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Gráinne · 08-02-2016, 10:07 AM

I too am a morning person. When I was a runner, that was my prime running time even (or especially) in the summer. My whole mind and body just thrived on those runs or swims.

This thread is like a big "Well, do that again; you even belong to a gym and pool that opens at 5:00 AM" to me. There's no good reason why I couldn't make that a routine again and get ready for work at the pool. It just takes organization and non-laziness. Even a goal of a few mornings a week to start is good.

I have found, indeed, that a morning started right makes the day work much better. If I am rushed, disorganized, or crashing from hunger, forget it.

This, henceforth, is my picture of a great morning:

6:00 Wake up, read something inspirational, gratitude and joy journal, stretch
6:30 Gym for a run or swim, followed by my reward of a hot tub soak.
7:15-8:00 Get ready for work at gym; once at work mentally calm and center myself and eat the light breakfast I already packed in my bag (vending machine stuff is not breakfast).

I need to be my best self for myself, my family, and my students who are looking to me for a role model.

08-02-2016, 10:07 AM	#32
Gráinne Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Neither, nada, out of the box Preferred Pronoun?: My name always works Relationship Status: Happy whatever happens Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,863 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,111 Thanked 7,382 Times in 1,456 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I too am a morning person. When I was a runner, that was my prime running time even (or especially) in the summer. My whole mind and body just thrived on those runs or swims. This thread is like a big *"Well, do that again; you even belong to a gym and pool that opens at 5:00 AM"* to me. There's no good reason why I couldn't make that a routine again and get ready for work at the pool. It just takes organization and non-laziness. Even a goal of a few mornings a week to start is good. I have found, indeed, that a morning started right makes the day work much better. If I am rushed, disorganized, or crashing from hunger, forget it. This, henceforth, is my picture of a great morning: 6:00 Wake up, read something inspirational, gratitude and joy journal, stretch 6:30 Gym for a run or swim, followed by my reward of a hot tub soak. 7:15-8:00 Get ready for work at gym; once at work mentally calm and center myself and eat the light breakfast I already packed in my bag (vending machine stuff is not breakfast). I need to be my best self for myself, my family, and my students who are looking to me for a role model. __________________ The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one. ~Erma Bombeck