Waking up before the crack of dawn has its perks, but it’s definitely not for everyone. Whether you would like to be a morning person or you have to become one, I’ve got some tips for you so you will be able to make the necessary changes in your life.
I myself am a night owl turned early riser. So how did I do it? Read on to find out!
4 Essentials to Becoming an Early Riser
Here are four absolutely essential things you need in order to become a morning person.
A Bedtime
Unless you have a really good excuse, like you have a job that requires you to stay up late, you must have a bedtime in order to start on your path to getting up early. Bedtimes seem incredibly boring, and maybe they are, but without one you will be snoozing past your alarm clock every morning.
I only recently set a bedtime for myself. Before I changed I was going to sleep around midnight or later every night. I would make every excuse to stay up late, and most of the time it was to get work done or get the kitchen in order. Once I set a bedtime of 10:30, and stuck to it, I was able to stop whatever I was doing and get ready for bed.
A Bedtime Routine
A bedtime doesn’t do much for you unless you are ready to fall asleep at that time, am I right? You have to wind down and get ready to sleep each night if you want to get up on time the next morning. Make sure you turn off your phone, TV, and computer and get some much needed relaxing time with a book. Or maybe you can use the time to quietly chat with your spouse. Whatever you do, don’t lay in bed and scroll through your Pinterest or Facebook feed. It will just keep your brain more active and less likely to sleep!
Read on about the 4 Things You Need to Become a Morning Person over at Frugal on the Prairie!
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Thanks for guest posting, Charlee! I’ve purchased a new book just so I have an excuse to turn off the iPhone and relax in the evening. 🙂
You’re so welcome, Allison! Thank you for letting me guest post! I’m glad to hear that you’ll be fitting some reading time in at night! I hope it goes well. 🙂
Great tips, Charlee! My night routine changes in the summer so I’m actually looking at getting back onto regular school schedule. Well, kind of! 🙂
Thanks, Kristen! If you like structure, it definitely makes sense that you would look forward to the school year. Our girls are on a really sporadic bedtime schedule right now. Sometimes we spend time outside after dinner or go shopping as a family. But in the winter, I like to keep to a bedtime for them more.
I so needed to read this! I have been trying to wake up earlier for the last week, but just cannot shake my bad habit of constantly hitting snooze. Once I get out of bed, I’m OK, but getting there is the hard part. Great tips, thank you for sharing!! And just so you know, I included your post in My Favorite Things Weekend Roundup posting tomorrow! Have a wonderful weekend!
Amanda, I am so glad this was helpful for you! Thank you for including me in your roundup. 🙂 Good luck in changing your habit. I hope you can start waking up with your alarm clock!
This is my nemesis! Over 12 years as a momma and day after day, month after month I think I’ll change but it’s so hard! BUT last month I bought Crystal Paine’s Morning Survival Course and I’m determined to kick my staying up too late and laying in bed too long to the curb before school starts! I’m so done with unproductive days and my to-do list only getting longer!
Go Chels!! I was tempted to buy Crystal’s course, but then I decided I already had too much on my plate at the time.
You go get some willpower and find your motivation girl! I wouldn’t be motivated at all to exercise (that would just make me want to keep pushing snooze!), but if that’s what gets you going, go for it! I hope you are in bed right now 😉