Pre-Covid I always had a pretty rock solid morning routine. Was up and at ‘em at 4:30 am every day. Not gonna lie, this time has been hard. A very hard season. Just before lockdown, on March 6th, our lives were forever changed as we suffered the devastating loss of my 19 year old niece. The lockdown made it easier to be home to grieve together and it was nice to have a break from our crazy schedules and all the hustle and bustle.
I always thought of myself to be a pretty positive person, but yowzers it felt like it was one thing after another and another and another. It still is. Just got some more disheartening family news two weeks ago and now Kanye is running for President. Wth?!? This year has been wild and as much as I want to write it off, I can’t. I am determined to seek the good and continue to try and live my best daily. One day at a time, as best as I can. To spread love and kindness. To learn new things. To create and to share with others.
To be honest, its been a lot of back and forth with this mentality, its been rough and hard to get motivated and get up to do the work. As most of you know, I am a Los Angeles based Realtor® and own a coaching business. It was tough to get up, to do the work and implement any ideas. I hid for days, weeks and months not just from others, more importantly from myself. Pre-Covid and grief, I was beginning to work on something new and exciting. It took the back burner for months. Determined to come out of the funk I was in, I started to hike again and listening to my inspirational podcasts again. I remembered the importance of having a morning routine. I knew my routine would be very different, but I had to get back to it.
It took sometime, but I think I’ve nailed my Post-Quarantine (…well not quite over yet) morning routine. I wake up at 530am, drink water, turn on my diffusers, journal, plan my schedule, get my sweat on, water my plants, make a cup of coffee, have a nourishing breakfast, shower and get to my schedule. Making this little change and staying committed to my morning routine along with my goals have 10X my days. I have been extremely inspired and I’m SO excited to announce that I will be launching Be Well Planner in a PDF version soon! It has helped me and my clients get back on track through this pandemic. It is the only planner that won’t let your self-care or your big dreams get buried by your to-do list.
Have you been able to get back to your morning routine? What are your must haves in the morning? Let me know in the comments below. xoxo.