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How to Wake Up Happier & Faster

Strategies for getting out of bed faster and happier.

 

There's no need to "invite" stress into your busy morning routine. Here are proven strategies for getting out of bed faster and happier.

  • Are you jarred awake by a blaring alarm clock? Perhaps you should switch to a clock-radio tuned to an all-music station. If you need a little revving up, select a station that plays lively, upbeat music. If you prefer something calming, you might pick a classical or easy-listening station. Just be sure the volume is set loud enough to awaken you.
  • Continue listening to the music as you go about your routine - or switch off the radio and savor the silence. Stress-inducing traffic reports can wait until after you're out the door.
  • Plug your bedside lamp into a timer set to go off at the appropriate time - and let yourself be awakened by the light. Or invest in a "dawn-simulating" alarm clock, such as the EZ Wake SunRise Clock ($78.95 from Light Therapy Products).
  • Consider subscribing to a telephone wake-up service, such as WakeUpLand (wakeupland.com). For $11 a month, the service will call you each morning at the designated time. A one-time wake-up call costs just $1.95. Few people can sleep through a ringing telephone!

4 Comments:

  • Posted by verle - Jan 22 2008 @ 2:19 PM
    Getting to bed early
    Trying to set your mind to get early sleep always helps for me. Not enough sleep makes it harder to get up and puts you in the moody attitude. Plus I to set my alarm ahead, about half an hour ahead because I know I can take my time getting up in the morning, not like a fire cracker. I hate to be late, and if I can prevent that than so be it. I know if I get to bed early the next day will be refreshing.
  • Posted by Drea Fisher - Oct 21 2007 @ 6:38 PM
    Yahoo Widgets
    Yahoo Widgets has an ITunes Multi-alarm Clock for the Computer that will wake you up to your favorite music. The best part is its FREE.
  • Posted by Rayna Thompson - Oct 10 2007 @ 11:05 AM
    Using your cell phone
    I use both the alarm clock feature on my cell phone and it's calendar reminder alarms. I recharge it each night next to the bed, thereby remembering to set the alarm clock. A calendar alarm set a few minutes later than that reminds me of WHY I have to get up at that time. This dual strategy works great during the day also. I use the calendar's reminder feature to help me transition before scheduled appointments. For example, a calendar reminder alarm 1 hour before a doctor appointment means leave the house in the next 10 minutes. Then I use the alarm clock to designate transition times throughout the day for routine tasks.
  • Posted by Kevin M Jones - May 8 2007 @ 7:55 PM
    ADDitional Idea
    Wake up to whatever YOU like -- many alarm clocks now feature an option to connect your iPod or other mp3 player to the alarm function, and you can be your own morning DJ.
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