[Music] BEC it's Tuesday the 16th of January WEA today is [Music] and [Music] good morning we are spending this little 6:00 a.m. morning together I want to bring you along on this morning that avoids overstimulation it creates space for new habits and actually holds me accountable it's about knowing your why for waking up early finding inspiration for self-care steps tailored to your needs and truly owning your [Music] morning you want to build a routine that you are proud of that encompasses habits that make you feel your best your healthiest your most productive embracing change waking
up that hour earlier whilst uncomfortable has truly transformed my previously rushed mornings into the best start for a good [Music] day you know each year I like to revisit my routine refine my routine and a massive learning has been that consistency demands discipline more than motivation [Music] alone [Music] [Music] if you have watched my videos before then you might know that I love a sunrise alarm clock however mine has recently decided to dial me and I can't quite bear just going back to having an alarm on my phone so I have recently been asking Alexa
to wake me up with just soft jazz and it's made me realize that having that harsh alarm coming from my phone be the very first thing that I hear kind of would put me in a bad mood from the get-go I would just want to hit snooze as fast as possible and the sound as quick as possible but waking up to music definitely sets a different tone for the day it eases me into the morning I also have loved investing in some cozy warm lighting for my home I try to avoid overhead lighting I used
to save my my candles for special occasions but I truly believe they're there to be used and why not why not start your day by laying a candle so I've been experimenting recently I'm basically trying to build some new habits habits I believe will actually serve me the truth is when building new habits you don't want to burden yourself and start a whole bunch of new habits at the same time taking a gradual and mindful approach allows for more sustainable integration and also I will myself that this is only going to take 5 minutes I
find these new little habits in the morning help to keep me off my phone that is such a bad habit I've always had being on my phone too much in the morning when you're trying to break a bad habit a massive tip I have is replacing it with something else so like I used to have coffee every morning even though I knew it would make me anxious and gy later on in the day so I swapped it for my ag1 nutritional drink to get my vitamins in so for me journaling getting my head in the
right space first thing is something I just have never prioritized I'm definitely wanting to do it more in 2024 and a 5 minute stretch because I've been working out a lot more consistently recently which I'm proud of but I'm so bad I'm not making time for stretching and so I risk compromising my flexibility My overall muscle Health progress in the gym these are habits that I know will serve me and so this is how I've been gradually incorporating them into my routine little tip I scolling your face not only for aesthetic reasons making your face
look less puffy that's why I started it but I'm finding it wakes me up so well kind of like splashing your face with cold water I like to make things as easy as possible for getting ready for the gym I know making myself look the part so putting on some cute workout clothes that make me feel good helps a lot also something I've been doing is leaving my clothes on the radiator so when I first get up I'll pop the heating on and then when it's time to get ready they're nice and warm which just
makes the process a bit nicer [Music] ch so I used to hate the gym like really really not like it which obviously results in you going like once a month never being consistent with it and when I started out it wasn't because I was interested in helping my insights or my mental health my physical health no it was purely driven by the desire to improve Aesthetics to look more like the fitness grp we still in line to get rid of my cellulite to get the bikini Bard for summer etc etc so it's no wonder that
it just didn't work out for me for the past 3 years I thought I just wasn't cut out for it I wasn't disciplined I wasn't strong enough and it wasn't until I adjusted my goals I started to fall in love with what it felt like to be stronger to generally feel fitter and healthier on the every day to take care of my body and above all take care of my mind seeing what it did for my mental health I stopped caring so much about people judging me in the gym cuz let's face it everyone in
there is just thinking about themselves and finally start focusing on me and you know what's going to push me when I'm in the middle of a really hard really heavy squat or RDL it never comes down to yes let's do it so I can grow my butt no it's you can do this prove to yourself that you can lift this [Music] weight the Japanese technology giant has been hi and this this is maybe my favorite part about waking up early being able to watch the sunrise and I swear the sunrises are prettier in Winter they
just never fail to make me feel so grateful for this apartment the fact that we Face the Sunrise it's almost like a reward for getting up early you get to watch this s play some jazz the station ultimate jazz on Amazon [Music] music I've been finding that I am hungry as soon as I got home from the gym recently I don't know if it's the cold weather working out a bit more but of course Mai gets EA it first so I prepare his little breakfast I have like three go-to healthy high protein breakfast options which
kind of helps me like not procrastinate the decision of what I want to eat in the morning and I know all of these are super quick to together they're also yummy I actually look forward to them and they're nourishing for my body like for example today just a bowl of Oats so simple kind of boring but I like to make it a little bit more Jazzy with all the trimmings on [Applause] top I'm sure a lot of you relate that I can never just sit in silence and eat is that a bad habit maybe but
I used to use this time to scroll my phone in them before I knew it minutes and minutes would pass and kind of delay the rest of my morning routine so I'll either listen to a podcast or recently I've actually managed to catch the rooing bug again after months of barely reading so I'm very happy with that I actually sent myself a little challenge to Read 50 pages a day that really got me into the habit of reading again [Music] down a New Year's resolution of mine is staying on top of housework and chores all
that fun and stuff staying on top of actually keeping my home feeling homely and breaking the terrible habit I have of leaving things lying around leaving dishes out I had a huge declutter and clean at the start of the year to motivate me to actually keep my home in that state and it's made a big difference let me tell you I want to make my home be a relaxing place and the difference that dedicating 10 minutes in my morning to just do a quick clean and tidy mix is crazy I'll use this time to listen
to an audiobook maybe a pcast you know romanticize your cleaning [Music] time [Music] I've mentioned it in previous videos and I'm sure some of you already know but I got acne for the first time in my life last year it was not fun because of that I've become more meticulous than ever when it comes to skincare and using Brands using steps I really like I no longer like experiment with skincare so I know for me in the morning I like to keep it simple I will cleanse my face then go in with some vitamin C
just cuz I love how this kind of makes my skin look a bit more radiant a bit more plump moisturize of course my Skin's been really dry recently it's so cold and then SPF I haven't been amazing wearing SPF throughout this winter I'll admit but when I remember I give myself a little p on the back since taking my extensions out I haven't been loving how my hair kind of naturally lies that's why I love a Dyson air wrap I will admit cuz it just gives my hair that like not quite a blowout look it
doesn't look like a blowout on me but it it does make it look a little bit more done and I just love how fast it is I'll Lally do my hair in under 10 minutes and then I've got my makeup routine down to 10 minutes as well so I like to keep this part of my morning super Snappy I also have learned recently this might sound a bit odd but being very cautious about the content that I'm consuming in these early stages of my day actually have quite a big effect on the projectory of the
rest of my day choosing to listen to things that put me in a good mood that maybe make me feel inspired or motivated to get into my workday that's a little tip I have been finding really works for me for fun I wanted to film a little get ready with me put my outfit together with me short form video for Instagram I'm trying to be a lot more consistent with short form content this year so if you don't already follow me on Instagram it would make me very very happy if you would I'm trying to
be better at getting ready like a lot of days I will just throw my joggers do no makeup but a lot of days even if I'm not seeing anyone it's still nice to show up for me show up as a person I want to be for [Music] me I don't know if it was cuz I was filming and I wanted to make a little match up for the video normally I will just have coffee in the morning but I was craving a match up and I know this one came out of a light green color
I definitely needed to put in more matcha flavor but look how cute my little mug is let's talk about the art of planning your day it sounds dramatic bear with me if being self-employed is taught me anything it is how imperative it is that you manage your time correctly and efficiently I use notion to plan my days I have a notion planner template that you guys can download I wanted to give you beautiful people who are watching this video a very special discount on my plannner so if you use the queca 40 you can get
40% off until the end of January use it before you lose it and let me know what you think we are becoming productive Queens in 2024 and this has just become my holy grill for time blocking prioritizing my to-dos believe me doing this for 5 minutes in the morning might just save you hours of your day and help you achieve so much more what did you think of the video I okay we have set ourselves up to crack on I have a productive day I am the kind of person who likes to tackle the big
tasks in the morning or if I have meetings I'll schedule them for then basically when I have the most [Applause] energy [Music] down this is okay truth about being self-employed sometimes it can be a little isolating and I can easily go about my workday without talking to anyone without seeing anyone I quickly learned last year that that is just not good for me so I'm making more of an effort to get out of the house I am so lucky to live in London I will pick a cute area where I can pretend that I live
and go work in a cute coffee shop sometimes when I do this I'm more productive sometimes I'm less productive being in a different environment and around other people definitely inspires me and with that I think it's a pretty good place to end this morning routine not every morning is this picture perfect not every morning consists of this many habits taking care of myself anyway my lovelies I hope you enjoyed this I hope it inspired you to put together a little morning routine for 2024 sending all my love your way and I'll see you in the
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