New Morning Routine, reading

[00goddess]

 I think I need to tweak my morning routine. Right now my morning routine goes like this:

mask (this means a hydrating face mask, which I don't do if I am not in a hurry or don't feel like it.)
morn pgs
sunscreen
wash coffee pot
meditate
qigong

TBH I don't always get these in. Last week I meditated and did qigong every day though and it was so awesome! I have noticed that I have a tendency to put off meditation and qigong, but when I do them I feel great. So of course I need to prioritize those more.

I also need to do more reading. I really love reading, so naturally I think of it as an enjoyable activity that I should therefore not do until "everything else" is done. But that's stupid, especially since there's a lot of reading I need to do for work. Usually by the time "everything else" is done, it's late, I am tired, and won't be able to retain anything I read. So I think I am going to add reading to my morning routine: read for an hour.  If I read first thing instead of last thing, I can get my reading done when I am still awake and alert, but I will finish early enough in the day to still get other work done.

So that will be my new morning routine: all of the above plus read for an hour.

One of the big problems with doing my whole morning routine is that if I feel like I am in a hurry, I skip steps. But self-care is important and most of these things are self-care.

I will start the new routine on Monday and see how it goes. Next week, the morning routine is my top priority. I can do this!