My Morning Routine
Dear Child of God,
Happy Monday! Starting off strong this week. LIFE UPDATES… I am so excited to be heading back to Idaho this Thursday for my second year of Bible school. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t scared, and sad especially because I am having to leave my baby sis again… But I am also excited to make the best of this year, and focus on what the Lord is showing me through this season.
With me getting ready to move, it led me to really want to talk about my morning routine. For those who don’t know, last year I was a second grade teaches, and it was great! I loved the kids that I worked with and the memories I made in the last year, but my lifestyle wasn’t sustainable. I was going to sleep at 11pm since that’s the earliest I could with Bible institute at night, to wake up at 5am and feel worried about prepping classes that I wouldn’t get a workout in and rush to work to prep and make sure I was ready for the day.
This year, I am working full time as an executive assistant/recruiting support coordinator remotely to focus on my schooling and get the most from Bible Institute while I can. With that said, my dad always says failure to plan, is planning to fail. I have been able to keep a consistent morning routine since the beginning of summer, and here’s a list of some things that i plan to keep doing in this school year:
🌸 NO SCROLLING!- When I hit the alarm off, I leave my phone on my nightstand and grab my Bible. The other day I caught myself scrolling after hitting the alarm… and then I saw a post from a friend. It made me upset seeing that they were hanging out and didn’t think to invite me or anything, which made me wake up in a bad mood! Don’t scroll, it just makes you start off your morning with negative thoughts instead of having a positive attitude.
🌸Morning devotions- Spending my first 30 to 40 minutes in prayer and my Bible is a LIFE CHANGER! It has been something that I look forward to. If you need to, the best advice I got was from a Pastor’s wife, Mrs. Katy told me to set a timer for prayer and another for Bible reading. It sounds wrong, at least it did for me, but I started with a five minute timer for prayer and a ten minute timer for Bible reading, then I built upon it from there. If you are struggling with making it a habit, the timer makes it so so easy to get it into your morning rhythm. I seriously can’t imagine not doing my morning devotions now, it will make or break my day!
🌸Face routine- Not super complex, I just have a basic cleanser and moisturizer that I spend less than five minutes doing.
🌸Workout- If you want to feel awake, this is the thing to do! If I only have twenty minutes it is still enough time. Feel free to DM me @bella_shealthjourney and I can show you what apps and schedules I use to stay consistent and see results.
🌸Fuel yourself- I am pretty weird and stick to eating the same exact thing every morning which is paleo waffles and green beans. Yes! It sounds weird but here’s why… I love carbs and could make that my meal for all three meals every day, but the problem with that is especially towards the end of day your body cannot break down the carbohydrates and actually makes your body store the extra glucose as fat which we don’t want that! I make it a priority to have a low sugar carbohydrate to help fuel me at the beginning of the day, and green beans are the perfect veggie for morning (that is absolutely my opinion), and I try to have two cups of veggies in each meal… I don’t always stick to that but it is the goal. Veggies help you feel more full quickly, and helps your metabolism.
🌸 Get ready for work!
This list takes me about two hours so I wake up roughly around 5:15-5:30am. So curious to hear from you on this blog, and what you do for your routine. feel free to send a quick DM or email! Have an amazing week. 🩷
Sincerely,
Bella <3
