If you have been hanging out with me for a while then you may believe that I am a super organized, have-it-all-together type of person. The truth is that while I have mad organizational skills I also have a creative, spontaneous side and a bit of an inner rebel which makes self-discipline a challenge at times.
My latest struggle has been sticking to my self-imposed 10 p.m. bedtime. I am definitely a morning person and my day goes much better if I wake up early but in order to do that without feeling like a zombie all day I have to go to bed earlier so that I can get at least eight hours of sleep.
SLEEP.
Deep, uninterrupted, blissful sleep.
It’s easy to take sleep for granted until you have a couple of nights without much of it. And although I know that I need it, making a “rule” to try and motivate myself to go to bed early doesn’t really work.
The key for me is connecting with my passion and giving myself a reason to go to bed earlier. This week I will use a simple trick to get more sleep by planning a relaxing and enjoyable activity to do once I am ready for bed.
Maybe it’s a good book that I save to read until bedtime or a funny video I want to watch on my iPad with my husband but having a little something to look forward to makes going to bed seem a lot more fun — and that means that I will actually do it.
If you want to get more sleep this week join me by setting up a few little “treats” to motivate yourself to go to bed earlier. We can do this!
My plan for this week:
(Read more details about how I plan here.)
PERSONAL – (daily habits to keep me healthy and happy)
- morning “Brain Dump” (read more here)
- 30 minute prayer walk
- drink 6-8 glasses of water
- eat protein for breakfast
- go to bed by 10 p.m.
PEOPLE – (activities that develop relationship with those I love)
- date with hubby (walk in local downtown area to enjoy the weather)
- walk in the park with daughter #2
- call a friend to encourage her
PASSION – (creative and soulful habits that bring me joy and help me connect spiritually)
- art journal
- quiet retreat to think and plan
PURPOSE – (tasks and activities that enable me to fulfill my life purpose)
- (wife) laugh more and have fun
- (mom) pray for my children daily
PROJECTS – (tasks to take care of our household and move me toward my dream)
- Complete Christmas Gift List (print your own with my Happy Holidays Planner — see link below!)
- work on blog project
I would love to hear your plans for this week so leave a comment. 🙂
We can do this!
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Thanks for your encouragement Christine! Good to know another creative “rebel”. 🙂