The 6am Club

without ease...!

It’s 10.17am and only now am I managing to get to the page.

The night happened. It came and went!

Insomnia reared its ugly head, no particular reason, but my mind was having a party that I didn’t want to be a part of.

I think I saw the dial on the clock at 2:30am, 3:45am, 5:27am and thought sod it, sleeping will have to go on the ‘to do’ list.

After a maximum of 2 hours of shut eye, my morning started with me trying to manoeuvre 2 teenage boys out of bed, neither partial to an early Monday morning wake up call. Why it’s my responsibility to make sure they get up and dressed now they are 19 and 13 years of age is beyond me. Mum being mum, I make sure they get in the shower, eat a decent breakfast that doesn’t involve chocolate as the main ingredient, then shuffle the youngest into the car. Laundry luckily finished spinning on time, giving me a few minutes to throw the wet towels onto the line before loading the ridgebacks into the boot.

It was actually a miracle and relief to be out the front door by 8am, because now I’m under strict instructions to crawl down the road (thanks to the Welsh Minister we all have to adhere to a 20mph speed limit here in Wales, which has almost doubled my journey time to the school gates), it’s ok, nothing like adding more fuel to a raging midlife woman!

Hurriedly, I drop son no2 off followed by delivering his bags to his Dads house - we share 50/50 custody week on/off. (As I’m a control freak and hate waiting around for ex partners, I always drop off and pick stuff up, yes indeed it’s my fault I have double errands added to buy already busy schedule).

Next on the morning schedule, time to stomp around the local recreational fields with the hounds, praying they don’t cause any drama or shoot off after a chihuahua mistaking it for a rat. Yes they do like to chase, catch and eat squirrels and rabbits for breakfast, so I do worry for the chihuahuas. Just a little hiccup before heading home… I spent at least 10 minutes looking for one of their collars, which is jade green in colour, very similar to the shade of wet grass - oh the joy! How does a dog manage to lose a well fitted collar?! I know how, the other goofball ridgeback pulls it off her neck. As I’m about to call the dogs back, the male ridgeback decided it would be cool to zig zag his shit across the recently manicured rugby pitch. Give me strength!

So if you’re having a chaotic morning like me, I empathise with you BIG TIME. I do wonder how on earth I am the founder of a retreats business, as this isn’t a good example of how to live a life with ease.

What is rather hilarious is that I picked up ‘The Morning Miracle’ a few weeks back by Hal Elrod, as a natural early riser I’ve wanted to embrace a more calm and productive start to the day - it’s just my version isn’t quite so transformational - yet!

Hal outlines a morning routine designed to maximise personal development and productivity. He says by adopting his 6 Morning Miracle habits, it will help you start your day with purpose and intention, which should lead to positive changes in all aspects of your life. Go Hal!!! If you have tried applying the The Morning Miracle habits to the start to the day, do let me know how on earth you manage it?

Until the next time

Take care & stay safe xx