You know how when you’re in theatre production (or you’re a parent, or you’re just really into crafts… or all three), you just know that glitter that tracks into your house will just appear regularly for the rest of time? That’s how I feel about holiday candy wrappers. I don’t really know why they’re appearing so frequently across my house, and yet, there’s one at the foot of my computer as we speak. I didn’t even bring one in here!
If anything, this is just the symbol that the Christmas holiday is at an end. I’m back at my work desk, headphones on, and gearing up for the backup of post-holiday tasks. I acted with a bit of strategy last night. While my family was watching “Die Hard,” the ultimate Christmas movie (hot dogs are sandwiches, end of conversation), I grabbed my work laptop and cleared out my assignment queue. To the sounds of Bruce Willis jumping through windows and saving lives without putting on a pair of freaking shoes, I cancelled nonsense tasks, completed quick tasks, and sent complex tasks to the advanced team. As a result, today has been quiet to a degree. I’m sure I would have been a bit more stressed had I not done that!
My typical morning routine is to wake up a bit after four, go to the gym, come back for a shower, do my hair and makeup for the day, and drive to work to be there by 8am. That said, my routine is an imperfect one. I want to maximize my time spent. My workouts should be more efficient. Usually only my hair or only my makeup looks okay, not both. My look is “presentable,” but I want to get that “put together” aesthetic. I end up rushing my way through breakfast, and getting to work a few minutes late. No one seems to notice or care, but I do.
Along with that, I want to ADD more to my morning. I want to make time for meditation/affirmations, morning pages, yoga, maybe even reading something during breakfast. I’m all for multi-tasking! At the same time, I wake up at 4 AM already. I’m sleepy. I need more sleep. More than that, I want to WAKE UP the right way! I want to have a big glass of water, HYDRATE right from the start. I definitely don’t do that now!
That said, we’re five days out from 2019. Now is the time to plan. How am I going to start my 2019 on the right foot, set a precedent of possibility? I want something sustainable, but something that makes me happy. I wish I didn’t have to exercise, because I think I could wake up at 6 AM and get everything done before I have to leave for work at 7:35.
An idea has been hatched! I will skip the gym tomorrow morning, but wake up at 6 AM. With my 6 AM wake-up, I will:
- Have 1/2 liter of water
- Stretch/Yoga
- Meditate
- Journal
- Complete a Skin Routine
- Read
- Prepare a healthy breakfast
- Eat a healthy breakfast
That’s not including my workout, shower, nor hair nor makeup routine. Two hours of morning mindful mindset. I will post my results! I want a head start on my 2019. What better goal than to start the year with a new game plan that already has a few kinks adjusted? Challenge accepted!