Morning Routine for Working Moms
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Before having children, I would have never thought of myself as a morning person. That all changed when I had tiny humans counting on me to take care of them, regardless of how tired I was.
Now that my kids are a little older, I still find my most productive time to be in the morning. After teaching all day and always having someplace to go once I get back home, I really don’t have the energy or motivation to get a lot done in the evening other than prepare for the following day.
There are a lot of posts out there about creating a morning routine. The important thing to consider is finding one that will work for YOU. Avoid feeling overwhelmed by it all by implementing a morning routine in small steps. Start with what you can accomplish easily and use that to build momentum towards completing the remainder of your morning routine.
Before you start on your quest to becoming a morning person (or at least pretending to be), take some time to figure out your “why”. Why is it you want to wake up with a morning routine? What do you hope to accomplish with more time? Are you hoping to reduce stress and anxiety by creating more time in the morning to get things done? Are you working on a side hustle that needs your focused attention? Do you need more time to yourself when no one else is awake?
So what is your “why”? Once you figure it out, you’ll find the motivation you need to get in a morning routine and crush your goals.
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Start with Gratitude
I like to start my day by giving thanks for all that I have. My family. My health. The opportunity to have another day. Gratitude looks different for everyone and giving thanks can take many forms. Doing this simple act helps to keep priorities in line. It’s easy to stress over deadlines, work-related issues, kids and everything else in your life. Giving thanks puts the focus on the positive things happening in your life.
Here are a few ways you may choose to start your day with gratitude:
- Use a phone app. My favorite is called Daily Bible Inspirations and it includes a daily Bible verse, a place to journal, a devotion and the opportunity to share with others. Click here if you’d like to learn more.
- Journal – Keeping a journal on your nightstand will make remembering to write out your thoughts and all that you are thankful for just within arms reach. Grab that pen and paper before your feet even touch the ground.
- Pray – You need nothing more than the thoughts in your head to pray. You can pray anywhere, anytime. No planning ahead required.
Drink Up
Start your day with a glass of warm lemon water. There are many health benefits to drinking this simple beverage, including giving your immune system a boost, balancing your body’s pH, helping your stomach break down food, protecting you against skin damage and more.
Feel free to enjoy your cup of coffee or tea as well, only wait until after you finish the lemon water. The warm lemon water gives my body a boost, the coffee gives my mind (and mood) a boost.
Interested in finding out more about the benefits of drinking lemon water? Click here to read on. Don’t be surprised though that coffee also has many health benefits. Surprised? Click here to read more. In addition, tea (black tea specifically) also has amazing health benefits, click here to read more.
Prioritize Your Day
As a full-time working mom, I don’t have the time or energy to do everything that needs to be done. To conquer that overwhelming feeling of never having enough time in the day, I make a list. I prioritize what absolutely has to be done before the end of the day and do those items on my list first. Anything else that gets accomplished is icing on the cake.
Finishing-up a photo book that needs to be delivered in time for the holidays is prioritized over grabbing those last-minute gifts.
By prioritizing your day, you stay focused and motivated to finish what needs to be done without trying to do it all. If you enjoy marking items off your “To Do” list as much as I do, you may enjoy using these Coffee-Lover To-Do lists or this Personal Planner.