How to have a productive work day

Oh my gosh, good morning. I have just, you know when you wake up on the wrong side of the bed? I woke up so cranky today for no reason at all. And I'm trying to figure it out. I originally had this whole plan where I was like, oh my gosh, I'm gonna wake up, I'm gonna film my morning routine, maybe get some coffee, showcase. No, no. This morning I woke up and I was like, I'm not doing anything. I need me time today. I wanna make my coffee in silence. I wanna sit there and journal this morning in silence. I wanna look at my to-do list in silence. I wanna get ready for the gym in silence. I don't even wanna go to the gym. That's how cranky I was this morning. I woke up this morning, I was like, I just wanna get my work done in silence. That's how I started my day-to-day. And then I thought to myself, I need to turn this attitude around. I need to turn it around and I need to get going with my day because I'm already running two hours late just because I was relaxing this morning and kind of deciding if I really wanted to go to the gym or not. And I'm like, no, you go to the gym every day because you like feeling good and it sets you up to have a good day. Every time I don't work out in the morning, I feel like something's missing. I'm like, what happened with my day? So I go over to the windows and I open the blinds up because first thing I need to do to brighten this mood is get some sunlight in. I open the windows, I stare at my car and there's just this massive, massive poop stain because some bird thought that my car, the top of my car was a communal toilet. My consistency with my routine is directly correlated with how well I work during my day. That means I meditate every morning, I journal, I have my morning coffee, usually in silence. Sometimes I'll play a little background music, but my morning is my me time to get up, get my day started properly. And then I go and I exercise. Usually I'm like hype after my exercise and my work. And then I go home, I get ready for my day and then I start my day. Oh my gosh, just the $12, yeah. I really didn't want to wash my car. I was trying to wait it out because it's supposed to rain like all week. Listen, I can't be riding around town with bird poop on my window. Also shout out to the people who worked here. I saw him just directly spray that bird poop. I wash my car more times in a month than I care to admit on here. Like I genuinely, I have a budget now. Now that my car is washed and cleaned, I guarantee you it's gonna rain within two hours. I guarantee it. It's time to get ready for my day. This routine just helps me maximize my day. I'm maximizing my day maxing. I'm day maxing. I wake up, I have my coffee. I get ready for the day. I go to the gym. I work out. I come home. Now it's time to really get into it, okay? First things first, some vitamins. I'll do the sun for lunch. I'm actually a really big fan of Symbiotica. Mm, it's like a little treat. Next is a shower. I got more body wash from Cyclar. It's my favorite. Ta-da. I usually do the Neroli scent. I think that's what it is, but I decided, I looked on the website and they came out with this rosebud scent. Listen, I'll be the judge if this is good or not. She doesn't miss with her scents. I mean, all of them are so good. Wow, this smells romantic. Now, as much as I subscribe to the idea that if you look good, you feel good, you'll do better, I don't necessarily do it. When I know I have a day at home where I'm just gonna be in my computer and the only person that's gonna see me is my dogs, what I'm wearing now usually is how it stops. I shower, I do my skincare, I throw my hair up in a clip, I wear my comfiest clothes and I go on about my day. Now, the problem with this is that I don't think me being super, super comfortable like I am always makes me the most productive. The second I sit down, I start doing my work, getting cozy, maybe put a little blanket over me, I start yawning, I get a little tired and then I might mix in an episode of Sex and the City in between my emails. So today I wanna see, do I dress up and put makeup on? Is it gonna make me more alert, awake, better at working, being more efficient at working? I mean, I kinda already know the answer to this. It kinda gives the same energy as if I were to work at home versus going to work at a coffee shop or work at a library. Like I remember back in college when I had to like really lock in and study, I would go to the library and there was a certain section in the library where I knew people would be that were strictly studying, that were like super locked in, quiet, they weren't messing around, they weren't eating, they weren't drinking, they weren't on their phones, they were just studying and I knew, I knew that's where I could go because my environment was gearing me towards studying. So I kinda put it all on the same plane of like, this is a mental game to just get you focused and locked in. Now the real question is, am I gonna put on like a full beat? No, I'm just gonna do something that's light, simple, but makes me feel put together. So, you know, maybe we do a little bronzer, maybe we'll put on some blush. This is the road blush and date cake, my favorite. I almost forgot, I'm gonna add some lip gloss. There we go. When it comes to an outfit, we don't have that many options simply because, well, listen, if you know, you know, half my clothes are not with me currently. They're elsewhere. But that doesn't mean we can spruce up what I have. I have a lot of sweatshirts, clearly. I have a lot of sweatpants, also clearly. These ones have stains on them because I did drop my avocado toast on these this morning. I don't wanna talk about it. I think I'm gonna wear this sweater. For pants, I have these nice black dress pants. The real question is, do these fit me or not? I guess we're gonna see. I hope these fit. I'm like way too fragile right now for them not to fit. Up we go. Oh, this is great, this is great news. All that working out I'm doing, all the meal prepping I'm doing, it's definitely paying off. It has to be, it has to be because these did not fit me a minute ago. This is the full outfit. Really cute, I'm trying to back up so you can see, but really cute, super easy sweater pants combination. Honestly, I feel like I got ready for my day and that's such a good feeling. Now for a scent, I actually wear a certain perfume depending on what I'm doing that day. So let's say I was to go out on a date night or I'm out with the girls, we're getting dinner, whatever it is, I'm gonna wear something sexy, something fun, something beautiful, Baccarat Rouge. Listen, or I'll wear something like this, Guidance by Amage. This scent is so good. I smelled a woman in a Whole Foods grocery store in LA and I tracked her down and I said, listen, you smell delicious. I never do that. I never do that, but she smelled so good. And I was like, please, what are you wearing? And she was like, girl, let me put you on. She didn't say that. I don't know what she said. I don't even think she spoke English that well. Man, she smelled good. Anytime I had a meeting, I had to go somewhere for business, I was working on something, this is the scent I would wear. This is Woman in Gold by Killian. This stuff smells like I mean business. This stuff also, you only need one or two squirts of this. It's really strong. This smells like I mean business. This smells like I'm going in and I'm getting the job done. This smells like CEO is in the house. After I make my little pick-me-up juice, we gotta get to work. Now, my coffee consumption is completely independent of this experiment here. Whether I look cute or not, that coffee is. Yeah, I heat up my water in a microwave. What? You know what I just realized? I parked my car directly under the tree that the bird was in that pooped down my window in the first place. Okay, now I find work to be fun because I like what I'm working on naturally. So this is my favorite part of my day. I get to sit down. I get to be cozy, feel good, have my little drink with me, and I get to be creative. Now, just because today I got dressed up, was I more productive? Obviously. I got a lot of stuff done today. It doesn't mean I'm gonna dress up every day. I should, actually. You know what? Now that I'm thinking about it, I probably should make that a rule. I used to do it all the time. Like, no excuses. I was like, I'm dressing up today. We're doing this thing. And I actually really like it. Like, I felt like I was, I felt like I looked cute today. I had fun doing it. It's easy. It doesn't take that long to like pick out an outfit and like slap some concealer on. It's like bare minimum. Let's go, Nealey. On a production side of things, got a lot done today. On a cuteness side of things, I feel cuter. And so yes, the saying is true. When you look good, you feel good, you just do better. And it didn't rain today like I thought it was going to. Maybe there's a correlation between me looking cute and the weather. That's obviously a joke. Or is it?