My Ultimate Morning Routine Checklist That Changed My Life
Do you struggle with rush and shortage of time in the morning? Inappropriate morning routines are not making you happy or productive in your daily life?
I too suffered from a lack of motivation in my morning specially for not having a well-organized routine or plan.
But my latest Ultimate Morning Routine Checklist that changed My Life may give you some insight into making your morning more meaningful and productive!
Let’s check it out!
But first, what is a Morning Routine?
The Morning Routine is the type of activities or actions we perform every morning regularly. Regular practice of the same type of activities in the morning ultimately becomes a habit or forms a routine in our lives.
As Gautama Buddha said, ” Every morning we are born again”
Morning is the time of the day when you wake up well-rested from a night’s sleep and your brain is at complete ease. So it is the fresh start of the day with new hopes and thoughts.
Getting up in the morning is similar to being born as the present matters to you the most, not the past.
I have started to follow this morning routine that changed my life. Now let me share this with you!
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The Ultimate Morning Routine Checklist that Changed My Life
1. Wake Up Early
Waking up in the morning is a very important part of your daily morning routine as it sets the tone of your day. Honestly for me getting up at 5 a.m is not a very wanted option. This timing is very subjective. It may vary as per the individual and which wake-up time you are comfortable with.
Still, if you can wake up as early as possible you are going to have more time in the morning for yourself, especially between 6a.m and 9a.m before you start your day!
I especially make sure my wake-up time allows me that feeling of the morning self-care ‘me’ time. Waking up very late always makes me feel rushed in taking up my to-do list for the day.
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2. Organize My Bed
After getting up from bed I always make sure to organize the bed I slept in so that it looks neat and clean.
A clean bed in top condition is always welcoming when I retire at the end of my day for a good night’s sleep! Decluttering your bed gives you a sense of mental peace.
I feel an organized bed is just like a sanctuary where my body will get sleep and recharge for the next day.
3. Open the Windows and Curtains
Letting sunshine into my room brightens everything in the early morning. Opening the windows and drawing curtains helps me to smell the fresh air and feel the warm sunlight.
Especially good weather in the morning sets positive vibes for the rest of my day. It will make you feel like you are welcoming the bright day to write a new note in your mind!
4. Smile in Front of the Mirror
I have tried to follow this practice of smiling in front of the mirror as it is my way of greeting good morning to me the first thing in my morning routine!
This may feel weird thing to do for the first time. But smiling right after you wake up gives a sense of calm and peace. It brings positivity when you see your face after a night’s sleep even if it looks rested, fresh, and swollen!
Smiling in front of the mirror and looking at myself is my form of saying good morning and wishing me well for my day ahead! Why don’t you try it and see how it makes you feel?
5. Chant Positive Affirmations with Gratitude
Repeating or chanting positive affirmations with gratitude either in front of the mirror or sitting allows me to draw positive vibes and a sense of being grateful for the rest of my day.
Repeatations of affirmations that normally begin with ‘I am…’ make you feel grateful for everything you already have in your life. This affirmation solidifies the fact in your brain that you are blessed, and worthy. It puts you in the right frame of mind!
A few examples of affirmations and gratitude go like these:
I am strong enough to achieve anything in life
I am grateful for the life God has given to me
I am blessed
I am brave.
I am blessed for the food, clothing, and shelter from the Universe.
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6. Drink a Glass of Water
I drink a glass of fresh water in the morning which helps to hydrate my body after a long night’s sleep. It feels good for the cool water to clear your body as well as mind in the morning.
7. Wash and Shower
Washing my face and having a nice shower in the morning makes me relaxed and wake my body up completely. It is a way to start my day on a good note!
Moreover, I work from my home, so having a shower in the morning feels right to kick-start my day before I take up my to-do tasks.
8. Make Myself Tea (I love tea!) with a few Nuts
Yes! I love my tea mostly in the early morning sitting outside with a hot cup of green tea or Darjeeling tea and a handful of nutritious nuts, a perfect combination for my awesome morning routine.
9. Get ready for Yoga and Stretching
I am not a fan of doing morning cardio or running outside. But I like doing serious yoga and stretching in the morning.
It is my type of loosening up my body with those pull and stretch. Yoga in the morning helps to boost mood and increases blood circulation.
10. Write down My Thoughts and Read
Journalling and writing down my thoughts in the morning is a very new morning routine I have started. It is my favorite one as this helps me to pour my mind onto a piece of paper. It is a liberating way to speak with paper and a pen.
Reading also helps to bring that focus back as I start my morning. It helps to bring my attention to a particular task at a time as the day progresses. Sometimes I read a small chapter of an article, a blog post, or a book.
This is purely subjective and these habits or morning routines are based on individuals’ choices and preferences.
The journal planner includes pages for self-care checklist, daily planner, routines, weekly, monthly, yearly goals planner, journal prompts, affirmations for your daily practice, self-care trackers, reflection journal to feel good about yourself and much more.
11. Check My To-do List
Planning your morning activities is an important step to being more productive in a day. But hey! I too neglected to make a to-do list so that I can follow a plan for my tasks.
Now once I have started making a to-do list and following that each morning just ticking it off as I go, everything has started to fall into the right place!
The to-do list need not have to be long, just 2 or 3 of the most important tasks that I want to get done in a day. A little is better than none at all!
12. Eat a Healthy Breakfast
Having a nutritious breakfast adds fuel to my body and energy level. It recharges the system to run for the rest of the day!
I love making breakfast in the morning and helping me to tackle the day gladly.
This is my ultimate morning routine checklist that has made a positive change in my life for the better.
I would love to know what your perfect morning routine looks like. Comment below for a chat!
For now thanks for reading!
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