new ritual to start my days

My friend Eden 

turned me on to this

new daily ritual.

I'm hooked.

Here's what I do:

Set my alarm to:

Put my feet on the floor at 5:30 am.

Go to the bathroom.

Scrape my tongue with

a copper tongue scraper.

(click on link to get yourself + all your friends one asap)

 

See the benefits of tongue scraping

here.

Then I brush my teeth,

go to the kitchen,

put the kettle on and make myself a

cup of hot water with lemon.

While the water is boiling

 I bundle up...jacket, hat, scarf + boots.

 I then set my timer on my iphone for:

I go outside and sit on my stoop

for 5 minutes.

I take in the darkness, stars, bare trees and the moon or

like today

 the dusting of snow.

It's quiet and I breathe deep while 

I sip my hot water with lemon.

5 whole minutes to myself at the start of the day.

Silence, the outside and just me.

The timer goes off.

I go back inside.

The house is quiet.

All is calm.

Not only do I start my day bright and early,

I have found that I have plenty of time

to prepare lunches and breakfast.

No rushing.

My mood? 

Calm.

Cool.

Collected.

Ready to start the day!