Morning Routine 4:00AM-7:00AM

It's Thursday! I love to read posts sharing fun, interesting details of other's lives, so today I'm doing some of the same. Today, I'm talking about my morning routine. There are days when I get to school at 7:29 and feel as if I've already lived a day. Haha! Can anyone else relate?

In order to have a smooth day, I try really hard to do a few things each evening. They are...

1. Empty the dishwasher. Nobody likes to do that in the morning. 😅
2. Make sure the washing machine is empty. 
3. Pack my breast pump and pump parts for school. 
4. Pack my lunch. 
5. Lay out my workout clothes. 

These jobs are tedious to do at night, but I can totally tell the difference in my morning if I don't get them accomplished! Something that makes my mornings interesting is that my husband works the overnight shift as a police officer. That means that I have to be really on my A-game in the category of organization. 

My alarm for the day goes off at 4:10, and at that point Baby Jack is usually stirring and getting ready to eat. I nurse him, transfer him to his crib, and then get dressed in my workout clothes. 

By 4:35 I'm on my Peloton bike, and ready for a workout. Each night while Jack is nursing before bed, I try to take a few minutes to "stack" my Peloton classes. I downloaded the Peloton app on my phone and can decide in advance what classes I'm going to take. I typically try to do a 20 minute bike class, a 20 minute strength class, and a 10 minute stretch. I workout 4 week days a week, and on the weekends I do a longer bike/strength workout. On this day I did a 20 minute 80s Pop Class with Ally Love, a 20 minute upper body strength with Callie, 5 minute core strength with Callie, and a 10 minute stretch. 

Roo, my sidekick accompanies me on my workouts most mornings. 😉

After my workout I am FAMISHED, so I head upstairs to eat. Most mornings I have an egg frittata and a chicken sausage patty from Trader Joe's. I always, always have a form of caffeine. Sometimes it's a Diet Pepsi, most days it's coffee. 

While I eat I typically try to take five minutes for a little quiet time. Sometimes this is cut short due to waking kids, but I try really hard to squeeze it in. This book has been great - there's a few verses to study, and some room for reflections and prayers. 

I try to hop in the shower by 5:45 (hair wash days) or 6:00 (dry shampoo days) and get myself ready before the boys wake up. Once they're up it's a flurry of activity! 

Sammy gets himself dressed and ready for the day while I nurse baby Jack once more. 

He'll have a quick breakfast while I pack up the car...

And by 7:00, we're out the door! 

Woof. Mornings are exhausting, and I'm usually on my second cup of caffeine by the time I sit down at my desk in the morning. What tricks do you have for getting out the door in the morning?! I'd love to hear them. 

That's all for today - Happy Friday Eve!