Making Mornings Easier

Advice from a mom blogger.  [And I also need to mention (again) the book Large Family Logistics - great tips for mornings there.] I liked this part of one mom's regimen:

Wake between 5:45 – 6:30 a.m.
Dress.
 Head out for a run, do some yoga or an arm workout (if you follow me on Facebook, you already know about the “bat wings”)
 Cool down on the porch with a glass of water. Enjoy my neighborhood in the morning – the birds singing, flowers with dew, the trees.

Wake between 5:45 – 6:30 a.m.

Dress.

Head out for a run, do some yoga or an arm workout (if you follow me on Facebook, you already know about the “bat wings”)

Cool down on the porch with a glass of water.

Enjoy my neighborhood in the morning – the birds singing, flowers with dew, the trees.

- See more at: http://www.peaceandprojects.com/blog/2011/08/good-morning/#sthash.uWGmpwLK.dpuf

Wake between 5:45 – 6:30 a.m.

Dress.

Head out for a run, do some yoga or an arm workout (if you follow me on Facebook, you already know about the “bat wings”)

Cool down on the porch with a glass of water.

Enjoy my neighborhood in the morning – the birds singing, flowers with dew, the trees.

- See more at: http://www.peaceandprojects.com/blog/2011/08/good-morning/#sthash.uWGmpwLK.dpuf

Make the hard parts easier. 

I never thought I’d like morning exercise, but I can honestly say that I love it now. I won’t deny that getting started can be hard. If you want to try a new habit – like morning exercise – prepare the night before and make it easy.  Think about all the steps involved like:      getting dressed     tying your shoes     finding the iPod.  Prepare in advance to make all these steps as easy as possible. Put your workout clothes on the nightstand with the iPod on top. Set the coffee on autobrew the night before. This makes a new habit (almost) too easy to skip.



 - See more at: http://www.peaceandprojects.com/blog/2011/08/good-morning/#sthash.uWGmpwLK.dpuf

Make the hard parts easier.

I never thought I’d like morning exercise, but I can honestly say that I love it now. I won’t deny that getting started can be hard. If you want to try a new habit – like morning exercise – prepare the night before and make it easy.
Think about all the steps involved like:

• getting dressed
• tying your shoes
• finding the iPod

Prepare in advance to make all these steps as easy as possible. Put your workout clothes on the nightstand with the iPod on top. Set the coffee on autobrew the night before. This makes a new habit (almost) too easy to skip.
- See more at: http://www.peaceandprojects.com/blog/2011/08/good-morning/#sthash.uWGmpwLK.dpuf

Make the hard parts easier.

I never thought I’d like morning exercise, but I can honestly say that I love it now. I won’t deny that getting started can be hard. If you want to try a new habit – like morning exercise – prepare the night before and make it easy.
Think about all the steps involved like:

• getting dressed
• tying your shoes
• finding the iPod

Prepare in advance to make all these steps as easy as possible. Put your workout clothes on the nightstand with the iPod on top. Set the coffee on autobrew the night before. This makes a new habit (almost) too easy to skip.
- See more at: http://www.peaceandprojects.com/blog/2011/08/good-morning/#sthash.uWGmpwLK.dpuf

Make the hard parts easier.

I never thought I’d like morning exercise, but I can honestly say that I love it now. I won’t deny that getting started can be hard. If you want to try a new habit – like morning exercise – prepare the night before and make it easy.
Think about all the steps involved like:

• getting dressed
• tying your shoes
• finding the iPod

Prepare in advance to make all these steps as easy as possible. Put your workout clothes on the nightstand with the iPod on top. Set the coffee on autobrew the night before. This makes a new habit (almost) too easy to skip.
- See more at: http://www.peaceandprojects.com/blog/2011/08/good-morning/#sthash.uWGmpwLK.dpuf

Make the hard parts easier.

I never thought I’d like morning exercise, but I can honestly say that I love it now. I won’t deny that getting started can be hard. If you want to try a new habit – like morning exercise – prepare the night before and make it easy.
Think about all the steps involved like:

• getting dressed
• tying your shoes
• finding the iPod

Prepare in advance to make all these steps as easy as possible. Put your workout clothes on the nightstand with the iPod on top. Set the coffee on autobrew the night before. This makes a new habit (almost) too easy to skip.
- See more at: http://www.peaceandprojects.com/blog/2011/08/good-morning/#sthash.uWGmpwLK.dpuf

 

Make the hard parts easier.

I never thought I’d like morning exercise, but I can honestly say that I love it now. I won’t deny that getting started can be hard. If you want to try a new habit – like morning exercise – prepare the night before and make it easy.
Think about all the steps involved like:

• getting dressed
• tying your shoes
• finding the iPod

Prepare in advance to make all these steps as easy as possible. Put your workout clothes on the nightstand with the iPod on top. Set the coffee on autobrew the night before. This makes a new habit (almost) too easy to skip.
- See more at: http://www.peaceandprojects.com/blog/2011/08/good-morning/#sthash.uWGmpwLK.dpuf

Make the hard parts easier.

I never thought I’d like morning exercise, but I can honestly say that I love it now. I won’t deny that getting started can be hard. If you want to try a new habit – like morning exercise – prepare the night before and make it easy.
Think about all the steps involved like:

• getting dressed
• tying your shoes
• finding the iPod

Prepare in advance to make all these steps as easy as possible. Put your workout clothes on the nightstand with the iPod on top. Set the coffee on autobrew the night before. This makes a new habit (almost) too easy to skip.
- See more at: http://www.peaceandprojects.com/blog/2011/08/good-morning/#sthash.uWGmpwLK.dpuf