Your Morning Routine

TL1 · 08-02-2016, 04:24 PM

Workdays.....

-open eyes at 5:30am
- think "ugh!"
- walk like zombie to put coffee on
- shower
- drink coffee and play online
- walk dog
- get dressed for work and do bathroom stuff (brush teeth etc)
- gather my things and more coffee and head out the door.
- drive
- park
- texting
- go into work

Quite exciting isn't it?

C0LLETTE · 08-02-2016, 05:51 PM

I wake up, look around me, blink a few times, say "Thank You", start my day.

homoe · 08-02-2016, 06:15 PM

I grab the paper, read the obituaries, and if my name isn't there, I'm good to go

Gráinne · 08-04-2016, 08:38 AM

I have done it

. Second morning of my "perfect morning" picture of rise, inspiration, swim and get ready for work.

Even though "go to work" for a couple more weeks means "walk into my home office and switch on computer", I've been using this time as a kind of dress rehearsal for the real thing-refining my bag, timing (including mock driving to work from the gym), that sort of thing.

I refined the routine, also. I added music, exclusively upbeat or rocking tunes. Whatever makes me bop in the seat or even shake it in the bedroom

. I added a site of inspirational quotes to my morning reading. I had to eliminate all news sites and anything political (including the election thread on this site). If that makes me out of touch, oh well. This has begun something deeper than the original question, at least for me.

I feel nothing less than a crusade for taking radical care of myself emotionally, spiritually and physically. This is very different than how I operate.

You know how you paint or redecorate a room, and then the rest of the house is "ugh"? I thought, well, if this "positive things only" movement benefits the morning, what's up with watching Maury and the like in the afternoons with that parade of dysfunction and stress? Why does lunch break down to a fistful of cookies? Dinner ordered from a box? And we won't talk about my sleep habits. I already know that my ADHD self needs order and beauty in my home. When the house is messy, I'm messy. I have some work to do.

Convicted again. I can't tell my students about being their best selves and then go home to Chips Ahoy, trash TV and a growing archaeological dig of laundry in my bedroom (with its unmade bed).

Maybe self-care is a ever growing project, with no time that you fully "get it" but rather you evolve to deeper layers. So rather than beat myself up, maybe it's more caring to say "It's just now that you're seeing the dust on your soul; forgive yourself, grab a rag, and go to work".

08-02-2016, 04:24 PM	#1
TL1 Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch of stone Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: East coast Posts: 2,892 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,111 Thanked 3,456 Times in 1,007 Posts Rep Power: 21474848	Workdays..... -open eyes at 5:30am - think "ugh!" - walk like zombie to put coffee on - shower - drink coffee and play online - walk dog - get dressed for work and do bathroom stuff (brush teeth etc) - gather my things and more coffee and head out the door. - drive - park - texting - go into work Quite exciting isn't it? __________________ "Our bodies were printed as blank pages to be filled with the ink of our hearts”

08-02-2016, 05:51 PM	#2
C0LLETTE Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Depends on the day. Preferred Pronoun?: "I" and "we" Relationship Status: Very good. Thank you for asking. Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 11,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,676 Thanked 15,179 Times in 4,343 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	I wake up, look around me, blink a few times, say "Thank You", start my day. __________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

08-04-2016, 08:38 AM	#4
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 have done it . Second morning of my "perfect morning" picture of rise, inspiration, swim and get ready for work. Even though "go to work" for a couple more weeks means "walk into my home office and switch on computer", I've been using this time as a kind of dress rehearsal for the real thing-refining my bag, timing (including mock driving to work from the gym), that sort of thing. I refined the routine, also. I added music, exclusively upbeat or rocking tunes. Whatever makes me bop in the seat or even shake it in the bedroom . I added a site of inspirational quotes to my morning reading. I had to eliminate all news sites and anything political (including the election thread on this site). If that makes me out of touch, oh well. This has begun something deeper than the original question, at least for me. I feel nothing less than a crusade for taking radical care of myself emotionally, spiritually and physically. This is very different than how I operate. You know how you paint or redecorate a room, and then the rest of the house is "ugh"? I thought, well, if this "positive things only" movement benefits the morning, what's up with watching Maury and the like in the afternoons with that parade of dysfunction and stress? Why does lunch break down to a fistful of cookies? Dinner ordered from a box? And we won't talk about my sleep habits. I already know that my ADHD self needs order and beauty in my home. When the house is messy, I'm messy. I have some work to do. Convicted again. I can't tell my students about being their best selves and then go home to Chips Ahoy, trash TV and a growing archaeological dig of laundry in my bedroom (with its unmade bed). Maybe self-care is a ever growing project, with no time that you fully "get it" but rather you evolve to deeper layers. So rather than beat myself up, maybe it's more caring to say "It's just now that you're seeing the dust on your soul; forgive yourself, grab a rag, and go to work". __________________ 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

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08-02-2016, 06:15 PM	#3
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