How To Have A Happier Morning Routine

Your home should be your place of peace and piece of happiness, that little castle that lifts your mood and sees you smile from the moment you open your eyes to the minute you call it bedtime. That place where you can shut out all of your stresses and anxieties and the monotonous tick of the outside humdrum. The hiccup is: is not always easy to wake up feeling happy, even when you are at home.

There are little things that can niggle away at your good spirits, from a bad night sleep to a rash email sent by your line manager the night before. That’s when you need to put in a little extra effort and know what little tweaks you can make to your home life that will put that smile back on your face as the sun creeps through the curtains.

And, no, we’re not making these up because each of these suggestions is scientifically proven to make your morning’s happier.
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How To Have A Happier Morning Routine

1. Flowers And Coffee...
If you’re like the rest of adult society, you can function or smile without a coffee first thing in the morning. But instead of just slurping on a cuppa joe, try enjoying it in a room of fresh flowers. Yup. Seeing a bouquet here and a houseplant there when you wake up has been proven to make people feel happier (and less anxious) at home, as well as more energetic at work.

2. Get Your Sleep Right...
By sleeping on your right-hand side, something that will influence your dreams. This is partly because those who sleep on their right have been proved to have mellower dreams, with themes of relief, joy, peace and love, while sleeping on your left can put too much pressure on your organs, such as your lungs and tummy. The right is the right way to go.

3. Wake To A Sweet Scent...
Smells have a way of lifting our spirits. There are no two ways about it. It’s scientifically proven. It could be the smell of homemade cookies or slow-cooked dinner, buttered popcorn or freshly cut grass - they all make us happy. But given these smells are hard to wake up to, you’re much better off going to aromatech.com and getting yourself an eco-friendly scent machine that produces 100% natural smells. You are about to have much happier mornings.

4. Glass Of Fresh OJ...
Not only is a glass of fresh orange juice one of the happiest colours out there, it is also packed full of goodness, but mainly vitamin B6 and folic acid, both of which people who suffer from depression seem to be lacking. That’s where this thing gives you a natural boost. But the gift just keeps giving. The sweet scent of orange, whether in essential oil form of just natural squeezed ones, has been proved to make people feel less anxious.

5. Get That Pulse Racing (Wink)...
Your testosterone levels are highest in the morning (yes, girls, you have that chemical too), something that will get boosted while having a little fun first thing in the morning, not to mention a rise in oxytocin levels too. The point is: you’ll be happy.