I am not a morning person. Never have been, never will be. For around 18 months I had a job that required me to be at the office at 6am and I had about a 35 minute commute. Everyone told me I would get used to it. Nope. I just got used to feeling like crap every day.
Fast forward about 20 years. I have to be in the office at 8am and in spite of being in an entirely different state my commute is still around 35 minutes. I’m only slightly better at getting up and out the door on time as I was then. But I am taking a little better care of myself than I was back then.
So what are 3 things you can do to make your mornings better? And yes, I actually do 2 of these most of the time!
#1 Don’t hit the snooze. Me and the snooze bar were in a committed relationship for decades. We have broken up, but not because I realized how bad it was for me (it’s really bad for you). I married a very light sleeper and the snooze drove him crazy. So I stopped. I didn’t admit for years that it actually helps me feel more awake during my commute. It really messes with your brain chemistry.
#2 Have a consistent bed time. I am almost always in bed by 10pm. And yes it’s usually close to this time on the weekends. My body is just used to it. Of course there are exceptions but a consistent bedtime is one of the best things you can do to help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep all night long.
#3 Stay off your phone in bed. Yep, this is the one that I don’t do. I try to not doom scroll, but even if I’m just playing a casual game or watching videos that damn blue light is screwing up my brain. I have gotten some better with this at night because I’m reading more, but in the mornings? it’s replaced my snooze alarm. It’s not great. And I know it. But 2 out of 3 ain’t bad right?