During the school year my favorite morning routine is to wake up at 9 am, take a long dim lit shower and listen to relaxing music. Although, this perfectly timed ideal rarely happens, its more like I get up 9:45 and rush through it all. In any event, within my morning playlist is the song "Stir It Up" by Bob Marley.

Among other Bob Marley tracks, "Stir It Up" has been constantly replayed during almost every one of my mornings. I've found that its one of the best ways to start off my mornings. Despite the constant eye rolls and jokes from my roommates, they find the whole thing funny. The first time they walked into a dark bathroom with reggae blasting, there was a lot of confusion and explaining needed. But anyway here are three reasons why I love "Stir it up" in the am. and why you should add some Marley to your morning.

"Stir It up" is repetitive in lyrics and beat.

It's repetition is not only soothing but also allows you to focus on getting ready for your day, while having a pleasant upbeat background noise.

It's a reminder of summer vibes

When its seven degrees below is freezing upstate New York I need the warm sounds of reggae. Even though it is cold as f@#k, Bob takes me back to sitting on the hot sand of the beach, or driving my boat on the lake.

If you are not a morning person Bob Marley is the perfect way to wake up

Mornings to me are tough. I enjoy them when once I am awake, but that whole actually getting out of bed process really sucks. So in order to do that, and not want to crawl back into the comfort of my multitude of pillows, I need to listen to something to get me up. "Stir it up" is the perfect blend to get me up...before coffee. It's not to harsh but still upbeat enough.

"Stir it up" relaxes me and clears my mind. I just feel like its the way to kick off my day right. I have those few moments, five minute and 31 seconds( length of "Stir it up") to think about nothing.