Good morning, you guys. It's currently 7 A.M.

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I just got up. I'm gonna start my morning off the right way by making my bed.

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So as a part of my efforts to wake up earlier in the mornings, I changed my curtains to be these see-through white filter curtains.

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So that way every morning the light comes in and it wakes me up.

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And I'm actually just forced out of bed, and there is really no choice for my fate that day.

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So in the mornings recently, I've been liking to start my day with tea.

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This morning I'm trying this one. This is the lemon ginger Manuka honey tea.

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And I just use my little Keurig. It's actually not mine; it's my roommate's.

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I also will put like a little bit of honey in my tea. Is that normal? I don't know.

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I like to drink my tea outside. I have like a little backyard area.

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Good morning, actually. Let me get closer.

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Oh, my chair is folding inwards and it's collapsing.

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I feel like we need to talk about a few things.

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Firstly, as you can tell, I'm outside. I am in my backyard right now.

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My room has a little walk out to the backyard, which is so nice, honestly.

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I feel like being outside in the mornings really grounds me.

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I used to be the type to go on my phone the first thing when I wake up in the morning.

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And obviously there's still some days where I do that, but I found that this is like way healthier for me.

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I don't start school today until 2:30.

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So you may be wondering, why are you putting yourself through this, waking yourself up at 7am for no reason when you could get up at noon?

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And the thing is is that I did do that, and it really makes me feel like crap.

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I feel unproductive. I just don't feel motivated.

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I feel like it just like sets my tone off and my day off on the wrong foot.

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So I've been really trying to be more productive for myself, and that's kind of why I'm making this video.

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To show you guys what I've been doing more recently.

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I have been trying to establish a routine for myself when I'm out here in the mornings.

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I also like to journal kind of as a replacement of going on my phone.

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So I have this mad happy Journal. So each day have a little bit of a different prompt, which is what I like.

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So for example, today's is going to be what I'm going to focus my energy on and how I'm feeling right now.

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And it also has like little mood check-ins for each day.

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