I woke up at 7.30 today and finally got out of bed around 8, tidied, had a shower, now i feel fresh, sitting in front of the computer checking emails with an apple and some oats. I feel so refreshed and in control of my day already, rather then doing everything so rushed! And I forgot how the sun has a different shine to it in the morning! Looking forward to keeping this up if its made such a change already :)
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3. learn to cook. Really cook.
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5. Improve my self-esteem
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6. take more risks
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7. make the most of each day
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8. write anonymous, loving post-its for strangers to find
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9. take one photograph a day for a month
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10. learn the piano
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11. learn the guitar
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13. watch 43 films i've never seen
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14. have a library
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15. develop a daily morning routine
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16. find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
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17. get my full license
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18. Learn to cook
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19. detox
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21. Skydive
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35. live passionately
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How I did it: Just slowly started sleeping earlier. I usually sleep after 2 (and wake after 1 or stay in bed all day, id either be sleep deprived, or over-rested, so i'v made a rule to be in bed before 1 and il just read or watch tv, but it gets me in the mood for sleeping. Now im in bed at 10.30 or 11 and fall asleep around 12! An average night for me is 12pm - 7am everyday even in the weekends i wont sleep until after 10.30 and earlier on the days i … Read how I did it…
How I did it: i didnt think much of it - i knew if i would i would keep putting it off so i just went and did it today! and it looks cute. Going to change to a smaller stud later. Read how I did it…
How I did it: i read a book a week now! and i love it. My friends have become huge book readers too and now we swap books all the time. Read twilight, the time travellers wife, freakonomics and currently reading scar tissue all in one month. Its such a better time waster (not that its a waste but u get the idea) then just lazing around watching tv. Iv become addicted to reading =) Read how I did it…
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Ive never realised how important this is to do! i definately notice a big change in my mood and productivity when my morning is in order. At the moment i’ve been sick for nearly a week now and because of this i’ve been waking up after lunch, then doing nothing very exciting at all for the rest of the day apart from resting.. and its really getting me down not just physically but mentally too.I always get like this around exam break and the mid year break is coming up and i do not want to waste the whole holiday sleeping.
I’m aiming for my mornings to look something like this:
8.00 am – wake up, make bed tidy room/house briefly
8.05 am – brush teeth, shower, do hair + face etc
8.30 – meditate ( I’m new on this so for me this basically means taking a good ten minutes out to relax and clear my head)
8.40 am – have a healthy breakfast/ tea while plan day/check emails/ set important tasks
I’m going to try fit in my aerobics video before my shower every second to third day
Took me forever to finally use my voucher, but i did it! not as scary as u may think :) definately doing it again.
