I’ve been having a love affair with to-do lists for a solid 5 years now.
I’m a planner, I can’t help it.
But, as much as I love taking my time doing things, I love sleep 3000000 times more. Which is why I can get out of the house in 30 minutes in the morning (including cooking & eating breakfast).
Here’s how I make my mornings as quick & painless as possible!
1.) Lay out your outfit
if I had to pick an outfit every morning I would be late EVERY DAMN DAY. So before I go to bed at night I check the weather and hang my outfit on the hook on my door (I use command hooks – super cheap & easy)
2.) Pack your lunch the night before
When I cook I always make sure to cook enough so I at least have lunch for the next day. (This saves me money & calories) After dinner I pack everything up in my lunch bag and stick the whole thing in the fridge.
3.) Pack anything else (gym bag, work bag, etc)
Oftentimes I will have physical therapy or personal training scheduled for right after work (so I can’t skip it). I will pack my gym bag or grab whatever else I need before going to bed as well so I’m ready.
I keep my work bag, purse and gym bag in the corner of our dining room at night – and after I’m ready and have eaten breakfast, I grab my lunch from the fridge, my bags from the corner and I’m out.
All of these can all be summarized into one tip – prepare the night before.
I do this for the work week, so Sunday night – Thursday night, and it works very well for me. All that’s left for me in the morning is physically removing myself from the bed (hardest part), getting dressed/ready and making breakfast (protein cinnamon dark chocolate pancakes – everyday).
I very rarely forget anything since my mind is WAY more alert the night before than at 6:30am.
I will admit, my makeup routine is somewhat non-existent (lately I’ve been putting it on at 10am in the office bathroom) so that definitely cuts down on my morning time.
Tell me, what are your tips for making mornings easier? Are you a morning person?
xo, Maddy
PS. EXACT ZARA JEANS HERE /// EXACT ROSEGAL FLATS HERE
Special thanks to Rosegal for my new favorite black flat (no joke!) I can’t stop wearing them.
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Love this post! And your outfit! I try to do the same things as you. Though i’m not nearly as consistent. I always choose watching TV over prepping the night before, and then I pay for it the next morning. I just need to commit!
PS – please post the recipe for those pancakes!
once you get into the habit it will be WAY easier! and then you won’t be able to imagine doing it any other way 🙂
YESSSSS to these tips!! Honestly though, I couldn’t imagine packing a lunch in the morning. I’ve been doing that the night before my entire life, so I’m like…who has time for that in the morning?!
Jackie
Something About That
i know – I could never do it in the morning – on the rare nights I forget to do it I’m way slower in the morning haha
LOVE those tips! I’m totally a planner and to-do list girl, as well! I use the app TickTick because I love keeping lists of to-dos and clicking them off once I’m done. 🙂 And those JEANS! I’m not a jeans girl, but I lovvvvve those!
I’ll have to check out that app because I love checking things off my to-do list 🙂 and thank you!
I couldn’t agree more with these tips! I’d rather stay up late a few extra minutes at night to lay everything out for the next day than leave it for the next morning 🙂
And cute jeans!!
XO,
Emily
https://baublesandthreads.wordpress.com/
for sure – 10 more minutes at night feels WAY easier than 10 more minutes in the morning.
thanks emily!
I manage to lay out my outfits for the first week of school or so, but by now I’m lucky to leave the house with matching socks. Love the painted jeans!
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haha at least you have matching socks going for you!