This Morning Routine Will Improve Your Mood

Slow Mornings, My True Obsession.

Slow mornings are something that I often remind people is an act of self-care. When people take their time, they are anti-capitalist. They wake up and drink a hot beverage, enjoy a nourishing snack and find their ability to reflect and journal, as a form of mind-dumping meditation.

What does a slow morning look like with kids (this is my current only way to do slow mornings, due to the kids part).

6:30 AM, sleep until 7.

7:00 AM, get up and get coffee, pack lunches, feed children, and send them to school.

8:00 AM, check in with partner, make plans, make a connection emotionally, encourage them, send them off if they are leaving.

8:30 AM, Finally, time to unwind, paint my children’s book, eat coffee cake or yogurt and berries.

9:00 AM, a walk or jump on my trampoline. I’ve found I am a morning movement person. Sometimes I take a sparkling water if I am feeling extra.

9:30 AM, work on something future oriented, a goal like a podcast, marketing, a new IG or tik tok page.

10 AM, start work

How does this improve my mood? Well Existential theory often discusses how we need to identify where we have choices. And though I may be missing out on financial stability by making my own schedule and following my own rhythm, I refuse to be burned out again. I love my slow mornings and they do increase my mood. I hope you can find a routine that suits your rituals.