So my intention was to journal most days in the week right? Well there has been about 3 weeks of inactivity here so far. Whilst, so much has happened in this very lifey life. (I'll update on that soon) I'm not going to beat myself up about not journaling, I'm here now and that is a gain. Yay!
So I will develop this further but essentially establishing a solid morning routine that does not require any thinking in the first 2-3 hours every morning is vital.
Mine would (ideally) look something like:
- Wake at dawn - set smart alarm clock to wake me each morning at dawn
- no snooze permitted
- count 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and get up out of bed
- brush teeth /get dressed into walking/running gear - garments laid out the night before
- leave the house with both dogs / and dog treats (also prepared the night before) / and phone
- exercise for at least 1 hour in the early morning light that is meant to be so good for us
- synchronize breakfast time with kids [around 7:30]
- drive kids to school [8:00 am]
- return home [9:00]
- spend 30 minutes reflecting in journal
- do daily This Naked Mind video and reflective writing - 30 - 60 minutes approx
- plus 1 hr on project time / or bills / household admin or chores
Order of events can shift - Dawn currently occurs around 6:40 as we're nearly in the depth of winter here in Oz although in summer time I may be able to shift some of my post breakfast tasks to a prebreakfast slot 😀
Information and inspiration from: Education and Personal Development podcaster Mell Robbins Mell Robbins has several educational, informative and motivational podcasts on how to develop sound morning routines that benefit us the most and strategies to help us stick to them.