Why I Love Waking Up at 5:30 a.m. by Christy Lingo
Yes, you read that right. I love waking up at 5:30am.
Even though I’m a mom who values every minute of sleep I can get…I love it. The benefits of waking up early far outweigh the occasional bleary eyes.
Tell me if this sounds familiar…You’re tired of scrambling, switching tasks, and never crossing items off your to-do list. I can totally relate. A little over 2 years ago I suffered from the exact same thing. Spinning my wheels constantly but never moving forward. Until I discovered the art of the morning routine.
I never thought of myself as a morning person. And when my coach suggested I start waking up before my kids a few years back, I laughed at her. Turns out, she was right. I now relish the quiet way I am able to start my day my way.
How Waking Up Early Helps Me
When my coach suggested I wake up earlier than my kids to get things done, I thought she didn’t understand my mom life. I mean, getting up earlier means I have to go to bed earlier. And evenings are the only time I can see my husband. Plus, what could I possibly do in the wee hours of the morning that could benefit my day? I mean, the brain fog was bad enough when I woke at 7:30 am, the thought of 5:30 am was crazy.
But I was willing to give a little. Soon I was waking a half-hour earlier than my boys. I was having my coffee quiet and replying to emails. Or posting on social media. Next thing I know, I’m waking at 6:30 am to edit podcasts, plan live chats, or create pins for Pinterest. And here we are 2 years later waking up 2 hours earlier with a full-fledged morning routine including all kinds of work and even self-care…which was sorely lacking in my life previously.
How Waking Up Early Helps My Kids
I’m not the only benefiting from my improved focus, self-care, and productivity. Turns out when I spend a little time on myself, I’m a much better morning mom. You moms know what I mean. The frantic “where are your shoes?” “What do you mean you have homework still?” “Will you eat something, please?!?” kind of mornings. I went from multi-tasking mom to mom who has conversations with her kids at breakfast.
It turns out, my kids want to have good mornings too. They aren’t trying to be jerks and interrupt me while I’m writing emails. They want me to show an interest in their day. And I want to show an interest in their day. I feel like I can fulfill their need for engagement because I don’t feel pressured to work and mom at breakfast.
I’m even contemplating moving my wake-up time to 5 am once the sun starts shining earlier here in the Midwest. I see so many personal and productivity benefits to my morning hours, I want to take every advantage of my focused mornings.
So tell me…if you could get more done, work more focused, have more time for self-care and start your day your way, would you wake up at 5:30am?
Christy Lingo is the Business Savvy Mama and mom-to-2 boys from Columbus, Ohio. After over a decade as an entrepreneur, she helps mom business owners to manage their time, work more productively, and create a healthy mindset around working while their family so they can grow their business and spend plenty of quality, focus family time. You can grab her free mini-course “10 Tips for Working While Kids are Home” here.
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