Q: Waking up habits and how to change them.

[greentwig]

Hello Everyone,
Well I used to have the problem where if I didnt get enough sleep I seriously just could not get out of bed

......so I got a bad rep at work because I was late A LOT of days (I know it's horrible). Now though in the past 6 months I have pretty much gotten past that, I now somehow have changed that, and I drag myself out of bed.:shedevil:

Now today is the last day of the 2 weeks notice I gave at my job w/ the bad rep., I found another job at "Oakley" so I will be starting there next tuesday (May 28th)

. It is such a great job for me and better $$...anyways back to my question.

I'm worried about it because it's about an hour commute time because of traffic, which means I will be getting up about 1hr/30mins-2hrs eariler, because of the commute time and putting on makeup (the job i'm leaving is literally 3 blocks frm my house, so like 5 mins tops commute time).

I'm wondering how you ladies get up for work, and how maybe I could.....eventually turn myself into a morning person?
(I would also like to do a mini work out in the morning (which I have never done) do any of you do this?)

Thank you very much for your answers in advance, I really need it.

 

[prinzessin784]

As simple as it sounds, getting to bed early is the best thing you can do. Try showering at night to give you more time in the morning, and set your clothes out the night before. Set your alarm clock 10 minutes fast to trick yourself and forget that it is fast. If you make it your goal to get out on time according to the clock in your bed room you'll always be a few minutes early. Sleep with your shades/curtains open. The sun will really wake you up! If you drink coffee in the morning, set the timer on your coffee maker so it will be ready when you are and the smell will help wake you up. Bring it in the car in a travel mug and a bar or something healthy for breakfast you can eat on the way.

Those are some suggestions! That's what I do when I have to get up early

Hope it helps!

 

[greentwig]

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Originally Posted by prinzessin784 set your clothes out the night before alarm clock 10 minutes fast to trick yourself Sleep with your shades/curtains open drink coffee in the morning

I'll have to set out my clothes I always forget about doing that.

I wonder if theres a Tea maker type thing I could buy and set it to do tea in the morning.....anyone know of one?

(I never really drink coffee)


Thank you very much for your answers

 

[MxAxC-_ATTACK]

Ive never heard of an automatic tea maker., but it sounds Genius!!!! I have an electric tea pot that boils water super quickly. or microwaves work well for that too, pop in a teabag into your travel mug and your good to go.

The showering at night is a great tip , I hate waking up early too..blah
as much as it sucks, going to bed earlier will help

 

[greentwig]

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Originally Posted by MxAxC-_ATTACK Ive never heard of an automatic tea maker., but it sounds Genius!!!! I have an electric tea pot that boils water super quickly. pop in a teabag into your travel mug and your good to go. The showering at night is a great tip , I hate waking up early too..blah as much as it sucks, going to bed earlier will help

I guess I'll just get a coffee maker w/ a timer, and plop a tea bag into a travel cup.

my brain must not be awake yet this morning.
Thank you very much

Any other suggestions/experiences would be very appreciated :cartwheel:I need to convert to being a morning person.

 

[greentwig]

I found a Personal Tea Maker =D

http://specktra.net/showthread.php?t=72528

 

[MAC_Whore]

First of all, congrats on your new job! Well done. Look at this as a chance to start fresh.

Princessin784 has great tips. Just make it a priority to get to bed earlier. If one of your weaknesses is getting up in the morning, you have to adjust your lifestyle to accommodate it. The theme behind Princess's tips are basically be prepared. The more you do ahead of time, the less you have to knock out in the morning.

I am with you. I have a tough time in the mornings as well. Most of us do. Funny thing is that on the weekends, when the day is mine, I will get up on my own at 6 or 7 am. I guess we all just appreciate our own time more than time in the office, eh?

I would just focus on being successful on getting up, getting ready, getting out the door and getting to work about 15 minutes early every day. Make this a routine. Once you have accomplished that, then look at integrating a work out. If you have trouble getting going in the morning, and you are facing a new commute, I would avoid adding the work out right away. Set yourself up for success by taking small steps a bit at a time.

Good luck and enjoy that new job!

 

[elisha24]

Although this may sound really stupid, I change my clock so its 10mins fast. Even though I know it's fast it has really helped me to get up earlier and get to work on time. I am always late for work for the simple reason I don't want to get out of bed. My bf thinks I am weird for doing it, but it works.

 

[choseck]

I'm lucky because I am a morning person. I hate to get up at 4AM for work ( I have my clock set early so I'm really getting up around 3:50ish )

The day and night before I get as much stuff together as I can - in the morning I shower, get ready and eat breakfast in about an hour and am out of the house a few minutes before 5.

DON'T HIT SNOOZE!!!! I'm a firm believer in this, and I know I've read articles saying you shouldn't do this. Sleep as long as you possible can, and get up when the alarm goes off. Hitting snooze sort of messes you up - so to speak. Try going to bed the same time as well. I know for me I still go to bed early on the weekends - not as early, but still early. As a result, I rarely sleep past 5:30 on the weekends, but thats okay with me - I like getting up and getting my day started! Especially on Saturdays when I do a huge workout at the Y.

Not sure if this helped, but this is what I do.

 

[greentwig]

Thanks everyone for all the tips

I'll apply these tips 4 sure.

 

[emilyjoy]

This is a good thread. I don't have any tips though.
I'm in a similar situation. I'm starting a new job on Tuesday as well with an hour commute.
And I'm used to working nights. lol.
Thanks for the tips.

 

[Dark_Phoenix]

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Originally Posted by lhorgan I'll have to set out my clothes I always forget about doing that. I wonder if theres a Tea maker type thing I could buy and set it to do tea in the morning.....anyone know of one? (I never really drink coffee) Thank you very much for your answers

If you have a coffee maker (the kind that uses pods) Target sells tea bags that fit so it can make tea. I wish I could remember the name of the brand, but I remember finding them in the coffee machine and coffee aisles in Target.

 

[GreekChick]

Place your alarm farrrrrrrrrrrrr away from your bed, so that you actually have to get up to close it in the morning. Works for me

 

[greentwig]

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Originally Posted by emilyjoy This is a good thread. I don't have any tips though. I'm in a similar situation. I'm starting a new job on Tuesday as well with an hour commute. And I'm used to working nights. lol. Thanks for the tips.

OMG i know what you mean....it's 5 a.m. when I got up this morning

I wanna go back to bed. I have an hour commte too.

I got a little Coffee Maker and put some tea in the filter and it taste pretty good

hopefully that will wake me up.

I also put my alarm clock down stairs from my loft so I have to wake up lol.

 

[user79]

I've been late a lot at work as well but I just go to bed so late. Ack! I also hate my job...

 

[Naked Lunch]

When I was in school I was waking up at 5:30am every morning. I have terrible chronic fatigue and have a terrible time getting out of bed. A few things I did that helped me a lot were:

- Get everything ready the night before. I would shower, straighten my hair, make lunch, have my clothes out, and have my school stuff by the door before I went to bed.

- Set my alarm to the most annoying and loudest alarm on my phone, and put my alarm somewhere I would have to get up to shut it off. This way by the time I shut it off I was already out of bed so there was no time to snooze.

Those two things really made a huge difference for me.

 

[xsnowwhite]

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Originally Posted by Naked Lunch When I was in school I was waking up at 5:30am every morning. I have terrible chronic fatigue and have a terrible time getting out of bed. A few things I did that helped me a lot were: - Get everything ready the night before. I would shower, straighten my hair, make lunch, have my clothes out, and have my school stuff by the door before I went to bed. - Set my alarm to the most annoying and loudest alarm on my phone, and put my alarm somewhere I would have to get up to shut it off. This way by the time I shut it off I was already out of bed so there was no time to snooze. Those two things really made a huge difference for me.

i agree thats what I do and it always helps! Eventually after waking up so early so often(for me it was for school), I got into the habit and never really had to set an alarm anymore.

 

[AlliSwan]

This may sound insaaaane because it will require you getting up even EARLIER, but I toss my body out of bed when my alarm goes off and force myself to work out. Just a little pilates workout, anywhere from 15-30 minutes (I have a few DVDs I rotate), and even though I am nodding off when I first start them, but the end of the session I am fully awake, energized, and couldn't go back to sleep if I wanted to.

 

[AliVix1]

i just started to take b12 vitamins... they are supposed to work... ill let u know in a few weeks but maybe think abotu trying them?

 

[asnbrb]

I went from working at 5 p.m. to working at 7:45 a.m. and at first, I was NOT a morning person. Now, I have to get up at 6 a.m.

I get in bed by 10:30 p.m., regardless of everything. Even if I'm talking to my boyfriend on the phone, I'm IN BED and ready to fall asleep. I do NOT use a snooze, because that gives you a false sense of security. I also have getting ready for work to a T- 55 minutes for everything, including making my lunch. As soon as I'm awake, I jump out of bed and wash my face (the water wakes me up). I also turn on MTV or VH1 so I have music and pictures blaring at me.

I also carry a Red Bull on me. It doesn't matter if I actually drink it or not, but just the fact that it's there actually helps. I have one sitting on my desk at work and one in my work bag, just in case.