anything else. Tailor it to your time, needs, and desires. Set up anything you may need the night before to help the morning flow with ease. Remember, you can change this routine anytime you need. It’s okay if you don’t complete everything when you are just getting started. Give yourself grace, this is new, so experiment with it until it is just right. Remember this is your routine, make it work for you. Comment below with your new morning routine plan! Much Love, Jessica Marie Examples: Okay, some of you have it all figured out and are ready to start. But I have a feeling that some of you are like me and prefer some visuals or examples. Here are some samples of past morning routines I have done to show you that your routine can be tailored to you in each season of life, and to the things you find most important at that time.
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