3 wholesome morning habits

Hey there good morning,  I hope you are well. Thank you for coming to spend to spend your morning with me. I recently uploaded an instagram post on some wholesome habits I am consciously  trying to include in my mornings to help me start my day in the best way possible.  I wanted to go through them in a little more detail and share my experiences along the way with you so I thought I would make a little wholesome morning habits series here so we can work on building our best mornings together.  I hope you like it let me know what three non negotiable morning habits are for you.

making a morning beverage

Now I would like to start by pointing out the obvious fact that my morning coffee never actually looks like the one in this photo, but a girl can dream! I have always hoped that I would become a coffee as soon as I wake up kinda gal. Not saying I want to become a caffeine addict but you know growing up the first thing mum and dad would do wherever they were, was make themselves a large pot of coffee to share.  It always seemed such a cosy wholesome way to start the day. One of those times where I thought I want to be like that when I grow up.  I have come to find that coffee and anxiety are not really a match made in heaven. No, in fact they are quite the opposite.  Where I have found my anxiety spiking a little more lately I have unfortunately been waking up with a tight knot in my tummy and my heart racing. The last thing I really need is a spike of caffeine to accelerate the symptoms. So a VERY long story short I am now a hot chocolate as soon as I wake up kinda gal and I love it. It provides me with the exact same hug in a mug without the jitters and it feels very apt for this time of year too.

journaling

Journaling has been a coping mechanism of sorts for me over the past few years.  I go from journaling multiple times a day everyday to not doing it for a few weeks, but overall it has been a fairly consistent habit that has been helping me navigate through my thoughts and feelings. I think everyone should have a space where they can say whatever is on their mind without the fear of being judged, sometimes we don’t want answers to our issues we just need to get them out and I think journaling is the perfect answer to that. Putting pen to paper and just seeing where you end up can often help you a lot more than you realise. When I do my morning pages I feel like a little weight has been lifted, I feel like I have offloaded my thoughts and I can move on with my day. I use the same journal everyday and just write as much or a little as I feel like that morning.  If there is lots I want to talk about I might have a couple of pages in me but some morning I might only manage a couple of sentences and that is perfectly fine.  However a habit that I am trying to build on is journaling everyday no matter where I am or what I am doing.  I just feel so much better when I do it so I would be silly not to write away my feelings! I will share a whole post on journaling and my favourite prompts in a few posts time. 

daily Movement

Daily movement has proven to be so incredibly valuable to help keep my brain ticking over in the right direction.  I have always had a bit of an unhealthy/ difficult relationship with working out. I have been on a mission to try and find the best balance and a healthy approach to exercise.  Making it fun and a consistent part of my week that I look forward to.  Finding it manageable and not having an all or nothing mentality.  I often beat myself up and feel sooooo guilty if I miss a session.  I fall into the mindset of “oh well that’s just great another thing I have failed and I let myself down on, is there even any point in carrying on?” Yeah I know you don’t need to tell me it's a really healthy mindset! 🤦🏼‍♀️Over the past couple of week I have been consistently following a workout plan for four days a week and going to yoga once a week. First thing I have noticed is that I require someone to hold me accountable.  I am excellent even if I do say so myself at showing up for others but I lose the enthusiasm when it comes to showing up for myself.  So having a training buddy has been crucial and essential to me being able to maintain a consistent routine and has helped me the harder days.  So I would like to thank dad for being the best training buddy.  The laughs and special moments we share sure do make the 5:30 wake ups worth it and a little easier. Mum and I have been attending an early morning yoga session once a week and it has been fabulous. Not only has it been a very enjoyable way to workout (by the way yoga is way harder than people make it look) it’s fun and I find myself looking forward to it all week.  Mum and I going together and it is such a special morning for both of us. We get to spend some quality time together and we have turned it into a little early morning coffee date as well.  I couldn't think of a better way to start my day if I am honest. Last but not least a special thanks needs to be sent my brother’s way for looking after us all, keeping us healthy and fit and inspiring us to get up and go for it each and every day. More on Charlie later.  So once again long story short, the key to building daily movement into a habit for me has been to keep it fun, train in a way that is enjoyable and doesn’t seem like a punishment and having a workout buddy.

So, there are the first few of my non negotiable morning habits that I have been trying to build. I have got a few more that I would like to share but I will save them for another day. For now, I hope you have a lovely day and I will speak to you very soon.

Bye ❤️ xxx