5AM POSITIVE MORNING ROUTINE OF A FULL TIME WORKING SINGLE MUM | LAYONIE JAE

[Music] every morning I wake up at 5 a.m. and I do this Monday to Friday every morning including the weekends I start my day by drinking a full flask of water I started doing this a few months ago well quite a few months ago now actually and I haven't missed a morning yet and I feel so much better for it normally I would putter around in the deck however it was just too dark for me to film this video so a putts on the like I open the blinds and daydream out of my window whilst I give myself time to wake up properly I drink my water stroke my cats sometimes my cats give me loads of love and attention and other times they pretty much just do their own thing before I started doing this routine I would wake up wish to get myself and the kids where their rush after childcare and then will shove to work and it was just too much rushing around whereas with this 5 a.m. routine I feel so much more at ease and it sets me up in a positive mindset before my working day ahead I don't check my phone I don't check my messages our social media this time is just pure me time and as you can see I am already half way through drinking my water so roughly after about 15-20 minutes I then start to read my book the book that I am currently reading is manifest now by ideal armored and this was a gift that I got for my birthday from my friend I follow ideal on Instagram and absolutely loved her work so I was so happy when I received this book this book is the kind of book where after you have completed it you can scroll back to any page for a positive affirmation are some positive advice to help you in a situation that you may be going through there are some parts of this book that some people may find I don't know a little bit out there a little bit strange even its kind of dramatic in certain areas and some of the tests I has asked you to do a little bit far-fetched however overall I personally love it I'm a big fan of the law of attraction and this book portrays that a lot I guess what I'm trying to say is that this book isn't for everyone but it certainly is for me so after about 10 minutes or so of reading I then start to write out some affirmations in one of my many many many many notebooks I have so many notebooks so one notebook I have to write down all of my affirmations and then in this notebook that you can see here this is where I start to do my journaling journaling is a great way to get all of your thoughts concerns worries and things that you are excited about out of your mind and down on paper for you to look back on and reflect on I love to do this because I find it much more helpful and rewarding and sometimes even more so than sharing it with a friend there's no interruptions no judgement and no unwanted advice it's just you letting out your emotions for your future self to look back on and then you can compare your emotional state now to how you was feeling then does that make sense comment down below if you understand what I'm trying to say and as you can see here I feel so happy after journaling this morning if you have been watching my channel for a while you will know about my alarms that I have gone off throughout my morning and this is one of them I will leave a link to my two videos that I explained this in more detail in the description box below at this point I finish my water and then I go to wake up the kids but this morning Lachey has woken up early which usually does happen if I'm honest as they both tend to wake up themselves at about 6 o'clock but if they don't wake up then I go and wake them up and here I'm enjoying cuddles with my princess I then go to the bathroom for my pamper session aka my mind and skincare routine whilst the kids head to the kitchen to make their own breakfast I didn't film me getting ready as I have two separate skincare videos that I will leave once again in the description box below so be sure to go and check those out if you haven't already I remember when my children were toddlers and I dreamed of the days when they will be no more sleepless nights and they will be able to do stuff for themselves so I just love how independent they both are now so I go and get myself ready whilst they get themselves ready he's just pure bliss another important part of my morning routine is to tidy my bed my bedroom is actually at my bedroom and I will live a room in one so I have to tidy my bed in order to keep the space looking presentable and clear I hate clutter I hate mess so this is such an important task for me after that I get dressed and do my makeup my everyday makeup now is really simple I do my eyebrows in the bathroom and then a pop a bit of bronzer and blush on my cheeks which I do here in my bedroom I plan to do another get ready with me video very soon on my channel as it's been quite a while since I last filmed one I think the last one I did was at the end of last year so I'll leave the link to that video in the description box below and at this point dre has come in for a little chat and I cannot resist another big squeeze from him I absolutely love my clothes for my babies in the morning and any point of the day to be honest is the best feeling in the world and as you can see I am all ready for the day and now it's time for breakfast when it comes to chores around the house my mantra is we have to work as a team to keep the house clean and so we all take turns to do the chores around the flat and this morning Lachey and Dre are emptying the dishwasher before they prepare their pad lunches the kids have Pat lunch for both school and for holiday clubs so our routine hasn't really changed over these summer holidays another thing that I'd like to always remind myself of in the morning is gratitude I absolutely Express this to my children as often as possible when I was younger I remember feeling like I could not wait to grow up so that I could be a mom and every day I do not take it for granted whether I'm breaking up an argument or cleaning up after the kids or we're in the kitchen and we're having a good old giggle I just I just treasure every single moment I absolutely love being a mom there was on the 1 pack of blueberries left in the fridge this morning so the kids shared those for their pet lunch and instead of berries for breakfast I had some bran flakes with raisins cranberries and chai seeds sprinkled on top this honestly tastes so good I then go and eat this in the living room whilst I watch a motivational video on YouTube and then it's time to do our hair [Music] then by this point we are usually all set to go but I just wanted to quickly show you two of my favorite workout fits the first one is this creamy champagne color blazer which I got from M&S last year I'm wearing this with my white new look top my black Primack jeans and my black H&M boots my second outfit is this navy blue M&S blazer my plain white Primack t-shirt my black Primack jeans and my white converse and I am wearing both of these with my black Michael Kors handbag I work in a corporate office however the dress code is casual so these two blazers work really well for me I feel like with these outfits I look put together whilst feeling comfortable it's a perfect balance Jessa not for work gives me that ummph in my step and helps me to feel positive and focused okay so now that we are all ready it is then time to go at the time of filming this it is the school holidays and my kids go to holiday club whilst I'm at work so we walk down to holiday club together and then I jump on my train into work I love this morning walk with them we always end up having random conversations that you can only ever have with children and to be honest however the questions that they ever asked me I'm always saying I don't know let's ask Google later I have a straightforward journey into work I get one train and I always get a seat which is a huge plus for a London commute during my journey I catch up on videos from my fellow YouTube channels who like myself have a small following I love the community of small YouTube channels and I love how we support and encourage each other so here is a little shout outs on screen to some of them I would be here all day if I gave a shout out to every channel that I watched so look out for future videos for future shout outs it's usually a lot busier than this but I think because it's during the summer time and lots of people are taking time off work to go on holiday it's nice and quiet and I am taking full advantage of it absolutely it love London I love the area that I work in the sights the views and everywhere that I get to explore whilst at work I feel so lucky to work in such a beautiful location surrounded by so many amazing views and landmarks and during my lunch break I either catch up on videos or I usually go for a nice long walk and this is the time when I listen to my motivational videos whilst I'm on my walk if you would like to see my top 10 motivational inspiring youtubers I will pop that in the description box below so there you have it this is my 5 a.m. positive morning routine this is how I start my day how I try to remain as positive as possible I'm a single mom so having that me time in the morning to think and plan and visualize is so important to me I hope you enjoyed this video I hope that you gain some ideas from it out to your own routine and if you enjoyed this video then please subscribe and tap that like button then press the notification bell and please send this video to any of your friends who you think may find this useful and I will see you on my next video I post a video every Wednesday so I would love to see you there thank you so much for watching and I'll see you next week bye guys

Channel: Layonie Jae

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Keywords: Layonie Jae, Single Mum, Mum lifestyle Vlog, How to be a positive mum, Morning routine, positive morning routine, journalling, reading, me time, mums me time, mommy me time, mummy me time, full time working single mum, 5am start to the day, how to set yourself up for the day, how to have a happy day, how to be more focused, London City, London lifestyle, gratitude, family life

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Length: 14min 47sec (887 seconds)

Published: Tue Sep 03 2019