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Organize Your Evening Ritual: 10 Things To Do At Night For A Good Morning

Organize Your Evening Ritual: 10 Things To Do At Night For A Good Morning The way you bid the world adieu each night affects the way the world greets you the next day.

Here are 10 simple things to do before bed that help to make the morning a good one.

Organize Your Evening Ritual: 10 Things To Do At Night For A Good Morning

1. Do a quick tidy up.

Put things away and straighten up a little. It will make all the difference to wake up and see a sense of order in your home.

2. Preempt things that cause morning panic.

Attack the trouble areas the night before. Coffee beans in the machine? Work outfit decided? Kids’ schoolbags packed?

3. Prepare the breakfast zone.

Set the table and create a pleasant vibe in the dining area. Flowers, a pot plant or bright placemats can help make a cheery start to your day.

4. Make a list of things to handle tomorrow.

Get niggles onto a list – it will make room in your head for sweet dreams.

5. Set the alarm (if you need it).

Allow enough time to get ready and be where you need to be without stressing yourself out.

6. Do something relaxing for 30 minutes before bed.

That means switching off from work, the news and serial killer novels. Watch something pleasant on TV, chat with the family or curl up with a relaxing book.

7. Brush and floss your teeth.

Ward off dental woes and go to sleep all nice and minty.

8. Wash your face.

If you wear make up you’ll avoid the dreaded morning raccoon-eye. Plus you’ll keep your pillow-case fresh – a bonus for your skin.

9. Say goodnight

Share a goodnight wish or kiss with family members, a housemate or even your fave social network. It will make you smile, and smiling makes you feel good.

10. Think of things you’re grateful for.

Do this while going off to sleep. Feeling grateful is linked with greater happiness. Plus it’s lovely note on which to end the day.

Do you have a nighttime ritual? Do share – but um, this is a G-rated blog, so keep it wholesome.

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Comments

Martin S. August 8, 2009

Very good tips.

I always prepare tomorrow morning by deciding outfit and putting all gear I need at the same place (so I just have to grab them in the morning).

It’s also wise to prepare the brain to relax before you go to bed, by for instance turning on the bed light and fixing the bed an hour before it’s bed time. This way you will feel more relaxed when you go to bed and probably have a better night’s sleep.

Johanne August 8, 2009

Love it! Some of these I already do (reading a book is my main way to fall asleep – if I read until I re-read the same sentence 5 times, I’m guaranteed shut eyes in less than 5 min ), but there are great ideas here on some others to do.

Part of my ritual is usually to close the computer around 8 or 9, watch some TV while knitting until about 10-10:30, go up, wash up, read, snooze.

Cheers!

Maryam Webster August 8, 2009

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Amy August 8, 2009

Excellent tips. I can definitely implement more of these. I’m going to set the breakfast table for tomorrow. I am already grateful that this is going to make the morning run much smoother.

Best Wishes, Amy

Maryam Webster August 8, 2009

Wonderful tips Michele! I just found this on your Twitter feed and am happy to re-tweet. I’ve written a lot about this myself and adding an energy & mental health sanity routine to this set about completes my morning and evening “prep”. Keeps things sane and happy. Thanks for posting!

Tari August 9, 2009

Great tips and I’m thrilled to say I practice just about every one. On a business note…. I work from home and whenever I have an early morning meeting, the night before I create a list of everything I need to take with me – including the obvious, such as “cell phone”. Even if it’s a regular meeting, I always take a few moments to be sure and list everything I need to grab from my office in the morning, laying out what I can. That way I’m always prepared and having just assembled my stuff so it’s fresh in my mind that I didn’t forget anything. It gives me confidence to drive off feeling totally prepared.

Torya September 10, 2009

These are all great tips except for one….I don’t what the laws are where you live…..but putting pot plants out in the morning at the breakfast table is a little on the illegal side…….