Life of a Working Mom is challenging, balancing work and motherhood is daunting. But as a working mom, the mornings are the most difficult. Getting everything done and leaving the house on time in peace feels like I have won the day. So in this post, I am sharing with you the Working Mom Morning Routine tips to make life easy and build a productive mom morning routine. I find this as the best morning routine for moms who work, After trying a few morning routine ideas, I have my goto morning routine schedule that I have been following as a morning routine with a baby before work for a very long time now. You can use this to make your working mom schedule with infant and toddler.
Plan the night before
The best way to have an effective and productive morning routine is to have a brief plan for the next day. You need not do elaborate planning but just go through the things that you will be doing in the morning and try to make things ready for the same.
This can include things like:
- Prep for breakfast and lunch for the next day
- Soaking grains or pulses
- Laying out clothes for the next day
- Set aside lunch bags, etc.
Making things available for the morning makes work easy but more importantly, having a brief plan in your head for the next day makes the morning less overwhelming, you know exactly what needs to be done and you do not waste time thinking and running everywhere. It lets you start the morning with more calm and clarity and builds good momentum for the day.
Do not exhaust yourself to do more in the evening as after work you will be tired, just try to do anything possible without spreading yourself thin. I have a detailed post on the evening routine for working moms, you can read Working Mom evening routine: 12 Things to do for more ideas.
Wake up before the kids
A common question that every working mom have is when should she get up in the morning? While many suggest a 5 am morning routine for moms, I think getting enough sleep is more important to be a good mom. There is no definite answer to this, but you can estimate the time you need to get the essential morning chores to be done and find your wake-up time. I have a detailed post on 5 steps to build a morning routine before work that is best for you you can refer to it to make a morning routine that suits your lifestyle and needs.
But one thing that I highly recommend is to get up before your kids. Working with kids takes more time and distracts you too. Also, getting up before kids give you the needed quite time to clear your head and start your day calmly.
Awaken your mind and body
Before you head into your chores for the morning take a few moments to awaken yourself and get your mind and body ready for the day. This will avoid morning meltdowns and help you get started with your day more positively and energetically. It is also a moment to get some time for yourself before you head into the rush of the day.
Here are some ways to help your mind and body to awake:
- After you get up immediately start with your morning hygiene like brushing, taking a bath, etc. These activities awaken your mind and take you out of the sleepy mood.
- Drink some water while enjoying morning silence near the window or outside. Daylight will help you feel awakened, during seasons when the sun is not up use house light.
- Do some stretching or exercise to awaken your body and loosen fatigue
- Do some deep breathing to awaken your mind, get calm and set your intention for the day.
Performing these activities may not take a lot of your time, for morning routines ideas you can read 50 Good Morning routine ideas that suit everyone
Prepare Breakfast and Lunch
After feeling awake now is the time to get started with morning tasks. It is best to get started with breakfast and lunch preparation as they are most necessary. If other house chores are missed it may not impact much and can be attended at the evening. But leaving the house eating a healthy breakfast and taking lunch for school and work are nonnegotiable
It is best if you can plan meals for the week and possibly some meal prep too on the weekends. This will make breakfast and lunch preparation easy. Meal planning and doing some preparation either the night before or on weekends will save you time in the morning.
Try to make simple meals and always have a quick meal option as a backup for days you get late.
Get some Daily House Chores done
While the meals are getting prepared you can get started with other house chores to make the best use of your time. Mostly the other house chores are related to cleaning only.
It is best if you can make a cleaning schedule for the week and follow it. You need not make the schedule every week just make it once and follow for weeks and tweak it with changing needs or seasons. You can read my post on Realistic daily and weekly cleaning schedule to make your own cleaning schedule. You can grab your free cleaning schedule printable below.
