Mornings can be a rough time of day if you're not a morning person. It's a time when you run around trying to get yourself ready and gat all your stuff together, and in the end you're stressed and grumpy. As frustrating as morning can be, it's a great time to change your attitude and start the day off right. Here are some ideas on how to become more of a morning person.
1. Relocate Alarm Clock
Move your alarm clock to a location you can't reach from your bed, such as across the room. This will force you to get up and out of bed to hit the snooze button, making it harder for you to climb back into bed and fall asleep.
2.Get a Good Night's Sleep
Be sure you get deep and restful sleep by not watching TV before bed. Be sure to leave all other devices, such as cell phones, laptops, etc., away from your bed, as they can overstimulate you, disrupting your sleep. Rather than play on your phone, curl up with a good book.
3. Don't Rush
Part of the reason people hate mornings is the feeling of being rushed. So rather than run around like a crazy person, organize your things in preparation for the next day, have your outfit selected and ready to go the night before. Make lunch ahead of time, and have your things ready and together so you don't have to spend any time running around looking for your misplaced keys or that missing shoe.
4. Welcome the Sun
Go ahead and open the curtains and let the sunshine in. The bright natural light will help you wake up naturally.
5. Develop Habits
It has been shown if you repeat the same action for 15 days in a row, it will become a habit. So the moment you wake up in the morning, drink a glass of water. If you try to go back to sleep, chances are that you'll need to use the restroom, destroying your ability to go back to sleep.
6. Preset Your Coffee Maker
If you have a coffee maker with a preset option, use it! Having your coffee brewed and ready to go before your feet even touch the floor is definitely an incentive to get out of bed. If your coffee maker doesn't have a preset option, set it up so all you have to do is hit the brew button, creating one less task to do in the morning.
7. Exercise!
Wake up and take a walk. Walking around the block will get you up and your blood flowing.
8. Reward Yourself
Now that you have been waking up early and are on your way to being that morning person, treat yourself to something you enjoy. Take yourself out for a delicious lunch, or buy that item you've been eyeing.
However you tackle the day, try to make the morning less painful and more enjoyable.