Tiny or odd things that make your morning better

[Anonymous]

A nice peristaltic contraction.

[Anonymous]

Agree very much on doing everything possible the night before.

Music- things that make you feel good

We walk to school, so a little outside time is already built in. Youngest is walking without me most of the time now, so I make sure to get out for a few minutes on my own. It’s usually not the only time I spend outside, but just those few minutes of fresh air, trees, birds, sky etc help me feel more positive about my day

[Anonymous]

I do all of this before bed too.

[Anonymous]

a few minutes of mobility right after I get out of bed. Downward dog, cobra, child's pose.

I already get everything ready the night before.

[Anonymous]

When the dog doesn't vomit and the rabbits don't completely destroy their mini carpets (disposable, but still) during the night... it makes my mornings immeasurably better!

[Anonymous]

When I wake up 10 minutes before the alarm clock, and have the luxury of just snuggling my face into my pillow for a bit.

[Anonymous]

I set up coffee, prep clothes, lunch etc most of the time too and it makes a difference. For the actual morning, I want to sit in my comfy chair with my two pugs in my lap and coffee on the side table while I do wordle and some other puzzles. Then I can greet the day.

[Anonymous]

The night before, I look at the family calendar and set alarms for everything. Sometimes my alarms are very detailed, like 11:30 eat lunch before doctor's appt.

I set alarms to back into everything so I don't have to think about it throughout the day.

I also constantly purge clothes for the family. We function much better with fewer items that we actually wear. It's stressful to me to look at a closet full of stuff that I won't wear and have to weed through to find what I like. I buy fewer, nicer things and rarely shop.

[Anonymous]

- calendar check for next day
- sometimes take a shower at night if I have a really early morning meeting
- put out clothes
- prep lunch
- prep veggies + salad fixings for following night
- prep dinner for following night
-water plants
- line everything up
-rinse dishes
-do some emails and LinkedIn posts

[Anonymous]

I am a SAHM so just do most of this the morning of. I’m not a night person, so I usually just load the dishwasher dishes and put away leftovers after dinner but do the handwashing in the morning. Most people don’t like it this way, but I much prefer it to standing there handwashing pots at night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The night before, I look at the family calendar and set alarms for everything. Sometimes my alarms are very detailed, like 11:30 eat lunch before doctor's appt.

I set alarms to back into everything so I don't have to think about it throughout the day.

I also constantly purge clothes for the family. We function much better with fewer items that we actually wear. It's stressful to me to look at a closet full of stuff that I won't wear and have to weed through to find what I like. I buy fewer, nicer things and rarely shop.

Naming alarms is life changing.

[Anonymous]

Making my kid use an alarm clock so I’m not responsible for getting her up.
The other stuff in your OP I was already doing.
I’ve also found getting up 5 mins earlier than I think I need to makes the morning seem better. Like I gave myself a head start or something, seems silly at times but I just feel more productive with 5 extra minutes.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, I don’t care if the coffee is from today or yesterday as long as it’s there. If coffee is made when I wake up, it’s a good day.

[Anonymous]

Days when all the cars around me are all driving a nice speed and we’re getting where we have to go and there’s no rain. I love it!

[Anonymous]

Beating my kids to the shower