 Up at 5am 30 day trial!
I'm doing it, yay! I woke up at 5:15am today. To give you a little background, I would wake up around 9-10am, if I let myself sleep and go to sleep at after midnight. I'm staying at home with my two year old son right now. For the past two weeks, I got into a habit of waking up around 6am. It did take effort and I had my very tired days. I always take a nap during the day, which is intentional and a part of my routine, that I decided on beforehand. I usually end up going to sleep 11:30pm. I would do it at 11pm daily, but sometimes I can't get my son to go to sleep. He is a real night owl for his age!
I'd really like to keep going with waking up at 5am because that was my goal from the start. I love being up early! I feel kind of sleepy as I'm typing this, and it takes me a little while to get going, but I think that might have to do with some of my habits too.
My habits: First, the great! I have done daily meditation for the last two weeks now. My son wakes up after 7am, so I have had at least an hour to myself, which is heaven for this mom! I also write daily in my journal now, mostly about how I feel about waking up, but also some dreams, and some other experiences. I do write about my habits a lot, which makes me feel focused. Second, the good! Sometimes, I manage to squeeze morning yoga in there too, although honestly, I don't feel like moving much in the morning. It comes a lot more naturally at night time. I'd like to start doing some active exercise to keep myself awake after my meditation. Third, maybe not so good! I started drinking coffee! Now, it really doesn't prevent me from going to sleep because I drink it early or after my afternoon nap. I love how it energizes me and lets me get things done, especially mentally, such as reading quickly. My body just doesn't like coffee all that much, so I hope to wean myself off.
I'll update this every few days. Let me know if you have questions or input.
Lena
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