NO Snooze - Get up and go

Hitting that snooze button is not helpful to you.  So my quick tip for today is NO SNOOZE.  I'm sure you've heard the saying.  You snooze, you lose.

Here's a tip that helped me when I stopped hitting the snooze button.

I set my alarm for the time I wanted to get up and then I put my phone the other side of the room so that I had to actually get out of bed to switch it off.

I'm going to be completely honest. I still hate the alarm going off some mornings, but I really quickly get over that feeling as I know that when I have a certain amount of things to do by a certain time, just getting up and getting going makes the world of difference.

Good health tip: Morning Water

One of my best morning habits is to drink a big glass of water when I get up.  It's the first thing I do when I go downstairs.

I try to drink around 1.5 litres of water each day.

Drinking a big glass first thing in the morning goes a long way to meeting that goal.

Lots of people advise adding a squeeze of fresh lemon.

I do this if I feel I need an energy boost or if I've had a spell of eating not so healthy.

Water helps keep you energized, feeling fuller for longer and it's also said to help with weight loss.

Give it a go and see if you notice a difference.

Wendy

Keep it tidy habit

Here's a quick housekeeping tip that's really made a difference in our home.

Whenever you leave a room, do a quick scan of the room and pick up anything that needs taking to the area of the house you're going to.

Examples

If you're leaving the sitting room and going into the kitchen, are there any cups/glasses that you can take with you.

If you're going upstairs is there anything you can grab such as laundry, shoes...

We have a habit of putting small items to go upstairs on the stairs, so whoever is next going up grabs then and pops them into the correct room.

Wendy

Morning Gratitude Habit

Today I want to encourage you to develop a morning gratitude habit.  Take a little time on waking every morning to focus on the things in your life that you are grateful for.

Do this before you even open your eyes.

This is such a positive way to start the day, each and every day.

When you build this habit like this, you set yourself up for a wonderful day.

Wendy

P.S.  Go ahead and share something in the comments below that you are grateful for today.