Mornings. You either love them or you hate them. Admittedly, I am far from what anyone would call a fan of mornings, but I have found a handful of things that make them more bearable and help me to start the morning right. Let me know in the comments if you’re team morning bird or night owl! Happy Galentine’s Day!
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5 Things To Do To Start Your Morning Right | Have a Strategy For Snoozing
I started using the Sleep Cycle a few years back after reading a post where Krista recommended it. Basically, the app analyzes your sleep to track your REM cycle and asks you to give it a length of time from 10-90 minutes as a “wake up phase.” The app will sense when you’re coming out of a REM cycle and then start your alarm in the designated window.
You still are able to snooze but the app will tell you when you reach the end of the wake up phase. The result is that you don’t feel as groggy when your alarm goes off.
5 Things To Do To Start Your Morning Right | Morning Yoga
One of the things I really enjoy is taking 5-10 minutes when I first wake up to go through a yoga sun salutation. The poses aren’t advanced or complicated; you can definitely get through this as a yoga newbie or beginner. It’s a good {and short} stretching cycle that helps to invigorate you whether you use it first thing in the morning or when those afternoon sleepy vibes hit after lunch.
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5 Things To Do To Start Your Morning Right | Exfoliate/Clean Your Face
Whether you shower in the mornings or before bed, I love to get in the occasional face exfoliation to start the day. If you’re hopping in the shower to start off your day here’s my current favorites: LUSH Cup O’ Coffee, Biore Charcoal Bar {the peppermint is AWESOME at cutting through oil}, LUSH Salted Coconut {for hands}, & the 7th Heaven Charcoal Mask. If you’re more of a shower before bed person, I’ve been using the L’Oreal Pure Sugar Scrub Nourish & Soften mask recently. I like that it’s gentler and safe for multiple uses a week, plus it leaves skin feeling soft and moisturized.
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5 Things To Do To Start Your Morning Right | Have a Drink
No, not that kind! I like hot tea to start off my mornings, but am trying to get into the habit of drinking a Tervis tumbler of ice water first. There’s SO many benefits to upping your regular water intake: clear skin, more energy, less stress on the body, etc. While there’s tons of different ways to track this, I find it easy to drink out of my Tervis tumblers at home and my S’well bottle when I’m on the go.
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5 Things To Do To Start Your Morning Right | Put on Something That You Love
If you’ve been around for a while, you know I’m a big advocate for wearing clothes that make you feel confident! I picked up this “love” sweater, because I knew it would be perfect for Valentine’s Day. It’s easy to throw on with jeans and the high low cut makes it chic with or without a half tuck.
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5 Things To Do To Start Your Morning Right | Put on Something That You Love
I wore it here layered over my favorite white button up shirt; this one’s a non iron dress shirt – seriously a game changer! This is my “appropriate for the office” Valentine’s Day outfit, so I tucked the sweater into one of my favorite wool skirts for winter and threw on some patterned tights to add texture and print.
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When it came to accessories, I kept things relatively simple: a pretty in pink shoulder bag and black tassel earrings. {Totally a sucker for any and all tassel earrings; snatch up a pair if you don’t already have some!}
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We keep a pitcher of (peeled!) citrus-infused water! It’s amazing how great that makes you feel in the morning! Be sure to peel the fruit, if you leave the skin and pith on, the water turns bitter after a few hours, but if it’s peeled, then the pitcher lasts a couple of days! 🙂
Anything to reduce grogginess in the morning sounds like a win to me! I need to check that snooze app out!
Such a cute cute look. Perfectly romantic, dressy and cozy for VDay. I need to buy that sweater. I am all about mini skirts with tights for the Winter too and styled a similar outfit on the post just yesterday, I’d love for you to check it out, Nicole. =)
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I’m one of those people that loves mornings but hates staying up late, I swear I’m delirious by 9:00pm! I like getting a little fresh air and natural light in the morning to get me going (:
I love this! So many great ideas for how to start the day right. I will have to try the yoga for sure amongst other things. Thanks for sharing 😉
That sweater is so cute! Drinking more water is something I’m constantly working on + reminding myself to do!
I’m not very productive in the mornings, but I really should try drinking a glass of water right away when I wake up and start my day off right!
Nicole how cuteeee is this outfit on you!!! Lately I have been getting really into watching some morning talk shows in the AM since I don’t have to be at work until 11:30. I love Kelly and Ryan- they get my day off to a great start!
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That bag is so cute! I love that shade of pink. I’m not a morning person either but these are so awesome tips.
Great tips! I’ve been doing yoga sun salutations in the morning to get me going for a while now and I highly recommend it if it resonates with you. It has changed my world to start my mornings off that way. I need to do better about drinking water too because I sure do love my morning cup of tea. Thanks for the inspiration!
i love these! definitely the part about having a drink and wearing something you feel good in 🙂 i also recommend listening to upbeat music 🙂
Such a cute sweater! Totally agree with putting on something you love. Every time I do that my morning starts off 10x better.
These are all great tips! I actually go for a 3 mile run or go to a Sunrise Yoga class first thing in the morning and that REALLY wakes me right up!
I LOVE this outfit – your sweater is so cute! Your outfit is so preppy and polished!
I’ve never heard of SleepCycle before, but it sounds fantastic! I’m definitely not a morning person, but I love doing yoga. I’ve just never tried it in the morning before. I’ll have to give that a try. Thanks for sharing these great tips!
First- your top is SO cute! Second- These tips are great. I don’t know if it’s the cooler weather but lately I have been struggling to get out of bed. I’m going to check out that app, it might help!
Aw I love all of these tips! My morning seriously feels incomplete if I don’t wash or exfoliate my face. I also think there’s no better way to start the day right than by choosing the right outfit!
I always start my morning by listening to the local morning show! It puts me in such a good mood!
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A happy and positive post full of great tips. I also love Heather’s tip about a jug of citrus water. x
I LOVE that sweater! I never think to pair with a skirt like that – great tip, gonna try it this weekend!
I definitely need to make water more a part of my routine!
That app sounds so interesting. I would imagine that it would be so helpful in the mornings!
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Adorable look and really great tips on how to start your day! Thanks for linking up with Fabulous Friday!
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This is very interesting. I am trying to create a more consistent morning routine and I love the point about wearing something that you love.
I love the way you styled this. And great tips!