• Wake up at 6:30

• Down a 500 ml bottle of water

• Brush my teeth, splashing my face with cold water at the end a few times

• I'll step out onto my deck to see the sun on the lake and do a few sun salutations bare chested. It wakes up my body through the range of motion my joints and body moves through and, because it's still chilly up here (a smidge under freezing this morning), through the cold. I love it.

• Journal, the prompts each day being roughly "what are a few things that I am grateful for, including a sensory input" and then "what would make today awesome" and while answering the second question, I only include things that I have agency over ("it'd be great if I went to bed early" as opposed to "it'd be awesome if I met the love of my life" as neat as that'd be). These prime me for a more aware and conscious day. I also end each day with a little bit of follow up. • Cook breakfast, maybe eggs or some cereal.

• Dress completely and then read a little bit before work, which in this case is a minute walk to the maintenance shop as I live on a cabin on the grounds.

If the job required my waking earlier, I'd adjust to be able to comfortably include my routine. I used to be a slides out of bed twenty seconds before the bus leaves for work kind of person. I became hooked to the kind of calm, more aware living that giving myself time in the morning enables.