Quarantine Morning Routine

        In this article I will be going over a couple things I'm doing, that help me wake up early. Quick note, this is my routine right now; during this whole pandemic. In the future I will do another article on what an ideal morning is for me. Today I just want to go over what my current schedule is because I know a lot of us have been having really funky sleep schedules. 

1. Drink as much water as possible. I don't know why this works, but it does. Make sure to drink a glass of water before bed and after you wake up too.  

2. Go to sleep at least 6-7 hours before you have to wake up. 

3. Don’t eat anything after 7pm 

4. Get ready for bed. Brush your teeth, wash your face, pajamas, all that good stuff. 

5. Set an alarm. I have two types of alarms. I use my phone. And the second alarm I use is a smart lamp. I have the lamp next to my bed, it turns on at 6am every day. This helps me stay up. If you want more info on where I got the lamp, message me on social media :) The smart lamp makes a big difference I promise!

6. Have a breakfast to look forward to. Food motivates me to get out of bed. Right now, what I do is I wake up, do some pull-up/push ups, I shower, then I have breakfast. 

7. Take a shower. Even if you're like me and don't have a home gym to complete an entire work-out, make sure you get a shower in, every morning. Working out in the morning helps your mind and body wake up; but gyms aren't open, fortunately, a shower does a pretty good job of accomplishing this as well; to some degree. Another tip here is to turn the hot water off for the last 15 seconds of your shower; this will give you a kickstart! 

8. Get dressed. Even though we can't go out, get dressed! 

9. Have things to do. If you don't have things to do then you probably won't bother waking up early. Try and cram as many things to your schedule as possible. Personally, I like dedicating my morning time to exercise and self-improvement; right now I'm just doing self-improvement though, because of the pandemic. 

10. I drink coffee. I make myself a 6 ounce cup of coffee every day. The ingredients I use are; honey, almond milk, and cocoa powder. You can also do tea. This tip isn't as necessary but it helps me and so I included it. 

        This is everything I'm doing right now to wake up early, as soon as this pandemic  is over and life goes back to normal, I will post an another article about my post pandemic routine. 

-Enrique the Great