Getting off to a good start

What are your best tips for getting off to the best start of your day? This is perhaps one of the biggest challenges for me, as I don't 'leap out of bed' with great energy - ha! (an understatement). I'm always looking for 'what works' that seems to help me feel my best, whatever that may be. What seems to be working (most often) is some stretching, before I get out of bed (I have arthritis too), then take a few good breaths before I get up, then go on and take my medicines, inhaler, etc., dress for the gym, go to my favorite coffee shop with some some inspirational reading and my journal. I get either decaf, or half and half. I enjoy the folks at the coffee shop... a very positive place. Journaling and the readings really help me get back on track, get focused for my day - a spiritual time for me. Then, off to the gym (I do better when I'm around folks who are also exercising), for 25-30 minutes. I do what I can, depending on how I am feeling. I do some breathing exercises as I walk, use the equipment. Do I do this every single day? No. But my 'research' (with a subject of one) tells me that the chances of me having a good day are greatly increased when I do this. And so, the results are encouraging me to follow this 'plan' even more.
What do you do to start your day?