An hour earlier. . .

I have discovered recently that getting organized is all about how you start your day.

A few months ago I decided to start my day an hour earlier than my previous waking hour which was at 6.00 am. I was then, inspired by a quote wrote in a book entitled Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. He is such a fine author to say the least. 

It goes something like this (not the exact words. I am writing much of what I remembered)

 " Nobody will not become rich if they wake up early in the morning to tend their farm for 365 days a year". 

It literary means that you have to work hard for 365 days without fail. I found the quote very much intriguing. So I decided to apply it just a little bit in my waking hour and found out it actually helped me more than just being up early. 

As a result:-

1) I have time to cook and have my breakfast and also I have time to prepare my lunch meal to bring in to the office. Therefore I don't have to worry going out for lunch and have time to take a rest or nap during rest time which is lunch time. In a way it changed my eating habits as well as my spending habits. 

2) I can do my laundry 

3) I can take time to do grooming and make up. 

4) I can pick my working clothes carefully and also iron it accordingly. 

5) I arrived at the office so much earlier than usual that I can read a book at least for half an hour. 

Also upon reflecting I realized a few things as a result of this new habits :

1) I do care about how I look and I try my best to represent who I am and how I feel inside by the way I dress up. It has always been a challenge to me in the past to keep up with an image. But now I try not to worry about an image. I neither want to impress. In my mind I just want people to look at me and feel "happy". Anyway I rather call it feel "blessed". Someone used to say to me that your appearance will bless others too. So you better not looks scruffy or disheveled because imagine what people might think of your state of mind. Right?

2) It started with a goal to organize a morning  but actually it changes my whole lifestyle in every area of my life.

3) My mind is clear because I don't have to be cluttered by the thought that I need to rush in the morning. Rushing is always a bad idea to start your day. 

In a nutshell you can now begin counting more blessings to come.

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