#EarlybirdChallenge
We face 25,000 mornings in our lives and I spend most of mine being coaxed out of bed by my four year old. But we can get more out of our mornings! Today I've teamed up wth Free Office Finder to bring you the #EarlybirdChallenge which I've been trying for the last couple of weeks and involves getting up earlier than normal and making the most of our mornings.
My normal mornings consist of sleepily getting Orlaith ready for school, unless I wake up late then it's a mad dash to get organised and to the school gates on time. After she's in lessons I get back home and start my day. But what I've been trying on the #EarlybirdChallenge is to wake up early and get things done before I would normally start my day.
What I've learnt through this is that waking up and having time to myself in the mornings is very beneficial. I'm not starting the day feeling stressed about getting things done by a certain time. I wake up, make my cup of tea and perhaps something to eat, see what needs to be done, and do it in a really relaxed frame of mind, because I know I've got the time to myself.
Sometimes I'll roll out my yoga mat and do some morning stretches, if Orlaith wakes up early and the weathers ok I'll take her for a morning job/scoot in the park, sometimes I'll get some work done on my laptop (getting through all my emails before 8am is a good feeling), sometimes I'll cook a really nice breakfast and when Orlaith wakes up we'll eat it together, sometimes I'll paint, sometimes I'll clean the house, sometimes I'll do some travel planning... whatever I feel needs to be done, and I feel like doing that morning, I'll do, without the added pressure to get it done by a certain time.
So the question is, if you took part in the #EarlybirdChallenge what would your mornings look like?
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