Morning Routine of a Work-at-Home Mom in California

good morning everyone and welcome to the daily connoisseur i'm sharing my morning routine with you today as part of mega motivation started by my friend dawn from the minimal mom i will leave a playlist down below where you can check out many other inspiring morning routines when i wake up i try to make as little noise as possible so that i don't wake my two-year-old because if he wakes up it's all over and i usually can't get my work done i do intermittent fasting the 16 8 method and since i started doing that i changed my routine a little i take about 1 8 of a teaspoon of celtic sea salt in my water to replace any electrolytes i may have lost during the night i have replaced this with the lemon water i used to drink in the morning i still like lemon water and highly recommend it but i'm temporarily adapting to this method while i embrace my new routine i read the bible first thing in the morning and i'm finally trying to read it through in one year plan at the back of the book i mark off all of the days as i go i like starting the day with this rather than looking at my phone after i'm done with my reading i get out my computer and start my writing for the day if you're new to my channel i'm an author and i've had five books published people ask me how i get it done while raising a family and this is how i write every morning before they wake up so i will typically write from 5 15 a.m to 6 30 a.m if it's a day when i'm publishing a video i'll end writing earlier and usually publish my youtube video at around 6am if ben hasn't made coffee yet and he usually hasn't although sometimes he does i will make a large pot of coffee this is one of the pleasures of the morning for me if you've read at home with madame chic you know about the pleasures of the day that we can look forward to and that anchor us in gratitude i love smelling freshly ground coffee in the morning there is nothing like it now that i no longer wish to lose weight through intermittent fasting i add around a teaspoon of heavy cream to my coffee but when i had certain weight loss goals i drank my first coffee black if you have no idea what i'm talking about check out my intermittent fasting one year update video it's been so great for my health [Music] at this point i now check my planner for the day schedule check my email for business correspondences respond to comments read the news and text my friends while enjoying my coffee i will do this until around 7 a.m when my two youngest ones typically wake up by the way i'm not going to show my kids in this video and i thank you in advance for respecting my decision there but trust me they're really cute for those of you wondering about exercise i typically do that in the late afternoon because i work from home i have the need to squeeze my work in while the little ones are sleeping my exercise usually involves them or can be fit around them so i save that for later when they are awake i make breakfast for my boys the girls wake up later and make their own breakfast and then i go upstairs to get ready for the day this is a really important part of my morning routine but first laundry now that the little ones are awake i'm not worried about making noise so i typically start the first load of laundry at this time [Music] i didn't film it but when i first wake up i do wash my face with water i do not use a cleanser in the morning i only save that for the night time so here i'm applying sunscreen for the day which of course is a must this one's by paula's choice and i'll link it down below then i will apply my makeup [Music] on a day when i'm not filming this is a very simple five minute routine but i'm filming this on a work day for youtube and i plan to shoot two videos later so i'm doing a more complicated makeup routine so that i'm camera ready by the way you know i'm an advocate for presentable sleepwear so i wanted to show you what i'm wearing i'm wearing the montel intimates best support chemise which now comes in a midi length this length is so perfect now if i'm not wearing my robe over it i will typically put this ballet sweater on top if i'm around the family all right now it's time to curl my hair i only do this twice a week so as to prevent heat damage and today is one of the days when i'm doing it time to select what to wear i do the 10 item capsule wardrobe which you can read about in lessons from the damn chic it helps me to look presentable always and dress well every day today i'm going to wear this pretty yellow dress from skye i put on my jewelry for the day and spray myself with perfume this is penrose secret genius which is a sophisticated vanilla fragrance i'm not filming this on a school day if i were i would do preschool with my son from eight to nine and the girls and i would work from nine to noon as it stands i'm filming for youtube today so i fix the bed and get to work [Music] i have breakfast at around 9 30 a.m and today i was feeling so nostalgic i was really craving cream of wheat if i make eggs i would also make them for ben but he's not a big breakfast person and doesn't mind either way so today i'm making my own breakfast i'm having cream of wheat with a splash of milk some blackberries and a sprinkling of sugar i take this with more coffee and a tall glass of water i know my morning doesn't seem very hectic to you in this video it might seem quite serene but once everyone is awake it does get a bit crazy i make sure to always take some time to get fresh air and walk in the garden the points i want you to take away from this morning routine video are the following to gather time for yourself before your family gets up do what makes the most sense for you you don't have to exercise in the morning if that works better for you later in the day for example another key is to focus on the pleasures of the morning what are they for you for me it's writing in peace and coffee and finally to emphasize looking presentable always because it really does give you magic superpowers throughout your day in addition to work on this day i also ventured out and ran a lot of errands and i felt wonderful in my yellow dress don't forget to check out the mega motivation playlist down below i invite you to subscribe if you're not already subscribed keep calm and remain classy and i will see you in my next video goodbye [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] so you

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Length: 8min 28sec (508 seconds)

Published: Mon May 03 2021