Do you hate getting up in the morning? Do you wish there were magic formulas to make you flawless and make you feel great as soon as you wake up? Would you like your parents to stop boring you by telling you to wake up early? If your answer to at least one of these questions is yes, this article will solve all your problems.
Steps
Part 1 of 3: Getting Ready for the Night
Step 1. Go to sleep early
Various studies have shown that teens need about 9-10 hours of sleep a night. This is up to you. Some feel refreshed after 7 hours of sleep, while others need 11 hours of sleep every night.
Step 2. Set your alarm clock
Many people like to wake up to the radio alarm clock. In fact, waking up to a good song is a great way to start the day.
Many need an hour to get up, get ready and have breakfast. If you shower in the morning, get up half an hour to an hour earlier than usual to get ready and dry your hair
Step 3. In the evening, prepare everything you need for when you wake up
You will probably need several things during the day: bag, backpack, homework, books and various notes. Make sure you have everything you need. Being organized is essential.
Writing a to-do list (important or not) on sticky notes can be of great help
Part 2 of 3: Save Time in the Morning
Step 1. Wake up
Try getting up as soon as you hear the alarm. It's hard, but you can still try.
Step 2. Start with the bathroom
Before getting dressed, do everything you need to do in the bathroom. The rest will be easier. Take a shower, if you didn't take it the night before.
Step 3. Get dressed
Wrap your hair with a towel so it starts to dry as you dress. Grab the clothes you put aside the night before and start dressing. If you share a bathroom with other people, dress in your room so you don't keep the bathroom occupied for a long time.
- If you can, dress in layers to avoid getting too hot or too cold during the day.
- If you don't know what clothes to choose, WikiHow can help you.
Step 4. Get on with your morning routine
After you get dressed, do everything else. This step is the most time-consuming for most people, and it is recommended that you find ways to be quicker. Try to use products that don't waste your time, like a moisturizer-foundation in one product. Try to avoid unnecessary things. Some things, which apparently are very important, are not necessary at all (heavy make-up for example). The most important things are:
- Brush your teeth.
- Take care of the skin.
- Comb.
- Put on makeup (if you wear makeup).
- If you are a boy, shave, and if you are a girl, touch up your eyebrows.
Step 5. Do your hair and makeup after getting dressed
You could stain your clothes with makeup or ruin your hairstyle.
Step 6. Have breakfast
If you have time (try to find it), have breakfast before you start getting ready. The fact that breakfast is the most important meal of the day is not a myth but the truth. Remember that a healthy and nutritious breakfast will help you wake up and be active throughout the day.
To save time, eat something simple, like a cereal bar
Step 7. Get out of the house
You are now ready. Always try to go out a few minutes early. This way you will be less stressed in case the unexpected happens.
One trick is to set the alarm 10 minutes forward, and place it near the front door. It will help you get out before the house
Part 3 of 3: Modifying your Routine
Step 1. Wake up first
If you want to have a great day, one of the best things to do is wake up early. It sounds like a terrible idea, but it really isn't. Waking up just 15 minutes earlier than usual will give you time to take your time. If you can even wake up half an hour earlier than usual, you can also afford a nice slow and hearty breakfast in front of the TV or with some good music. Eventually you will realize that if you wake up early, your day will be much less stressful.
- If you can't help but use the snooze button on your alarm clock, move it and put it away from the bed. Alternatively, you can look for an alarm that is difficult to turn off. These tips will help you wake up early.
- Exercise. If you can, do some exercise in the morning as soon as you wake up. A little physical activity is enough to wake up. It will work more than coffee!
- If you don't get enough sleep, you can change your habits and go to sleep early. However, if you sleep 8 hours a night or more, try to sleep less. Did you know that if you sleep too much you feel tired all day?
Step 2. Have breakfast in the car
Eating breakfast in the car will save you a lot of time, especially if you usually spend a lot of time in traffic. Now you will ask yourself: "But how can I drive?" Choose some easy food to eat in the car, and eat when you are stopped in traffic at traffic lights. Make your breakfast high in protein!
- You can try making quesadillas with apples and cheese. Spread a wholemeal tortilla on a plate and top with cheese and thin slices of apple. Place another tortilla on it and heat it in the microwave for 30 seconds or as long as it takes for the cheese to melt. Cut it into slices and your breakfast is ready for the trip!
- Make a nice healthy smoothie. Blend semi-skimmed milk with vanilla yogurt, apples and a little kale. Transfer it into a bottle and it's ready! It is a healthy breakfast and you can prepare it for 2 or 3 days at once.
Step 3. Try showering in the evening
Taking a shower in the evening is better than taking a shower in the morning, especially if you share a bathroom with other people. You will fight less with your roommates and get some more sleep in the morning. If you like, you could also start styling your hair in the evening, to reduce the morning's work to a minimum.
If you want to save even more time, use a dry shampoo, but remember to wash your hair at least twice a week anyway. Try to use this type of dry shampoo only in special cases
Step 4. Wax instead of shaving your legs
Using the razor on your face or legs takes a long time. When you are very busy, you can avoid using it. A well-groomed beard will give you a neat and tidy look. If you are a girl, even if you use a skirt, instead of shaving your legs you can use opaque stockings or leggings (now they are also in fashion). You will be perfect and you will have saved at least 15 minutes of your day.
Step 5. Do things at the same time
For example, you can brush your teeth while the shower water is heating up, or you can get dressed or combed while sitting on the toilet. Put your makeup on when your hair straightener is heating up. There are a thousand other ways to not waste unnecessary time in the morning.
Advice
- Prepare books and notebooks the night before.
- Decide what to wear before bed. In the morning you will be very fast!
- Wash your face with cold water. It will open your eyes and make you wake up.
- Put the alarm away from the bed and nightstand, perhaps on the desk or closet. That way, when the "MUST" alarm sounds, get up to turn it off and you'll have a much better chance of feeling awake faster.
- Always wake up at the same time. Waking up will be easier!
- If you don't have lunch in the cafeteria, prepare your food the night before. Keep it in the fridge so it will be ready for the morning.
- Ask your sister, mother, father or someone else to wake you up if they don't see at a certain time that you are already "active". This will be useful in case you fall asleep again after you turn off the alarm …
- If you know that waking up will cause you problems anyway, set the alarm half an hour earlier than usual and allow yourself to use the "snooze" button …
- Let the light enter your room in the morning. This will also help wake you up.
