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Four Simple Habits to Revitalize Your Mornings

Daily writing prompt
What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like?
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I came across this writing prompts. I think this is a great way to start a blog rather than starting with a clean slate of blog post.

What are your morning rituals like?

What does the first hour of your day look like?

For me, honestly, I still have a lot to work on with my morning rituals. Because before I’ve been so used of drinking coffee in the morning which I wanted to break as much as possible. Here are the 4 of the habits I have developed over time for my morning rituals.

  • Drinking warm water or something warm.

Whether I decide to get myself coffee later, at least I am already hydrated for the first part of my day. It also give me a sense of accomplishment. It’s nothing grand but I feel like I already won the day.

  • Face myself in the mirror for quick face wash.

Looking myself in the mirror and telling some affirmations for myself. I am really looking forward of the thins that I can do for today.

  • Playing some background music to set my day.

Whether I want to feel inspired or dreamy. Every music is out there. Mostly, I opt out for instrumentals, like ghibli or handpan music. Even disney music too.
You are the main character of your life. You deserve some background music too.

  • Writing an entry to my journal.

Whether it’s one page or half a page. I am practicing consistency in my life. These small daily habits where its progress can’t be seen as of the moment. I am just hanging on to the idea that one day, I’ll thank myself that I did it anyways.

I think that’s it. Just 4 for me and looking forward to add more to the list.

Navigating the Oilfield: A Woman’s Perspective

Ever experienced walking barefoot? This is how I feel when I entered this industry. Every step I take, or move I make, is being watched and I can feel every eye looking at me. Let me describe the environment and other factors you might want to know to prepare yourself before going into this industry.

As a female working in this kind of industry, a short girl, Asian, and with a smiling face wherever I go, I was wrong. Because this attitude doesn’t work here. Well, the environment doesn’t have any drama. But the ego of some of the men working here are topnotch.

Some of men doesn’t like to be watch by someone while working and that’s totally understandable. But as a safety, that’s our job to observe and keep the workers safe as well. And even remind them of things they should be aware especially when they are working.

I worked at a Sulfur Plant on my first job. I am asked to run and supply oxygen for the workers as they enter vessels. This is just a precaution in case any toxic air kill a worker. To be honest, I embraced this role with all my heart. I knew that a life depended on me. I am the extra eyes and extra limb to call for rescue.

Here I learned the balance of not being too friendly to do your job. Because if you smile most of the time, they think that you are not serious enough about your job. And I look like, I am just a kid with my height and being the person on standby for rescue.

This job requires you to climb towers and go to dark confined spaces without panicking. Staying calm is the most vital to this job. It is because when a person is rushing and emotions took over, it often leads them to a complicated scenario. Here you are required to be calm and act fast with a clear mind.

Here it became clear to me. Being a woman has some disadvantages. Due to my physical form, they expect me to carry a 200-lbs person in times of rescue. To tell you the truth, we are a standby person. It means we are the person who runs and asks for help. Make sure we know who to call. Whether it’s medic or rescue people. That’s why we are safety watch.

Most of the workers hate safety. That’s the honest truth. They commonly think that bypassing some safety rules will help them get their job done efficiently. However, that is not the case. That’s the opposite.

Often times, when we rush to do our work for the sake of going home earlier will risk our safety at work. In the next blog, I’ll focus more on the importance of safety in our daily lives.

-Micah

artsytravellerph | March 26, 2025 | 4:01 PM |

Fort St. John || British Columbia