How I did it: I'm scatterbrained, so I have to make lists for pretty much everything.  I sat down, opened up notepad on my computer, and thought about what I should do in the morning to feel my best that day.

For example, I know the first thing I should do when I wake up is a few morning stretches (not the tired, yawny stretches you do in bed, but the ones you do standing up).  So I put that first.  And I know I usually forget to take my vitamin, so I added "take vitamin" along with eating breakfast.

I also flipped through some magazines and looked up what other people did in their routines for ideas.  I really liked the "put clothes in dryer so they're warm" idea.  I feel all indulgent wearing clothes fresh out of the dryer.

And to help myself stick to it, I tried to keep it short and sweet.  Realistically, I could never stick to a routine that had more than 10 steps.  The health freak in me would love to, but I'm only human.  I don't think you should ever waste time on a looong morning routine, when the point of a morning routine is so you can get ready for other things. (At least to me.)

Oct 20, 2008, 10:45PM PDT | 1 comment | 6 cheers