Some are undoubtedly better at raising themselves up in the morning than others.
While MikeyM™ wakes in a mood reminiscent of a rottweiler chewing a wasp, LouLoU™ is the epitomy of busy, cleaning benches and preparing earl grey as if she was running a boutique bed and breakfast.
There are various ways to deal with "Morning Grog" which need to be speedy and accessible, particularly on week days when, for example, the exigencies of work and getting Her Majesty the Baby to nursery leave time for self at a premium.
These include:-
1. Getting a good pint of water down before any caffeine to rehydrate
2. Loosening up the muscles with a low impact regime of StretchBusting™ - see our earlier post entitled "The Value of Morning "Stretchbusting™"" for detail by way of example of the exercises that work for us
3. Actively imagining and even speaking out the positives that are intended to come out of the day ahead of us - our post entitled "Break Time Quickie - Imagine2Create" describes the benefits to us of this
4. Self checking our SMI™ (Stress Management Index™) to ensure we are starting the day at a manageable anxiety level - see "Have an SMI™ (Stress Management Index™) to accompany your BMI" for further information on how we do this
5. If we find our SMI is too high, then we perform exercises that help lower this for us personally - see by way of example our posts entitled "Stressbusting™ Techniques to Manage & Calm Overwhelm", "Master this Patience Technique to Stressbust™" and "The Mirror Diffuser Strategy for Stressbusting ™"
6. Eating a small bowl of cereal or slice of toast whether we feel like it or not to kick-start our metabolisms into gear
7. Smiling brightly on that same 'whether we want to or not' basis, as even reluctant smiling has been proven to release chemicals that engender more of a feeling of positivity and wellbeing
8. Playing some music that gets the juices flowing - we find, for example, that a search on "uplifting 80's" is just the ticket!
9. Talking about something exciting or interesting that prompts the "little grey cells" into action
10. Orchestrating a way, if possible, to incorporate even a short walk and some fresh air into our morning schedule.
We hope those basic suggestions helps, as ever, but would love to hear about readers own morning "grogscapades"!
NB Ongoing fatigue and sleep deprivation may be indicative of an underlying medical condition for which specialist advice should be sought. Such advice should also be sought in the event of any doubt as to the suitability of the above or related suggestions. Please see our Legal Notices section for further info.
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LouLoU™&MikeyM™
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