Creating a Morning Routine

Living An Organized Life

photo by: Taylor Jay Photography

Scenario 1: You wake up to your children fighting with each other, cereal all over the floor, every book and toy scattered across the family room and are blasted with whatever odors are coming from the bathroom and garbage can...not to mention the dishes piled on the counters from the past three days. Does this sound familiar?

Scenario 2: You wake up to your alarm, get dressed and hit the gym. After your morning workout and shower, you have complete silence while you get ready for the day. You glance into a sparkling clean kitchen and a tidied up living room. You have some time to read your scriptures/meditate, plan out your day and eat breakfast in peace. You get started on unloading the dishwasher, throwing a load of laundry in the washer, and then smile and greet your kiddos with a good morning hug and smile.

Is Scenario 2 just a dream? No. It truly happens when you create a morning routine for yourself.
Living an organized life is the only way to prevent the chaos from creeping into your home, and the best way to invite peace, serenity and bliss into your home, family and life.

Living an Organized Life begins with what you do each morning...Your Morning Routine. 

10 Steps to a Successful Morning Routine:

1. Make Your Bed
2. Exercise
3. Shower & Get Ready for the Day
4. Study/Meditate/Pray
5. Unload Dishwasher/Wipe Counters
6. Do a Load of Laundry
7. Eat Breakfast
8. Pack your Bags
9. Get your kids ready for the day
10. Get out of the House