Does it freak anyone else out that daylight saving time is THIS WEEKEND? How, how is that possible? Wasn’t it JUST Labor Day and here we are in November! With Daylight Saving just around the corner (THIS WEEKEND), my friends at Beautyrest Brand challenged me to show you how to take a step towards being a healthier, more well-rested you in just one hour or less. I am sharing with you 3 ways to take advantage of that extra hour you are given. With that how it can really make you feel great.
3 Ways To Take Advantage Of That Extra Hour
Spend an hour doing meal prep: Meal prep is one of those things that sounds great and we all have the best intentions of doing it, but for most of us it just never pans out. A great thing about having an extra hour is that you have the time to meal prep. Here are my meal prep suggestions:
Make smoothie bags. These are great for breakfast, snacks, etc during the week. Take frozen banana, strawberries, blueberries and any other fruit and throw them in plastic baggies. Make yourself 5 and put them in the freezer. Then, when you want to make a smoothie, add your liquid and greens of choice and blend.
Make slow cooker bags. Same concept as above. You can cut up veggies, prep meats, etc and put them in bags for the week. In the mornings, just pop them in the slow-cooker and go.
Cook a huge chicken or turkey breast and some veggies and put in Tupperware containers for the week for lunches.
Make mason jar salads. TONS of recipes online!
You can do most of those things in under an hour and you are set for the week.
Leave Your Excuses at the door: You have an entire extra hour, guys. GO TO THE GYM. Or you can go for a run, take a long bike ride with your family, go to the park and play a sport, go swim laps in a heated pool. So many options. BUT you have an extra hour. You don’t have the “no time” excuse to work out. Do it!
Do A Deep Clean: I’m weird because a deep clean sounds like a great idea to me. I love a clean house. Nothing better to start the week than a clean house. You feel better, you sleep better. Having fresh sheets on your bed is another bonus! Take an hour and throw your sheets in the wash, and while they are washing, do a deep clean. Tackle the bathrooms, dust the blinds, wipe down shelves in your fridge, mop. You can do these things easily in an hour. Put on some music or a great podcast and get going! You will have a much better week and you will be SO GLAD you did it!
While all of these things are great prioritizing sleep is important too! Did you know that according to a recent survey by Beautyrest Brand a third of Americans (33%) say it’s been 6 months or longer since they last woke up feeling energized?
On average, they haven’t woken up feeling energized in five months.
More than 1 in 4 Americans (29%) admit they haven’t woken up feeling energized in more than a year.
Doing the above things can totally make you feel more energized. Imagine how good you’d feel with a clean house, prepped meals, and a good workout under your belt? I bet amazing! Now also imagine how you’d feel prioritizing sleep more!? These are only 3 ways to take advantage of that extra hour. I would love to hear what you would do with your extra hour!
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I definitely need to do some meal prep! I have lots of great slow cooker recipes I want to try out but don’t want to prep them morning of. A deep clean also sounds like such a great idea!
I completely forgot that it is Daylight Savings time this weekend!!! I can’t believe it’s already here. How crazy. These are all great things to do with the extra hour we will be getting. I have tried to get ahead with as much meal prepping as I can. Also decluttering things has been on my list.
I now see time totally different after going to Russia and experiencing two different time zones. One seven hours different from home and then in other parts which were nine hours. I actually had two extra hours added to my day traveling between time zones leaving one place at a certain time and landing in the next at the same exact time, almost like being in a time machine. Made me realize the value of time and how much of it we must take advantage of before we lose it. Imagine truly having two extra hours added to your day. It’s so crazy. I lived through that.
I completely forgot about Daylight Savings until I was looking at my calendar and planning out my week. That’s so crazy to me!! These are great tips! I’m always so excited to have an extra hour and I guarantee I’ll spend mine at the gym or in a yoga class. Sundays are usually my day off from fitness, but if you have an extra hour, then why not make the most of it?!
Great tips! I never thought about that one for smoothie bags, but it’s smart (especially since that takes up a good chunk of my morning–chopping up fruits/veggies when I’m still half asleep!).
Girl, I LOVE this attitude! Take the extra hour and DO something with it! I think I am going to try to prep us up for the week. You know the blog life is JAMMED til January- better do what I can to prep the fam for very little mom time!
I forgot about daylight savings time being this weekend! I love that you want to DO something with it, instead of just sleep in an extra hour, which is what I normally do. I think it will be a great chance to go out on a long run before church on Sunday!
These are awesome ideas. I am so guilty of vegging out watching grey’s anatomy instead of getting work done!!!! I definitely need to get more stuff done.
These are such great ways to use that extra hour! We’ve been getting up in the middle of the night for our puppy to go to the bathroom, so I’m looking forward to just sleeeeping- lame!
We already had daylight savings day here, if only I had seen this post before! I really wasted my extra hour with sleeping 🙂
All your suggestions on saving time are wonderful. I am a big fan of cooking once and eating several times.
Couldn’t agree with you more, Neely!
Great advice….I think I’ll spend that hour sleeping!
I love all of these tips. I would also add for us that have children an extra hour of sleep.
I’ll take an extra hour of sleep, please! Or a moment of peace with wine, meats and cheese. 🙂
I definitely need to do some meal prep! I have lots of great slow cooker recipes I want to try out but don’t want to prep them morning of. A deep clean also sounds like such a great idea!
I like the idea of a deep clean. I need to do that so bad! Great ideas! 🙂
Great tips! I always love getting an extra hour~
I completely forgot that it is Daylight Savings time this weekend!!! I can’t believe it’s already here. How crazy. These are all great things to do with the extra hour we will be getting. I have tried to get ahead with as much meal prepping as I can. Also decluttering things has been on my list.
thanks for this ! I need to do the slow cooker bags – that’s brilliant!
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I now see time totally different after going to Russia and experiencing two different time zones. One seven hours different from home and then in other parts which were nine hours. I actually had two extra hours added to my day traveling between time zones leaving one place at a certain time and landing in the next at the same exact time, almost like being in a time machine. Made me realize the value of time and how much of it we must take advantage of before we lose it. Imagine truly having two extra hours added to your day. It’s so crazy. I lived through that.
How about a nap? Sunday naps are my new favorite thing so I’ll probably use that hour for my nap. 😉
Really helpful and great suggestions! Love the smoothie bags idea!!
I love making premade smoothies! I am vegetarian so I don’t cook any meat, but I do try to marinate my tofu overnight! Lol, thanks for sharing.
Making the prepped meals really works for me! It adds so much time to the rest of my week.
I completely forgot about Daylight Savings until I was looking at my calendar and planning out my week. That’s so crazy to me!! These are great tips! I’m always so excited to have an extra hour and I guarantee I’ll spend mine at the gym or in a yoga class. Sundays are usually my day off from fitness, but if you have an extra hour, then why not make the most of it?!
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Great tips! I never thought about that one for smoothie bags, but it’s smart (especially since that takes up a good chunk of my morning–chopping up fruits/veggies when I’m still half asleep!).
Thanks for sharing 🙂
I definitely need to do that deep clean, but I might end up catching up on sleep instead 😉 Great list! Happy Daylight Savings!
I might actually just sleep for an extra hour. I made a bunch of meals a few months ago and wish I did it again.
Girl, I LOVE this attitude! Take the extra hour and DO something with it! I think I am going to try to prep us up for the week. You know the blog life is JAMMED til January- better do what I can to prep the fam for very little mom time!
I forgot about daylight savings time being this weekend! I love that you want to DO something with it, instead of just sleep in an extra hour, which is what I normally do. I think it will be a great chance to go out on a long run before church on Sunday!
I didn’t realize until now it’s the extra hour time of the year.. I am so excited now! 🙂 I’ll probably just watch more TV lol
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Ooh this sounds awesome! I love meal prepping.
I love this post. I definitely need to make some smoothie bags. That will save me so much time!
I know that I will be using my extra hour to sleep! That way I will be better rested for church in the morning.
I love these ideas! I need to be better about meal planning I may just do that with the extra hour.
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Great tips! I’m excited to be getting an extra hour of travel this weekend!
Awesome tips! Taking advantage for extra work is fun and exciting!
What a great idea! I hadn’t really considered the extra hour as a way to get things done. I need to deep clean my bathroom. Sunday morning, it is.
These are awesome ideas. I am so guilty of vegging out watching grey’s anatomy instead of getting work done!!!! I definitely need to get more stuff done.
These are such great ways to use that extra hour! We’ve been getting up in the middle of the night for our puppy to go to the bathroom, so I’m looking forward to just sleeeeping- lame!
I need to seriously get better meal prepping with these baggy ideas…that’s brilliant!
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