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How to Simplify Your Morning Routine

By The Home Edit

How to Simplify Your Morning Routine
Don’t you just love mornings? Spending the first few minutes of the day with your happy family, everyone well rested, smiling, agreeing on their outfits, and eating a healthy breakfast. Just kidding! We know as well as you do that mornings can be the worst, but how do we make sure our 5-9 doesn't ruin our 9-5? It's all in the prep work. Read on for easy systems to help you seize the day. 

Tip 1: Rise and Shine

Nothing makes us want to pull the covers over our heads and cancel the day quite like waking up to the screeching sound of our phone alarm. You know the one. That's why the Hatch Restore 2 is such a game-changer. It gradually fills the room with light and spa-like sounds so you can ease into the day rather than feeling forced into it.

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Tip 2: Make Room For Me Time

Oh, speaking of alarms, we know how tempting hitting the snooze button can be, but getting those precious moments of peace and quiet in the morning before the kids wake up is well worth it — especially when coffee is involved!

To make every moment count, create a caffeination station you can navigate with ease, using our Coffee Pod Organizer and clear canisters for sugar, creamer, tea packets, and other accoutrements to prepare your perfect cup.

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Tip 3: Cozy Up Your Cardio

Not every workout requires a cute fit. Sometimes, a 10 minute stretch in our pajamas is all we can squeeze in, and that’s okay! 

Tip 4: Designate a Daily Drawer

Getting ready is hard enough. Don’t add insult to injury by sifting through a messy drawer to find your mascara every single morning. Instead, grab our 10 Piece Bath Edit, which includes all the drawer inserts you need to contain your items by category in the order that you use them. 

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Tip 5: Perfect Your Pet Duties

Pets have their own set of morning priorities. From walks around the block to filling their food bowls, it helps to create a station for all their essentials. It doesn’t have to be major–just choose a drawer or cabinet, add some tall canisters, bins, and inserts (depending on what fits the space best), and contain and label by category.

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Tip #6: Streamline in Style

Have you ever wished you had more hands when getting dressed in the morning? Something as simple as installing a valet rod to hang an outfit and a few adhesive bins and Command hooks on the back of the closet door to hold your bag and accessories can instantly simplify your routine quickly and affordably. Since these solutions are removable and adjustable, you can test different variations and reconfigure the positioning to fit your needs over time without worrying about ruining your surfaces.

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Tip 7: Organize Your Outfit of the Day

On that same note, do yourself a favor and set aside time on Sundays to choose your kids' outfits for the entire week. The benefit? One less decision and disagreement you’ll have to deal with in the morning. Use a rolling cart with drawers to store and separate outfits by day, including shoes and accessories.

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Tip 8: Master Your Meal Prep

Will you really feel like making lunch when you are already running late? Absolutely not. Plan for the worst by prepping your meals the night before. We love using Bento Boxes so we can separate the foods within the same container. It’s a system, y’all!

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Tip 9: Elevate Your Entryway

WHERE IS THAT PERMISSION SLIP?! PUT YOUR SHOES ON!! YOU DIDN’T BRUSH YOUR TEETH?! If any of these sound familiar, you need a new system for your sanity. Thankfully, you don’t need a mudroom the size of Grand Central Station to keep things running smoothly. Just take inventory of what enters and exits your home on a daily basis, designate open bins and hooks for each family member, file boxes for storing any papers, and a charging station for devices to grab on the way out.

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