10 Ways to Revamp Your Daily Routines

That I’ve also been trying out as well!

I’ve been wanting to hold myself accountable for the things that I do to revamp my daily routines. Routines are a significant part of my life because they change the game for me. That’s why I’m always looking for ways to improve them. When I improve my routines (even in small ways), I improve my life.

So, this blog post is going to go through 10 ways to revamp your daily routines! You’ll learn of some small things you can do to improve your morning routine, night routine, work/study routine, and your routines in general. And these are also things that I’ve been trying out as well!

This blog post is definitely for anyone who wants to enhance their lifestyle! Routines play a big part of our life, so let’s dive in.

Morning Routine

1 – Open Windows

Basically, this is where you open your windows (blinds & the actual window to let the fresh air in) first thing in the morning.

So I’ve only just started doing this.

My morning routine is typically me reading & journalling while having a coffee or tea.

But I decided to shake things up and open the windows (and most times go outside) to do my reading, journalling, and coffee time outside. There’s something about being in fresh air first thing in the morning that boosts my mood and makes a difference to my day.

I’m going to be honest though, it is summer so that’s why it’s easier to do this. I’m not sure how it’s going to go in winter, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.

2 – Gratitude Exercises

This is probably the easiest morning routine task, but it’s also the easiest thing to NOT do.

The only thing you really do is to write down three things you’re grateful for (and there’s no limit to how many things you want to write down). It can seem like the most simple task, but it does make a big difference the more times you do it.

Night Routine

1 – Reading Fiction Books

Here’s the thing.

You’ve probably seen other people’s recommendations to read before bed.

Usually, I read non-fiction books (such as personal development books), and they’re books where you learn something from it. The thing is that I don’t want my mind to be active with new ideas before I want to go to sleep. Because when my mind is active, I’m not going to be able to sleep.

That’s why I’ve personally started reading fiction books as a new habit. Besides, I’ve been seeing everyone read the Colleen Hoover books and I wanted to see what the hype is about.

Reading fiction books allows you to be taken into a story, rather than having an active learning mind. You want to feel relaxed before bed, so you’d probably don’t want to be learning something new during that time.

2 – Doing dot-to-dot puzzles

I’ll admit, I bought a dot-to-dot puzzle book months ago that I haven’t opened.

Because honestly, I’ve never found the time to try the activities.

But, because a night routine is supposed to help you feel relaxed, you want to find more relaxing activities.

And while we don’t want to be learning something new, it’s beneficial when the “relaxing” activity does help our brain.

Any sort of puzzles like the regular puzzles, sudoku, and dot-to-dot puzzles are all relaxing activities that also won’t give us an active learning mind.

3 – 10 Minute Clean

Basically where you just spend 10 minutes to clean and tidy up before bed.

I’ve only just made this a habit recently, and it helped me a lot with feeling like I’ve got my life together.

If I’m being honest, I highly dislike cleaning (hate seems like a strong word). Because I dislike cleaning, I tend to procrastinate it. When I procrastinate it, it always leads to a bigger mess that I have to clean later on.

That’s why the 10 minute clean is a game changer. Even if you don’t finish all the cleaning in 10 minutes, you either just end up finishing it anyways because you’re already in the cleaning zone OR, you have already made a lot of progress with your cleaning.

Work/Study Routine

1 – Have a list of different work environments

Whether you work from home, or you study, let’s face it – when you’re in the same environment the whole day, or every single day, you tend to lose creativity and motivation.

I know that when it was the lockdowns, I was always in the same desk every single day. That impacted my focus, concentration, and creativity. This was all because I was in the same environment all day.

That’s why, ever since lockdowns ended, I’ve still been switching up my work spaces every once in a while. I have my main desk in my room, but I also have different areas that I’ll go to when I need to switch things up. My list of work spaces include:

1. My main desk
2. The common room study desks in my dorm
3. The cafe
4. The library

I’m not constantly switching environments every hour. Usually I would start with my main desk, but when I feel like I’m not concentrating anymore I’ll either go to the cafe or just to the common room.

2 – Post work/study rituals

Whether you work or study (or both), one way to motivate yourself to complete all the tasks you need to get done, is by having post work/study rituals.

The post work/study rituals are basically a reward to yourself for getting what you need to get done. For example, it can be watching your favourite TV show, or any activity you enjoy. They don’t have to be fancy at all.

I have a list of my favorite activities that I can choose from for when I complete all the tasks I need to complete for the day. Sometimes it’s going on a hike, and other times it’s just watching my favourite TV show. Regardless, knowing that I have something to look forward to motivates me to complete the tasks I need to get done.

General

1 – Theme Cleaning Days

I’ve only started doing this when I moved into my own place for the first time. Realistically, you’re not going to do the laundry, kitchen cleaning, bathroom cleaning, general house cleaning all in one day (unless you take the whole day off). And if you’re like me, and not a fan of cleaning in general, it’s not very motivating.

That’s why theming my cleaning days have helped a lot. I know what cleaning I’m focused on each day, and it’s all broken down for me. Here’s my themed cleaning days (that you can steal if you want):

• Monday – Laundry
• Tuesday – House Cleaning – vacuuming, mopping, dusting.
• Wednesday – Bathroom cleaning
• Thursday – Kitchen Cleaning – although I basically clean the kitchen every day whether I cook or get take out.
• Friday – Leftover day – all other cleaning I need to get done (mainly the cleaning tasks that I need to do once a month or every two weeks).

2 – Putting everything back immediately

Let’s face it – we could save so much time on cleaning if we simply just put everything back immediately after we’re done with it. For example, putting the clothes we wore away once we get home, putting the food back once we’re done, and the dishes. Besides, these are all things that take less than 2 minutes to do.

This is something I’m still working on myself!

On days when I’m really good with this habit, I save so much time on my 10 minute clean (the one I mentioned earlier). And also I thank myself at the end of the day for doing the less than 2 minutes tasks earlier rather than waiting until the end of the day.

3 – End of Week Ritual

The end of week ritual is your own personal tradition. For example, you can do your favorite activity, eat at a restaurant (this is my one), or just have a night of relaxation at home.

It’s a great way to reward yourself for what you’ve achieved during the week, and also feel relaxed before your next week ahead.

You can do anything for your end of week ritual. The different activities you can do are endless.

Take a Small Step

Here’s how you can take some small steps with each of these tips:

Morning Routine

• Simply open your windows or go outside after you wake up (or at least within an hour after you have woken up).
• Write down 3 things you’re grateful for every morning.

Night Routine

• List down some relaxing activities that you want to try out (and the ones you already love!). Make sure that these activities make you feel relaxed rather than keep you awake.
• Sometime before bed, start doing a 10 minute clean.

Work/Study Routine

• List at least 3 different spaces (at home or outside home) to work/study at.
• Create a post work/study ritual – either list down your favorite activities or create a routine for it.

General

• Create your themed cleaning days – e.g. Monday is for laundry, Tuesday is for bathroom cleaning, Wednesday is for kitchen cleaning, etc.
• Create your end-of week ritual – list down your favorite activities or create a separate routine.

To wrap up…

I hope you found these 10 different ways to revamp your different routines helpful! After all, the most important and essential routines is the morning routine, night routine, and work/study routine. We always like to find ways to improve those routines so we can improve our life, even if it’s just in small steps.

I talk about taking small steps a lot in my book, Small Steps to Progression. You can download it for free here, or you can get it in the Free Resources Library where there are a ton of others free resources there!

So there’s no need to feel overwhelmed when it comes to the personal growth journey. Small steps overtime makes a big difference!

-Lauren :))

P.S, if you liked this blog post, I recommend you check out these ones:

• 10 Big Mistakes With Developing With Routines
• Easy Ways to Improve Your Current Routines
• 5 Monthly Tasks for Your Routines

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