A Summer routine can help increase intentionality, organization, and productivity throughout your day and help you get the most out of this season.
A routine does not have to be a strict schedule. Instead, you can use it as a guideline to complete certain activities. Allowing for greater flexibility and the likelihood that you’ll stick to the routine.
Morning Summer Routine
In getting started with your morning routine, create a list of all of the desired activities that you want to complete in the morning.
Since this is your routine, you define what morning means to you. It can be a time from when you wake up until you go to work. Or you can consider your morning as the time slot from when you wake up till mid day.
Some activities that you can incorporate into your summer morning routine include:
- Eating breakfast
- Hygiene routine (Shower, brush teeth, skincare, etc.)
- Quiet time spent with God
- Stretch/exercise
- Journal
- Work on a hobby
- Get dressed
One important thing to think about when planning your morning routine is how much time you have in the morning.
To feasibly complete your planned activities, allocate a sufficient amount of time for each activity so that you’re not rushing and cramming everything on a tight schedule.
If you don’t have enough time to complete all of your desired activities in the morning, allocate some of the flexible ones for later on in the day.
Have Fun Within Your Summer Routine
Summer is a good half-point measure for New Year’s Resolutions, creating new goals, and experiencing new things.
Incorporate various activities into your routine to help you achieve your goals and spruce up your day-to-day.
You may also like: How to Create an Unforgettable Summer Bucket List
Evening Summer Routine
An evening routine can be a time to unwind, reflect, socialize, and take care of yourself and your space.
Similar to the morning routine, plan a list of activities that you want to incorporate into your routine.
This can include:
- Cleaning and tidying up your space
- Making dinner
- Working on a hobby/self-learning course
- Exercising
- Creating a to-do list
- Watch a movie/show
- Hanging out with friends/family
Diversify your evening routine by getting creative with certain activities such as dinner.
To make dinner and the overall cooking process more enjoyable and tasty, consider theming the days. For tasty food recipes and overall inspiration, check out Pinterest to help with your meal plan.
- Breakfast for dinner
- Taco Tuesday
- Take out Thursday
- Soup and salad night
- Burger night
- Meatless Monday
- Leftover night
Bedtime Routine
In terms of creating a bedtime routine, consider Incorporating calming activities 30-60 minutes before going to bed. In order to prepare and relax your mind and body for sleep.
Example calming activities:
- Reading
- Stretching
- Drawing
- Journaling
In addition to calming activities, take some time and give your body some extra TLC through your hygiene routine.
Check out: How to Have a Luxurious At-Home Spa Day
To encourage the production of melatonin and thus fall asleep faster, consider limiting your technology usage in the night time.
You may also like: Lazy Activities to do Instead of Scrolling on Social Media
Last but not least, create a cozy atmosphere to ease your body into a calm state. You can try:
- Dimming the lights
- Turning on an oil diffuser
- Playing calm music/noise
