Recently I have been wondering why my grades and work ethic (blog post volume) have improved so much. The only thing that has changed in any way shape or form is my morning routine. So that others may benefit from improved school results and a greater volume of blog posts I have decided to describe the first hour or two of my day.
Hope this helps.
I rouse myself at anywhere between 8am and 11am, this is a critical time. It is important to that I roll out of my bed, turn my PC on and roll back into bed quickly enough to fool my body into thinking it has never left said bed. This may sound trivial, but we all know that once you clear the sleep from your eyes and stand (vertical) out of your bed your body officially wakes. This is not conducive to a nice day.
Once the PC is on it is important to put on something that is unlikely to require much thought (it is also beneficial if you have seen it so many times that you do not need to see or hear it as you drift in and out of consciousness). Currently 'Maid Marian and Her Merry Men' (possibly the best thing I ever received from my ex girlfriend!) is my morning soma.
Tony Robinson with the rest of the cast of 'Maid Marian and Her Merry Men'
After an hour or so of this it is time to head to the shower. I am always sure to turn the shower on a minute or so before I climb in. This is not OCD (whatever that is!) but rather the fear that early on in its wetting career, the shower can be rather haphazard and inconsistent with temperature. This was the case with my previous shower in Cambridge, but I have no idea if this is also true of the shower here in Lincoln (frankly, I do not want to find out). Next I remove my clothing and step to the far end of the shower (it is not a stand alone shower, but rather a bath with a shower attachment) and prepare myself to enter the cylinder of water droplets.
Now, this is the part I hate. If you want an good temperature for your shower you have to have it so it is slightly too hot when your skin initially meets the water, otherwise you will get a little bit cold. I worry about my delicate skin meeting this water that is so hot when I first enter this fluid chamber. So I have developed a system based loosely on that of the Shovel-Snouted Lizard (see below), which keeps itself cool on the hot desert sand by keeping two feet in the air and two on the sand, when one set of feet get too hot it switches them.
As I enter the the hot water of my shower, I perform what can only be described as a pirouette wedded with a robot dance. In case you are thinking this is ridiculous, I would like to make it clear that I reverse into the shower like a piece of heavy machinery in order to placate any escape that may be necessary should the water be (either) too hot or too cold. Whilst wriggling about in the shower I make sure that no part of my body is exposed to the water for any longer than is bearable. After about 30 seconds of this I am ready to plunge right in and wash my hair and such.
After my shower I usually sit in my dressing gown and check my various important e-mails (Facebook) and other daily necessities. After which it is usually time to go to uni or something.
If you want to learn more about your morning there are plenty of great books in your local library.
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