Wellness

1. Make your bed first thing in the morning

Making your bed is one small and easy task to start your day off on a good note. This helps to set you up for success for the rest of the day. It can help us feel accomplished and set a good tone for the rest of the day.

Making your bed also makes your room seem more clean. Having a tidy space around you can help you to focus and be more productive. More people are doing work or school in their rooms now since many of us are stuck at home, so having a clean room can help you to be more concentrated on your tasks for the day. As someone who is a bit of a neat freak, I always make my bed first thing in the morning, and if I don’t, I can’t focus because my room feels messy and unorganized. 

If you are still aren’t convinced to make your bed everyday just know that it takes little effort to make your bed and it has been proven to help to reduce feelings of stress and make you feel happier. 

2. Don’t check your phone first thing in the morning

I think there’s a lot of people who have fallen into the habit of grabbing their phone and scrolling through social media or text messages first thing in the morning, including me. Recently I’ve made an effort to stop making my phone or social media my first priority of the day. 

Checking your emails, messages, and other notifications can make you feel overwhelmed, stressed, or anxious, and this isn’t a good way to start your morning. 

You are also wasting your time and attention. Often we intend to check social media for a few minutes, but then it can turn into 15, 20, or even 30 minutes of mindless scrolling. This time could be spent doing something more productive. 

Also, going on your phone to see what other people have posted prioritizes other people’s lives over your own. I like to prioritize myself first, so I make sure not to go onto my phone to check social media until after I have gotten myself ready for the day, eaten breakfast, or journaled. I always try to do something more productive before logging onto social media. 

Again, the way you start your morning sets the tone for the rest of the day. If you start the day of being distracted by your phone, then you are more likely to be less productive for the rest of the day.

3. Practice gratitude, journal, and/or meditate 

Writing down your thoughts, your goals, what you’re grateful for, or meditating are all great ways to start (or even end) your day.

Practicing gratitude has been proven to have so many benefits. It can improve our mood, our well-being, and how satisfied we are with our lives. Try to come up with a couple things to be grateful for every day. Try to choose something different every day. You can be grateful for anything, no matter how big or small. It could even be something like how grateful you are that you woke up today. 

Journaling is also great for writing down any thoughts we need to get out of our head or just taking the time to write down our goals. If you write down your goals, then you’re 42% more likely to achieve them. 

Meditation is relaxing and calming, so it’s a perfect way to start your day level-headed. If you want to read more about gratitude, journaling, or meditating then check out my blog post about the law of attraction. 

There are some days when I realize I don’t have a lot of time to get ready before I have to leave, so on those days, I don’t always sit down and journal or meditate. Instead, I plan out some time for those things later in the day. I also like to think of some things I am grateful for while making my bed right after I wake up. 

Try implementing these practices into each morning, and you may notice that you are less stressed and more productive throughout the day.