I have always, notoriously, hated mornings.
As a teenager, my mother would pour a few drops of cold water on my face to jolt me out of bed 🛏️ ⚡️ I hated it! But that is the extent she had to reach to ensure I would be up and ready, in time for school 🏫 Throughout the years, my mother created her own repertoire of little parenting tricks like that one to handle her kids. But, this isn’t about my mother. Even if I may *occasionally* side track the conversation to rant about her. Oops!
This is about me, and how I’ve always hated mornings. Partly because I’ve always been somewhat insomniac and sleep has never come easy for me at night. Therefore, waking up at 11am doesn’t feel reasonable when you’ve only been asleep since 5am…
Nevertheless, life doesn’t happen when you’re awake and recharged; feeling fully rested for the day. Life happens whether you’re ready or not, asleep or awake. So I’ve always been aware that waking up late into the morning (or afternoon) leaves you out of the fantastic world of morning people 🌅 A world I’ve always craved being a part of. Admittedly, I’ve never been disciplined enough to fix my sleeping habits and create the opportunity for what I like to call “morning time.”
“Morning time” means being awake before the rest of the world 🌎 it means allowing myself this coveted time before any emails, text messages or phone calls can distract me from taking charge of the day and starting off exactly how I want to. Motherhood has presented the opportunity to once again, give this good old habit a try with renewed focus. Romeo, my son, wakes up around 6-7am every day without fail. It’s amazing! As a 5 month old, his bedtime is 8pm. Which means by morning, he’s already slept 11 hours. I’m jealous LOL but also inspired to create a sleeping routine that works well with my new lifestyle.
I want to LOVE mornings 💛🌻 Perhaps motherhood can help me do this. If I start going to bed earlier, and waking up earlier, what will I achieve with all this newfound time? 🤔⏱️ I’ll have to keep you updated!
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