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The Best Morning Routine For A Productive Day

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A well-thought-out morning routine is the ultimate backbone of self-care. When your mornings are productive and positive, that sets the tone for the rest of your day.

Building and maintaining the perfect morning routine can be difficult. But once you’ve mastered it and found what’s right for you, you’ll discover that there are actually more hours in the day than you thought.

I’ve come up with a short list of morning essentials to incorporate into your morning routine daily.

Benefits of a Healthy Morning Routine

-A solid morning routine will brighten your mood and give you more energy during the day.

-Reduces anxiety and boosts productivity.

-Makes you feel more in control, you decide when and how your day begins.

-Lowers your stress levels and,

-Prepares you for the rest of the day and sets the tone.

Step 1: Plan Ahead

Planning your day the night before allows you to maximize your productivity. It gives you a sense of purpose for the following day and allows you to prioritize important tasks.

It may not be an actual part of your morning routine, but it prepares you for it by,

-Breaking your day down into focus areas.

-Allows you to keep your weekly and monthly goals in mind.

-Makes your daily priorities actionable and achievable

-Gives you enough time to execute your morning routine when you plan ahead of time.

Step 2: Rest

Good sleep improves your brain performance, mood, and overall health. A good night’s sleep is as important as eating a balanced and nutritious diet and regular exercise. A healthy sleep schedule has many benefits,

-Improves concentration and productivity.

-Allows for better mental health and mood.

-And affects emotions and social interactions positively.

Set a daily sleep schedule, a time to go to bed, and a time to wake up. This will make it much easier to stick to a healthy routine.

Though it may vary from person to person, most research suggests that you get about 7-9 hours of sleep for optimal health.

Step 3: Don’t Hit Snooze

The problem with snoozing your alarm is the sleep that comes afterward comes with more issues than rest.

The interrupted sleep causes you to feel groggy and tired and this may cause you to oversleep and ruin your entire sleep schedule. It has also been proven to affect your metabolism and energy levels negatively.

Overall snoozing your alarm is a bad way to start off your day, some ways to avoid hitting snooze are,

-Going to Bed and waking up at the same time each day

-Winding down before bed and getting relaxed

-Avoid eating, alcohol, and screentime right before bed

-Move your alarm clock across the room so you need to get up and when it goes off

Get out of bed as soon as your alarm goes off, or at least sit up to avoid dosing off. Then open up your curtains or turn on your lights to let your brain know it’s time to get up.

Step 4: Hydrate

Hydrate during your morning routine

First things first, drink a glass of water before you do anything else. A glass of lukewarm water with a slice of lemon is optimal.

It’s worth lugging yourself to the kitchen for. Drinking water immediately when you wake up rehydrates your body. There are many more benefits to drinking water as soon as you wake up;

-Increases your level of alertness

-Helps to fuel your brain and promote optimal brain activity

-Strengthens the immune system

-Gets rid of toxins in your body that have been stored overnight

If you love having a warm drink in the mornings, you can substitute your glass of water for a cup of tea.

Step 5: Make Your Bed

This simple yet easily overlooked chore can go a long way in helping to improve your day.

It makes your space feel less cluttered and encourages you to stay out of bed for the rest of the day.

It encourages you to keep your room clean. And serves as a guidepost for other good habits during the day.

Step 6: Fuel Your Body

Aim to eat breakfast within the first 2 hours of waking up.

A healthy breakfast provides you with energy to seize your day, helps jump-start your metabolism, balances your blood sugar levels, and supports better weight management.

By fueling your body before it craves food you stop yourself from succumbing to less healthy convenient options later in the day.

Make sure to include micronutrients in your breakfast as it supports brain power, mood, and energy. And stops fatigue from sneaking up on you.

Step 7: Morning Self-Care

Treat yourself with love and care each morning, this will put out into the universe how you want others to treat you.

A few minutes of self-care every morning ( whatever that may be for you) can set you up for a great day. A few options for quick daily self-care are;

-Read something that feeds your soul

-Romanticize your morning cup of tea

-Start a bullet journal or diary to have an outlet for emotions

-Stretch, go on a short walk, or do some yoga

–Do some skincare.

You decide what self-care means to you, then take 15 minutes out of your morning to show yourself some self-love before you have to take on the world.

Step 8: Move Your Body

Exercise can be really daunting. Especially early in the morning when you’ve barely even fully woken up yet.

So take it lightly, go on a short walk each morning to get your body moving and catch some sun. You can start by just going out the door each morning and slowly increasing the amount of time you spend outside.

Eventually, you can go up to a short jog. Incorporating some movement will do both your mind and body good. Doing a morning workout helps pave your day for success, you’re more likely to eat healthily and stay active.

Step 9: Review Your To-do

If you’ve read our article on how to plan your week, you know we believe that your days should be planned ahead of time.

Even though you’ve planned your day the night before, take this time in the morning to review what you have going on for the day. Making tweaks where needed and preparing yourself for what’s to come.

This will help you set your intentions for the day.

Step 10: Get Ready

Whether it’s a chill day in, you’re just working from home, or you’ll only be leaving the house later in the day. Get ready in the mornings.

This will help with time management for when you have to leave the house, or if something urgent came up and you have to rush out the door.

However, if you’re staying home and want to get work done, staying in your pajamas will not encourage a good work day. Prepare yourself for a day in the office, because that’s what your house will be like for the day, your office.

And even if you’re just staying home, getting dressed always makes a load of a difference.

You might also like How To Be More Self-Confident.

How To Revive Dry Hair

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When your hair is dry, it can feel brittle and hay-like to the touch. Physically your hair looks dull and lifeless which can also be a sign of biotin deficiency.

Whether you have damaged hair, dry hair, or simply want to improve the overall health of your hair, these following inexpensive tips will help keep your hair conditioned and leave you with gorgeous, healthy hair.

What is dry hair?

Dry hair is hair that doesn’t produce or retain enough moisture and oil for it to maintain its texture and sheen.

Dry hair has a coarse and rough texture. Some visible signs that your hair is dry can be that it looks dull, is brittle, and is constantly frizzy.

This can be a result of low nutritional value of Ferritin, Vitamin B 12, Vitamin D, or minerals like zinc & magnesium in your diet. Which in turn means your hair lacks these nutrients.

Or it could simply be from overexposure to pollution in the air, heat damage from styling tools or humidity, and even smoking.

How To Treat Dry Hair

Incorporating these simple tips into your haircare regime can over time help your hair retain more moisture and become healthier;

1. Stop The Daily Shampooing

Skipping a few days between shampooing lets your scalp relax, and it stops working overtime to produce protective oils. Your strands have time to breathe and don’t have to work overtime to produce natural oils.

The less you’re washing your hair, the more time your hair has to produce and retain these natural oils. These oils need time to work their way down the hair shaft and moisturize your locks. Washing your hair less can also prevent itching and flaking, and keep the hair soft and shiny.

If you have hair that gets greasy, try skipping a few more days and using a good dry shampoo.

Dry shampoo is used to absorb excess oil and dirt from the hair, giving the appearance of freshly washed hair without the need for water. It can also add volume and texture to hair.

2. Invest In A Good Shampoo, Conditioner Combo

Now that you’re washing your hair less, make sure that your wash days are the best they can be, one of the ways to do that is to find the best shampoo and conditioner for you and your hair type.

Choose a keratin shampoo if you’re able to. Also look for vitamins D3, E, and B5, which all serve different functions but help support your hair and scalp health.

3. Cut Back on The Heat

Using heat on hair can cause damage over time, such as dryness, breakage, split ends, and a loss of shine.

The high temperatures can also strip hair of its natural oils, making it more susceptible to damage.

While using heat protection products can help reduce the damage, it is best to limit the use of heat styling tools and to let hair dry naturally as much as possible.

4. Trim Your Dry Ends

Trimming hair regularly can help prevent split ends and breakage, which can make hair look and feel healthier.

This is because split ends can travel up the hair shaft, causing damage to the hair. Regular trims can also help hair grow faster and stronger, as it removes damaged and dead ends that can inhibit your hair growth.

Additionally, regular trims help maintain the shape of a haircut and make it look more polished.

5. Protect Your Hair From The Sun

Sunscreen for hair is a product that is designed to protect the hair from the damaging effects of UV rays.

Exposure to the sun can cause damage to the hair, such as dryness, discoloration, and fading. Sunscreen for hair can help prevent this damage by creating a barrier that shields the hair from the sun’s rays.

Some hair care products, such as leave-in conditioners and hair oils, contain UV filters and can be used as sunscreen for hair. Sun hats or head scarves also can help protect hair from the sun.

6. Brush Your Hair With Care

To avoid damage when brushing your hair, and allow dry hair to heal, it’s important to use the right type of brush and to be gentle when brushing. Here are some tips to follow:

1. Use a detangling brush: These types of brushes are less likely to snag or pull on tangles, which can cause breakage. They are designed to work with tangles and gently detangle your hair.

2. Start at your ends: When detangling, start at the ends of your hair and work your way up to the roots. This will help prevent pulling and tugging on tangles.

3. Don’t brush dry hair: Dry hair is more susceptible to damage than wet hair, so it’s best to detangle your hair in the shower or with conditioner on your hair.

Dry hair will easily snag on your brush and this can cause damage to your hair.

4. Brush gently: Avoid tugging or pulling on your hair when brushing. Instead, use gentle strokes to work through tangles and knots.

By following these tips, you can help avoid damaging your already dry hair while brushing and maintaining healthy hair.

7. Hot Oil Treatments

Hot oil treatments tend to work wonders for hair that’s dry, brittle, or damaged.

These treatments can also protect and moisturize your hair. It’s very effective and is simple to incorporate into your routine.

It involves soaking your hair in warm oils helping them penetrate into the hair strand and moisturize from within.

8. Deep Condition Your Dry Hair

Opt for an at-home treatment with keratin. Use it once a week with special attention to your hair in the colder months.

This helps to restore your hair and bring it back to life. I like to use it just after rinsing off my hot oil treatment.

They help to add back any moisture lost during the week and seal it in too. Deep conditioners are your best friend!

9. LOC In The Moisture

Liquid, oil, and cream. This is the holy trinity for hair moisturizing. The order in which you apply them, however, will depend on your hair’s porosity.

In general, low-porosity hair will find better results from the LCO method. While high porosity hair will find better results from the LOC method.

Make sure to test out these methods and see how your hair responds to each one and see what works best for you.

Mastering your hair moisturizing routine will be the final step in sealing the deal for healthier and stronger hair.

The Only Sunday Routine You Need

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With the unanswered yet very looming question of whether your week begins or ends on Sunday, it can be very difficult to decide how to spend your day and get the most out of it.

While it can be a great day to catch up on unfinished work or selfishly have a self-care day, there’s a better and more effective way to curate your Sunday routine, that’ll leave you not only feeling accomplished but relaxed as well.

Sounds great, right? Let’s get started. 

How To Have The Perfect Sunday Routine

1. Evaluate Your Week

Your Sunday doesn’t only have to be left for curing hangovers and binge-watching (and/or eating).

You need to start looking at Sundays as both the end of the past week and the beginning of a new one.

It takes a load off you for the looming Monday, and getting a head start on your week helps you get through it with more ease.

Accept that you have done all you have been able to for the week that has passed, this allows your mind to prepare itself for the week ahead.

Lay out all that’s on your agenda for the week ahead and let yourself know if you’re going to have a tough or stressful week.

Carve out a few hours for creative thinking, brainstorming, and problem-solving.

This will save you a lot of time next week because you’ll have fewer moments where you feel overwhelmed and thus decrease procrastination.

2. Plan The Week Ahead

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Now that you’ve prepared yourself for the week ahead and you know what to expect, plan your week as thoroughly as you can.

Whether your week is set to be relaxing and chill or you’re having, more of a work-intensive week, make sure to jot everything that needs to be done into your calendar.

Plan your week down to the hour if possible, write down all your most important to-dos, and build your days around them.

Make sure to write them down as results and not actions.

Let’s say you have to study for an exam, don’t just put it down as “study”, but rather indicate the results you would like to achieve. For this example, it would be “finish chapter 5 of Chemistry”.

Be detailed and specific, this will help overall productivity and improve time management.

And don’t forget to include all social activities, times at the gym, and even the time you’d take to cook and clean, and get organized.

Omitting anything, however minor it may seem, can end up eating at your time and leaving you feeling rushed.

Plan every last task.

Related Post: The Best Planners To Reach All Your Goals

3. Meal Prep

I know it’s difficult and takes up a lot of time, but this is a must for a productive week.

Now I’m not saying get out all your pots and pans and make yourself every meal you’ll eat for the next 7 days, do your version of meal prep.

Whether it simply means writing down what you’ll eat for the next week and ordering it daily, or picking up groceries for the entire week. Go into the week knowing what you want to fuel your body with.

Know what you want to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and this does not have to be ultra-specific. Just have a general knowledge of what you need and go get groceries for the week.

This will save you time on meals as well as help you stick to your specific diet. Having food readily available for the week makes it less likely to succumb to fast food and stray from your health goals.

Also, plan for healthy snacking and have healthy ready-to-eat options available.

4. Be Social

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Who says that Sundays are meant only to stay home, not me!

Schedule an early dinner with friends, a movie date, or an evening picnic at a park, then you give yourself a positive focus for the day.

Catch up with friends that you haven’t seen all week or go on a date with your significant other.

A chill evening out will not leave you too tired for the next day, it will help rejuvenate you and help you end off and start your week on a positive note.

5. And On This Day You Will Rest

Speaking of positive, end your Sunday on a relaxing note.

Read a few pages of a good book in bed snuggled up next to your pet, or take a relaxing shower.

If you have natural hair, it’s a great time to have your wash day and spend a few hours giving your locks some TLC, cleansing your scalp and all that good stuff.

Whatever it is, it should be something that makes you feel truly rested before Monday rolls around.

6. Don’t Give In To The Monday Blues

Blue Mondays are a myth, don’t believe me, then try this out.

Pretend you love Mondays. When the anxiety creeps in on Sunday, tell yourself you’re perfectly OK with everything and tell yourself that you’re fully prepared for the week ahead.

See what happens if you create a new belief system for yourself about Mondays. Because if you think about it—Mondays are nothing more than another day of the week, where anything can happen, even greatness.

Follow these 6 easy steps for a more productive Sunday and an even better weekly routine.

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