Today I am writing this post in the morning.

You know: That peaceful time before the family is up. But I, being the early bird I have become in the last few years, love me this quiet time to think and start my day on the right note. And no, I do not have an elaborate morning routine, but I have one that works for me. But that will be the content of another post.

Today, I wanted to talk about this change: Instead of writing a blog post as the last thing I do in my day, to one of the first things. And I am not sure if this is a permanent change, or just today when I woke up way before my 6 am alarm. 

It’s OK to not find the best way the first time around…

But I like the idea of fluidity along with some structure: It’s good to have a plan that works more or less the same everyday so I’m not scrambling trying to remember what I meant to do.

But not everyday plays out exactly how we meant it to. In that case, I want to be ready to pivot to make those things happen in another fashion that may be more suitable to that day. Right? Better some than none…

So. With that said, for the past few days I have been waking up way before my alarm goes off. But I mostly try to fall asleep again. And most times I fall asleep too close to my alarm time, and then wake up groggy. Today, I decided to just get out of bed when I was up 20 minutes earlier. And I figured, well, good time to write. When no one can come to me with their problems or stories yet 🙂 Oh how I love early mornings….

I figured this way I can sometimes also write super long posts- start in the morning and finish at night- if I have that much to say about any topic that is. Another advantage being for evenings when I have plans and may not be done till right up to my bedtime.

I love sleep…

Because, I don’t know about you, but for me, bedtime and sleep are sacred. I am ok to get up early, but I am not a happy camper having to make my bedtime any later. I do turn into a pumpkin after 9:30- and a super grumpy one at that.

So there- two advantages of changing the time of writing. But then I realize it’s summer and things are more easy going. I may not feel this relaxed when my son’s school is on. We will see. It may not even work out tomorrow when I have a hard time waking up when my alarm goes off. 

But just for today…

I am enjoying this peace.

I am enjoying my hot drink.

I am enjoying my words.

All in the quite space that is progressively getting filled up with day light- magical, right?

Now I go for my walk!