10 Things… You Know You Should (But Never) Do Every Day

In an ideal world, we’d all be super energetic, productive individuals who made the best use of their time. In reality, we’re lucky if we make it to work on time with our hair washed and clothes ironed. Here are 10 things we know we should be mastering, but never quite get around to… That Morning Jog/ Swim/ Spin Class You set the alarm the night before and swear you’re going to start being a fit new you the next day. Morning you laughs at your previous night’s attempt and switches to snooze. Nice one. Vitamins and Two Litres of Water Along with a new improved self, you promise your body is a temple. But somehow the vitamins lid seal still hasn’t been broken and your two litres of water now remarkably resemble cups of coffee. Washing Off Your Make-Up You have every intention of taking off your make-up. But then you fell asleep watching Netflix again. Or the facewipes weren’t in arm’s reach. So now you’re staring at panda eyes and a breakout. Sexy. Breakfast Bother Ideal world you’d make your paleo friendly pancakes, and wash it down with green tea while munching on a fruit salad. Reality – you’re buying three sausage rolls for a euro. Don’t judge. Unclog The Shower Drain The water’s only been running two minutes but there’s a pool up to your ankles. You really need to start pulling those hairs out of the drain. Tomorrow. You’ll definitely start tomorrow. Eating Your 5-A-Day Your promise of five fruit and veg a day are totally happening, if you can count the pizza base as tomatoes. And chips as potatoes. Ok, it might be a small stretch… Call Your Mum You love her, she’s an Irish mammy. She’s one of a kind. So you’ll totally call her back, just not right now. Spend Just One Hour Watching TV But then the soaps start, and you love this episode of FRIENDS, and wait, is that a new recording on the box? Oh look, it’s three hours later and you haven’t moved from the couch. Go To Bed Early The more you promise yourself an early night in bed, the more likely you’ll be crawling into those sheets after midnight. Which would be fine if you didn’t have to be up in less than seven hours. Why does life have to be so hard? Stop Procrastinating Lying in bed you set the alarm clock for 6.30am. Ok you’re going to be tired, but tomorrow is a new day. You’re going to head to the gym after your bowl of porridge and wash your hair so you’re looking fresh. If only you were more organised you’d get more done in your day. Totally kidding. Here's to hitting the snooze button tomorrow…