morning routines, helpful or harmful?

Hi lovely people. This week has been super weird. I have recently finished my first year of university (whoop whoop) but I haven’t received any grades back. I feel like I’m in limbo trying to relax and enjoy this summer but also worried that if I haven’t passed that I’ll need to re sit. I don’t know if this is normal or I’m a crazy person it could be both. I’ve always found that routines are incredibly helpful but I also want to go with the flow. So here is morning routines and why I love them but they just aren’t working for me at the moment.

The routine that I strive for!

I have always wanted to be able to get up at 6am, drink loads of water, workout and be ‘that’ girl. When I was younger, I was actually able to do this. I used to wake up and make my entire family breakfast. Then I became a teenager, the hormones hit me like a truck, and I’ve never been able to get back to it. I’m now 19 and I’ve been trying to get back to this for a while now. There are many reasons why I want to have this morning routine mostly because I feel like it would balance me out and keep me motivated to achieve all of the goals that I have set for myself. So here would be my ideal routine.

6:00- wake up

6:15- get dressed

6:30-read

7:00-yoga/workout

7:30- Breakfast+ coffee

8:00- to do list

8:10- get on with my day!!

Why this isn’t working for me.

I think there are many reasons why this hasn’t been working for me.

The first is that no matter how early I go to bed I still sleep in till 11 and at that point I get the wave of anxiety that convinces me that the entire day has already passed at 11 am.

And trust me I’ve tried. One day I went to bed at 10pm and I still woke up at 11. No matter how many alarms I set I just can’t seem to wake myself up.

I wish I had one of t hose machines you see in the movies that do a ridiculous chain of events to pour water over your head or make you a coffee at your alarm.

I think one of the reasons why I can’t wake up is that my depression has randomly flared up and that means that my bed seems to be the most comforting place.

What am I going to do now?

So now ill keep trying. I’m not going to let my own brain stop me from having the life that I want to have.

I’m going to try new ways such as leaving an alarm in another room (I have tried this, it’s the one that has worked the most)

I’m going to try and jump straight into the routine I want but starting it a little later because I don’t live alone and I think if I woke my boyfriend up at 6 for no apparent reason id have to deal with a not very happy man.

I want to be a morning person but I’m not sure how to make myself happy in the mornings. I saw on TikTok (which I have been obsessed with for longer than I want to admit) a way of waking up where as soon as you wake up you blast feel-good music and just dance. I feel like this could be so good, I really want to try it, but it has to work for both my and my boyfriend because its not something that I can’t just do on my own. (I’ll keep you updated on my Instagram)

So here is this week’s check in:

What Is your morning routine?

How is your journey going?

What is your biggest goal?

Is there something that you want to do that you are holding back from?

What setbacks have you faced this week?

Do you have a good morning routine?

What is your goal for this week?

So remember that self-love is important and to be part of the self-love club. Because self-love is the most important love.

I hope you remember your worth throughout this week.

- Laney

Xoxo