What is your morning routine? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

QuickSilver · 01-31-2011, 12:27 PM

Like 90% of the population, I resolved this new year to be healthier. One of the things I'd like to do is get into a healthier morning routine. I work from home a lot, so usually what I do is stumble out of bed, grab a diet soda out of the fridge, and then play video games until I'm sufficiently alert to start working.

I've managed to switch the diet soda out for tea/coffee, but what do people do while they are still waking up? Eating is usually the last thing I want to do when I wake up, but I am making myself eat a little watermelon (even that is an effort).

I tried taking Thor out for a walk first thing, but he is definitely not a morning dog. He likes to get his twelve hours in.

I don't like reading the news, because it's always depressing, and I feel like that's a terrible way to start the day.

Sometimes I stretch, but I need something where I can simulatenously consume the massive amounts of caffeine I need to be minimally coherent.

Any ideas??

lil fu fu girl · 01-31-2011, 12:33 PM

Sorry...no help either.
Let the pups out, grab a coffee, and then Mario Kart for about a half before starting to work.

Oh well, maybe someone else will have some great input for you.....

morkielover · 01-31-2011, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by lil fu fu girl

Sorry...no help either.
Let the pups out, grab a coffee, and then Mario Kart for about a half before starting to work.

Oh well, maybe someone else will have some great input for you.....

Mario Kart! My son loves that! Do you play it on wii? I adore that game!

Personally, it's get up, eat right away, shower, skin care routine, get dressed, grab the coffee that I put on earlier, and out the door to work. About 45 minutes total.

Ellie May · 01-31-2011, 01:41 PM

Usually something like:

Monday - Thursday:
Roll out of bed at 6:45. Feed pup, take her out, and crate her. Get dressed. Throw stuff in backback including garbage food for lunch. Maybe try and finish some homework. Leave by 7:15 diet soda in hand to get me through the morning.

Friday - Sunday:
Sleep til anywhere from 9-12. Roll out of bed. Go on the computer and throw some food at the pup. Do nothing for as long as possible. Easier to eat my sugary cereal on these days.

Shelby&Seymour · 01-31-2011, 01:46 PM

The alarm rings at 4:15 am...... Out of bed by 4:30. .....Let dogs out and give them breakfast..... Shower, blow-dry & moisturizer...... put hair up & put on makeup..... get dressed...... hit the kitchen, pour already made coffee....... say good-bye to hubby and hit the road.

QuickSilver · 01-31-2011, 02:01 PM

Mmm, forgot about the shower. I shower at night to unwind, but it wakes me up in the morning too. Maybe I can get a sippy cup and take my coffee in there with me.

lil fu fu girl · 01-31-2011, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by morkielover

Mario Kart! My son loves that! Do you play it on wii? I adore that game!

Personally, it's get up, eat right away, shower, skin care routine, get dressed, grab the coffee that I put on earlier, and out the door to work. About 45 minutes total.

Wii Fan here! Yes, and definitely online. Love to beat-em-up at battle and online racing...too much fun!

yorkieusa · 01-31-2011, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by QuickSilver

Mmm, forgot about the shower. I shower at night to unwind, but it wakes me up in the morning too. Maybe I can get a sippy cup and take my coffee in there with me.

A sippy cup, huh?

I roll out at 6 and usually have to wake lazy-bones up and carry her outside, because she is not a morning dog, either. Then I feed her. Next, I grab my milk and vitamins (don't drink coffee) and proceed to get ready and leave by usually 7:40, sometimes earlier.

ArmaniMan · 01-31-2011, 06:26 PM

When the alarm goes off I get up and start getting ready- shower, hair, makeup, dressed, etc. THEN I go make the dogs get up- they prefer to sleep late- I attempt to feed them- if I have to be out of the house early they don't always eat. Then I make some coffee to take with me and get my bag ready. Then I get the dogs bag ready- my mom stops by after lunch and takes them to her house for "free doggy daycare"

Then I leave. YEAH! Its terrible, I never get eating in.

Beamers Mom · 01-31-2011, 06:35 PM

Hmm wake up, go and open doggie door so the little ones can go out if they want to. Check newspaper online, check the obit column, make sure my name isn't there, if it isn't I know I am still alive so I go grab a cup of coffee. After all that exercise I go lay down and watch TV for a little while

FlDebra · 01-31-2011, 06:51 PM

Possible Morning Routine Starters

-- Read your Bible if so inclined. Many "read the Bible in a year" plans you can follow online or do as a group.
--Read Yorketalk.
--Read some in a book on Kindle (or you could use a real book).
--Play word games on Kindle -- many are free! (Or just do crosswords, jumble, etc).
--Answer some emails.
--Catch up on Facebook.
--Walk, jog, morning exercises.
--Watch a TIVO'd sitcom from night before. FF thru commercials, you can condense it to @ 16 minutes! Don't like sitcoms? Try Rachel Ray, a mystery or one of the million crime shows offered. Or you could watch morning exercise shows.

--Pay some bills.
--Crochet, knit, needlepoint?
--Write in your journal. I did this religiously for a year and a half then suddenly stopped. Not sure why as it was very cathartic.
--Start something in the crock pot for lunch or dinner.

babbsiam44 · 01-31-2011, 07:05 PM

6am-7am I wake up to my girl in my face growling(she has to go potty!). Start coffe pot and take her out. After about 5-10 minutes, depending how hard headed she is that morning, I get her back in the house. Then she takes me by my leash to the kitchen to fix her breakfast, which I endure alot of her "micro-managing", watching my every move and all...I think you know what I mean. She is constantly staring at me. I can't even sip my coffee "on the job" without a look like "what in the $#%^ do you think you're doing, feed me." I give my boss her food then it's off to her little kids. They are sitting at my bedroom door with the same looks like their momma, they learn so well!
After feeding the "romper room children" I finally get to sit down and enjoy my coffee...nope, here comes the boss because, after all that food now she has to poop. Do you believe sometimes I have to wipe her hiny too? Man, if I only had it made like that...............and that is just the start of my day.

suda · 01-31-2011, 07:12 PM

Hubby brings me cuppa tea in bed, get up make our breakfast, weetbix and fruit, dishes, beds,or what ever else needs doing, brush George and wash the sleepy dust out of his eyes, shower for me, washing on the line out the door to work at 9am or the abouts, gym is always in the evenings. I'm not a morning person, weekends a different story

Britster · 01-31-2011, 07:25 PM

Recently, Monday-Friday morning I've been waking up around 9 (I'm in college, classes don't start 'til later!

). I go to the bathroom, then I take Jackson outside. Sometimes I crawl back into bed for another 30 minutes with Jackson. He's not really a morning dog either. Once I get up, I eat my bowl of cereal and watch Boy Meets World (haha - I DVR them). Then I start up the Wii Fit to get myself movin'. So I do about 30 mins of that in the AM. And lately, I've been doing 10-15 minutes of the elliptical in the morning too. I take my showers at night but do my hair in the mornings. Around 11:00am, I head out of the house and do all my dogwalking for the day, bring Jackson back home (if I had him w/ me) and then off to school Tues & Thurs anyways.

elemtchr99 · 01-31-2011, 07:36 PM

-Up @ 5 a.m., cuddle with Sophie for about 2 minutes.
-Carry Sophie to pee pad for pee and poop
-Feed Sophie
-Put coffee on
-Shower
-Wake up teen
-Make cup of coffee
-Make-up on
-Wake 7-year-old
-Get her breakfast
-Another cup of coffee
-Iron
-Blowdry and fix hair
-Fix 7-year olds-hair
-Dress
-Make lunch
-Check YT
-Get everything together
-Make cup of coffee to go

Out the door @ 7 a.m.

01-31-2011, 12:27 PM	#1
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	What is your morning routine? Like 90% of the population, I resolved this new year to be healthier. One of the things I'd like to do is get into a healthier morning routine. I work from home a lot, so usually what I do is stumble out of bed, grab a diet soda out of the fridge, and then play video games until I'm sufficiently alert to start working. I've managed to switch the diet soda out for tea/coffee, but what do people do while they are still waking up? Eating is usually the last thing I want to do when I wake up, but I am making myself eat a little watermelon (even that is an effort). I tried taking Thor out for a walk first thing, but he is definitely not a morning dog. He likes to get his twelve hours in. I don't like reading the news, because it's always depressing, and I feel like that's a terrible way to start the day. Sometimes I stretch, but I need something where I can simulatenously consume the massive amounts of caffeine I need to be minimally coherent. Any ideas?? __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger.

01-31-2011, 01:41 PM	#4
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	Usually something like: Monday - Thursday: Roll out of bed at 6:45. Feed pup, take her out, and crate her. Get dressed. Throw stuff in backback including garbage food for lunch. Maybe try and finish some homework. Leave by 7:15 diet soda in hand to get me through the morning. Friday - Sunday: Sleep til anywhere from 9-12. Roll out of bed. Go on the computer and throw some food at the pup. Do nothing for as long as possible. Easier to eat my sugary cereal on these days. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

01-31-2011, 01:46 PM	#5
Shelby&Seymour "& Seeger, too" Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,169	The alarm rings at 4:15 am...... Out of bed by 4:30. .....Let dogs out and give them breakfast..... Shower, blow-dry & moisturizer...... put hair up & put on makeup..... get dressed...... hit the kitchen, pour already made coffee....... say good-bye to hubby and hit the road. __________________ Happy Fall Y'all! 🎃

01-31-2011, 02:01 PM	#6
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	Mmm, forgot about the shower. I shower at night to unwind, but it wakes me up in the morning too. Maybe I can get a sippy cup and take my coffee in there with me. __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger.

01-31-2011, 06:26 PM	#9
ArmaniMan I ♥ Armani & Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 3,895	When the alarm goes off I get up and start getting ready- shower, hair, makeup, dressed, etc. THEN I go make the dogs get up- they prefer to sleep late- I attempt to feed them- if I have to be out of the house early they don't always eat. Then I make some coffee to take with me and get my bag ready. Then I get the dogs bag ready- my mom stops by after lunch and takes them to her house for "free doggy daycare" Then I leave. YEAH! Its terrible, I never get eating in. __________________ Armani & Chloe

01-31-2011, 12:33 PM	#2
lil fu fu girl No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,410	Sorry...no help either. Let the pups out, grab a coffee, and then Mario Kart for about a half before starting to work. Oh well, maybe someone else will have some great input for you.....

01-31-2011, 06:35 PM	#10
Beamers Mom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Palm Bay, Fl, USA Posts: 5,957	Hmm wake up, go and open doggie door so the little ones can go out if they want to. Check newspaper online, check the obit column, make sure my name isn't there, if it isn't I know I am still alive so I go grab a cup of coffee. After all that exercise I go lay down and watch TV for a little while __________________ Help control the pet population. Have your pet spayed or neutered. - Bob Barker

01-31-2011, 06:51 PM	#11
FlDebra Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FL Posts: 7,651	Possible Morning Routine Starters -- Read your Bible if so inclined. Many "read the Bible in a year" plans you can follow online or do as a group. --Read Yorketalk. --Read some in a book on Kindle (or you could use a real book). --Play word games on Kindle -- many are free! (Or just do crosswords, jumble, etc). --Answer some emails. --Catch up on Facebook. --Walk, jog, morning exercises. --Watch a TIVO'd sitcom from night before. FF thru commercials, you can condense it to @ 16 minutes! Don't like sitcoms? Try Rachel Ray, a mystery or one of the million crime shows offered. Or you could watch morning exercise shows. --Pay some bills. --Crochet, knit, needlepoint? --Write in your journal. I did this religiously for a year and a half then suddenly stopped. Not sure why as it was very cathartic. --Start something in the crock pot for lunch or dinner. __________________ FlDebra and her ABCs Annie, Ben, Candy Promoting Healthy Breeding to the AKC Yorkshire Terrier Standard

01-31-2011, 07:05 PM	#12
babbsiam44 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,132	6am-7am I wake up to my girl in my face growling(she has to go potty!). Start coffe pot and take her out. After about 5-10 minutes, depending how hard headed she is that morning, I get her back in the house. Then she takes me by my leash to the kitchen to fix her breakfast, which I endure alot of her "micro-managing", watching my every move and all...I think you know what I mean. She is constantly staring at me. I can't even sip my coffee "on the job" without a look like "what in the $#%^ do you think you're doing, feed me." I give my boss her food then it's off to her little kids. They are sitting at my bedroom door with the same looks like their momma, they learn so well! After feeding the "romper room children" I finally get to sit down and enjoy my coffee...nope, here comes the boss because, after all that food now she has to poop. Do you believe sometimes I have to wipe her hiny too? Man, if I only had it made like that...............and that is just the start of my day.

01-31-2011, 07:12 PM	#13
suda YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: new zealand Posts: 1,039	Hubby brings me cuppa tea in bed, get up make our breakfast, weetbix and fruit, dishes, beds,or what ever else needs doing, brush George and wash the sleepy dust out of his eyes, shower for me, washing on the line out the door to work at 9am or the abouts, gym is always in the evenings. I'm not a morning person, weekends a different story __________________ I'm so in love with my little boy George

01-31-2011, 07:25 PM	#14
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,814	Recently, Monday-Friday morning I've been waking up around 9 (I'm in college, classes don't start 'til later! ). I go to the bathroom, then I take Jackson outside. Sometimes I crawl back into bed for another 30 minutes with Jackson. He's not really a morning dog either. Once I get up, I eat my bowl of cereal and watch Boy Meets World (haha - I DVR them). Then I start up the Wii Fit to get myself movin'. So I do about 30 mins of that in the AM. And lately, I've been doing 10-15 minutes of the elliptical in the morning too. I take my showers at night but do my hair in the mornings. Around 11:00am, I head out of the house and do all my dogwalking for the day, bring Jackson back home (if I had him w/ me) and then off to school Tues & Thurs anyways. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier

01-31-2011, 07:36 PM	#15
elemtchr99 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,261	-Up @ 5 a.m., cuddle with Sophie for about 2 minutes. -Carry Sophie to pee pad for pee and poop -Feed Sophie -Put coffee on -Shower -Wake up teen -Make cup of coffee -Make-up on -Wake 7-year-old -Get her breakfast -Another cup of coffee -Iron -Blowdry and fix hair -Fix 7-year olds-hair -Dress -Make lunch -Check YT -Get everything together -Make cup of coffee to go Out the door @ 7 a.m. __________________ Barbara & Sophie