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Make the most of Sunday morning and enjoy a slow start to the day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Weekday mornings can be rushed affairs – especially when you have early starts, a lengthy commute, children to drop off in one or more places, or all of the above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In these post-pandemic days of working from home, the daily rush out the door is now just a memory for a lot of people – at least for part of the week. But even if you\u2019re no longer speeding out the house during the week and only commuting to your home office, it\u2019s still important to differentiate the weekend mornings<\/strong> and enjoy that slower time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday morning is typically one of the slowest points of the weekend, and so it should be a little bit special. But you don\u2019t need to pressure yourself with producing Pinterest-perfect brunches<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how do you create your perfect Sunday morning formula without causing yourself more work and stress<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tips to enjoy a perfect Sunday morning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The worst weekend feeling is the one where you\u2019re cruising into Friday night excited about the weekend stretching out before you, but then you blink and suddenly it\u2019s Sunday evening and you\u2019re moping in the kitchen thinking about packed lunches and wondering what happened to the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having a relaxing and properly enjoyable Sunday morning can really help with that. Starting your Sunday in a slow, mindful way and doing things you really want to can help set the mood for the day and make it a regular high point of the weekend that you can look forward to during the chaos of the working week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s my recipe for a perfect Sunday morning. Yours might look similar or different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy a slower start \u2013 but don\u2019t get up too late<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

How good does it feel when you can switch off the alarm and wake up naturally? Catching up on some missed sleep by rolling over and sinking back into the covers is an essential part of the perfect Sunday morning experience. But try not to sleep for hours later than your normal wake-up time. This can disrupt your natural sleep rhythms and make it even more difficult to get up when the Monday alarm goes off, so aim to sleep no more than an hour later than normal<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drink Your Tea or Coffee in Bed<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once you do get up, getting BACK into bed on Sunday morning to have a peaceful coffee is good thinking. But putting some breakfast on to cook while you\u2019re back in bed is great<\/strong> thinking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have something like muffins or baked eggs, you can put them in the oven and sneak back to bed while they cook. I’m a big fan of these breakfast muffins<\/a> <\/strong>which can be be made with any kind of milk and butter you prefer, and can be made ahead or even frozen, ready to warm up on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try not to fall down a scrolling black hole<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One guaranteed way to wonder where your relaxed weekend morning went is to spend it scrolling social media for 3 hours. While it\u2019s fun to catch up and see what\u2019s going on with the world, try to set a limit on your time so you can do other things too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catch Up On Your Reading<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re anything like me, you might be really enjoying your latest book, but during the week you average about 2 pages at night before you fall asleep and forget what you just read. Sunday morning is the ideal time to catch up (as you\u2019re drinking your giant cup of tea in bed while the breakfast takes care of itself).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sunday Morning is Not for Rushing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you have scheduled commitments on a Sunday morning, like sports or kids\u2019 classes, then try to get up early enough so that there\u2019s no rush to get out the door and you still get to enjoy a leisurely start to Sunday. Or \u2013 you could always switch your slow weekend morning to Saturday. I did that for several years\u2019 worth of Sunday morning swimming lessons with my kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Perfect Sunday Morning Includes Time to Yourself<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sunday morning is a great time to have some rituals that are just for you and when you can set aside everyone else\u2019s demands on your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have small children, you\u2019ll probably have to bribe them<\/del> tempt them with a movie or activity they can do independently. Or if you have a partner, take it in turns to enjoy some time when no one’s coming to talk to you about Minecraft or ask you to \u201cwatch this\u201d four hundred times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a solo walk, have a bath, listen to a podcast, go out for coffee, stay in bed and finish your book \u2013 do anything where you can just be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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