If you were standing in front of my school building in the morning, you would see me running through the front doors, multiple bags on my arms, hair still dripping from the shower, and absolutely no make-up on my face.
Every day. Without fail.
I wonder what my co-workers think of me as I enter the classroom breathless and disheveled.
Perhaps that I’m lazy and that I don’t roll out of bed until 7AM? Or maybe they think I don’t know how to put myself together? But I don’t waste any time explaining. Because as soon as I put my stuff down on my desk, I run down the hallway to check in with the kiddos in one classroom. And then, shortly after, run down to the other end of the hallway to check in with the other set.
At 8AM, when the principal comes on the loudspeaker to read the daily announcements, I’ll sneak away and run to the bathroom. It is then when I will take a look at my face and my hair and try to put myself together so I look somewhat presentable.
The truth is that my alarm goes off between 4:30-5:00AM every morning. I technically have two hours to do something with my hair, accessorize my outfits, play around with my wardrobe.
Instead, I roll out of bed and:
All before 7AM when I rush out the door and head into work.
So, if you see me looking like a frump every day, you know it’s because I’m running around. Doing work.
Questions of the Day:
- What time does your alarm go off in the morning?
- How long does it take you to get ready for work?
Im such a whacadoodle BUT Ive never had an alarm.
I think about when I wanna get up as I go to bed.
BOOM I WAKE THAT TIME!!
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You kind of sound like me lately! I wake up super early but still feel like I’m running late in the mornings. It’s still awesome that you get that much stuff done before the day really starts though!
Mine goes off at 5 a.m.!
I do the exact same thing! I am running around like a crazy person trying to get my toddler to school and show up to work like I know whats going on! Some days I wonder how I get anything done! Next up on my list is the gym but that will have to wait till I move!
This reminds me of one of my favorite quotes: “Never complain, never explain.” Yep. You don’t owe anyone an explanation.
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Wow you do alot in the morning! When I worked outside the home I always got up 2 hours before work and that first half hour was just mine to wake up and be human. I still do that to be honest, only I do it in pajamas now:)
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I have such an odd schedule, so I don’t have to be to work at the same time every day, but I’m always running late no matter what time I get up. If I feel like I have “plenty of time”, I’ll write a blog post, work on my novel, catch up with other bloggers . . . then I look at the clock and realize I have ten minutes to get read, and BAM! Sure, it looks like I just rolled out of bed, but that’s never the case.
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I find my most productive time is at night…after everyone else has gone to bed. Mornings are a bear for me, but thankfully being a homeschooler, we can set our own schedule. We usually don’t start school until around 9:00, so mornings are quite leisurely. I tutor early one morning a week, and every single week I think, “I’m so glad I don’t have a job that requires me to get up early every day.” God bless you for getting so much done every morning. (Are you sure you’re not a robot?!) 🙂
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You should never have to explain yourself. My alarm goes off at 6:00 a.m. now but I am semi-retired.
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My alarm goes off between about 4am-4:20am. Today I played the snooze game and ended up skipping my workout, but I feel like it was the right decision. My mornings usually consist of workout, shower/makeup/hair/get dressed, pack lunch (it’s pre-made from Sunday food prep, just needs to be gathered), coffee and breakfast (coffee prepped the night before while cooking dinner so all I have to do is “push the button”), then I sit down to deal with blog stuff/email management before running off to work. I like starting my day super productive as I feel like it sets the tone for the rest of it.
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I’ve reached an age where my mornings are not as fast-paced as yours.
These days, I’m up around 6AM – I rarely hit the snooze, but there are days! One day a week I’m up at 4:30 to meet my dear friend for breakfast – we prefer face to face. The rest of the days, there is coffee and breakfast with my husband and a little snuggle time with our dogs. Then exercise, a little quiet time, then there’s writing and blogging and marketing. And time at some point in the day in my photo fort near the bird feeders with my camera.
My alarm goes off at 7am. Wake up and prepare breakfast for my son. Then prepare lunch & snacks for him to bring to school. Took everyone about 45 mins to be out of the door. Then it’s leisure time for me.
Way to pack a ton into your day!!
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SOunds like a super busy morning!!!
Mine goes off at 5:58. I make break fast then get my kids up and off to school then get the baby up and fed then rush to get ready and I leave for work at 9…
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Good for you getting stuff done before work! I would always wait until after work then I’d be too tired to do anything.
I get up at 5:50 and usually don’t start with my “work” until 8:30 so I get a lot done before that too.
Ugh! I feel the same. Like I am constantly running from one thing to the next. I get up at 4:30 and don’t stop until 10 or so. Wondering if it will ever get better.
I teach too! Alarm goes off at 6:45, I roll out of bed at 7:30 and am dressed, hair and makeup done by 8:00 to make it to work by 8:10 🙂 We do as much as we can the night before so we aren’t rushed in the morning!
I get up at least 1-1.5 hours before I need to leave. And really I leave 20-30 minutes earlier than I need to. I am scheduled to start work at 8:30 every day, and if I’m going to be later than 8:05, I freak out! I always like to be early. Today I didn’t roll in here until 8:20 and I was so mad at myself, and my makeup is simply foundation and mascara, but at least I did manage to wash and dry my hair. 🙂
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I have two kids and a traveling hubby…so, Im always on my toes.
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Sounds like you are super productive in the mornings…people probably dont realize that you’ve done more than them in that morning! haha
I get up around 5:30 and leave my house to catch the train at 6:45. I shower, dress, pack lunch, make and eat breakfast, and leave. Weekend mornings are much more leisurely!
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My alarm goes off at 7:30 in the morning and it takes me about half an hour to get ready for work 🙂 This is a great post, thanks for sharing!!
Your post motivated me to Wake up early. I’m a sleepy head . your list is really good I have to do the same.
My alarm comes in the form of a 3 year old 🙂 I’ve been working all day, but I’m still in pj’s because I have not had time to get dressed yet…I figure it is what it is 🙂 You do what you gotta do 🙂
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Yes!!!!! Great post and you go girl!
Seems like you are so productive in the morning. Whenever I get up super early I feel like I am so productive!
I love to hear about other peoples day and how they handle all they do! We shouldn’t judge each other harshly because we are all trying to be the best we can be.
My alarm goes off around 6:45 each morning.
This sounds like a great way to spend your morning. I keep hearing that success and a plan for your morning are closely linked. Who cares what others think.
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Wow! You sound super busy. I feel the same, although I’m a college student as opposed to a teacher; even though I wake up earlier than most of my friends, I often find myself running out of the door looking hardly presentable because I’ve been doing blogging-related tasks most of the morning.
My alarm goes off at 6:15 in the morning. I give myself 15 mins of quite alone time before I get going and start making my kids lunches, I wake them up around 6:40 and we are out the door for school at 7:20. Then I come home and do my daily devotional, before I jump into work!
Oh I hear you! Except now I roll out of bed anytime around 6ish for my 6 month old boy, and I look like a frump because I stayed up late doing my blog posts, shower (if there’s time), expressing, etc. There is seriously not enough hours in the day. Props to you for waking up SO EARLY to get stuff done!!
My alarm is my 1 year old daughter. She likes to wake up at 4:30 am as well! Which isn’t so bad. Like you mentioned you get alot done before 7am even rolls around. I also do the dishes the next day, the last thing I want to do at the end of a long day is those dang dishes! Here’s to seeing another sunrise!
I totally get this. I walk around with my eyes open but brain totally off until I have some coffee in me then I stubble into the shower to continue to wake up and proceed with my day. Hehehe.
Ah your mornings sound a lot like mine! Except lately I have been a bit lazy and sleeping in a little longer… I really need to do something about that!
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I work at home now but before…I needed min. 1 hour to get myself together 😀
Love to wake up slowly and sip through 2 huge coffee…in peace 😀
If I wake up in a rush.. my mood is gone for the whole day…
I wish I had a better set schedule actaully, it’s pretty random which leaves me going around running back and forth getting things done. Still though it seems like there’s a ton I haven’t been able to get done, ha
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I get up at six, and usually go to work at 7. I really like getting to work before everyone else so I can work uninterrupted. I’m trying to decide if I can push myself to get up earlier to exercise as I’m struggling to do it after school. I so admire you getting up at 4.30-5!
You’re a powerhouse! I wish I was that productive in the morning…it always takes me so long to get going!!!
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MAN! YOU’RE GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO! I love how you have a plan and you reach your goals! You go girl!
xo,
Modeline
You get a lot accomplished everyday! That’s great – I’m the one that really rolls out of bed without doing any chores like I should. I do manage to grab coffee though.
I feel like I was constantly like that when I was teaching. Now my alarm goes off at 5. And my boss comes downstairs ready for the day at 7:30. I work out, shower, then work on blog stuff. 🙂
This week I just started waking up at 7 to work on my blog for an hour before getting ready to go to work. We will see how it works 🙂 My idea is that waking up to do something that I love will push me to get out of bed instead of hitting snooze on my phone!
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Great post Divya.
I must say, hats off to all young ladies trying to juggle between full time work and family life.
Nice of you to share it with All.
God Bless You!!
my alarm goes off at 4 am but what time i usually get up is a whole another story 😛
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My day starts around 6:45 and I do everything you do up until 9 a.m. when I start work . I love exercising in the morning.
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Wow you do so much before you even go to work in the mornings. I wish I could get up early and accomplish so much.
In my opinion you are making good use of yoru time. I wish I could have that discipline you are inspiring me =)
Oh wow you get lots done! When I’m not working from home, my alarm goes off at 6:45 (yes, I’m ambitious) but I don’t get up until 7:15…ish. I’m out the door in about an hour. I’m really not a morning person AT ALL (as evidenced by the fact that it’s 1:20am as I’m typing this! Maybe that’s why I ignore my 6:45 alarm eh??)
I’m terrible in the morning. I’ll stay up till 3AM working but don’t wake me up early! I’m not grumpy, I just won’t function properly till around 11AM. 🙂 Luckily, I work from home!
This sounds just like me!! Although I’m a morning person, so I feel like I’m my most productive in the morning which is normally why I’m rushing around doing a million things!
I wake up at 5:45 every morning but like you have a fairly busy time before I actually get to work. My journey to work takes an hour by bus so I do my hair/make up then.
I wake up pretty late, like at 7:00 shower, then my three year old ready for school as soon she is gone (a driver fetches her) then it’s time to check other blogs have a cup of ☕️ and do some writing only at 10am I start with house work till late most days. It least I don’t have to worry about what I look like as long my monthly personal maintenance is in order😉
I get up at 7:00 am, sometimes 7:30 am and then make breakfast, get ready, pack a lunch, and then finally take off. It’s a pretty relaxing way to start the day!
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That is why teachers are awesome!
Mornings aren’t my best time! I’m lucky in that I work from home and don’t have to commute. I do have to discipline myself to start working though!
Our alarm goes off at 730a…. and we have the kids at school by 840. I work from home so I generally dont start until around 9a but can really start whenever, thankfully!
I don’t have an alarm, but I rarely sleep past 5 am. Sad really I wish I could sleep in later. I try, I really do. Since I work from home I don’t really have to get ready for work. Though, coffee is a must to start the day.
You have very productive mornings! I am trying to get back to going to the gym in the morning, I just have to wait for this darn flu to pass. It’s been lingering for far too long. Keep up the good work girl!
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Oooo sounds like you have some pretty productive mornings!!! As much as I love my sleep, I’m totally a morning peeps once I have my caffeine running in my system!
I’m so sleepy in the morning and I hate to get up early just when i must. I am not productive early in the morning like you.
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My alarm during the week goes off at 6:15am, so I can get our older 2 kids up and ready for school. I am a stay at home mom, so my days are usually relaxed unless I have a deadline for blog posts or campaigns. I spend a lot of time with my youngest 🙂
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i don’t clock a card anymore so I look amazing when I leave the house!ha ha ! but really when I was employed at corporate I would mostly put on my makeup at work because I spent so much time getting things ready for the day. and I had to get to work by 7 plus drop off three girls to school before i got to work! yikes!
Love this – a woman with real priorities! My alarm goes off at 4pm or 6am, depending on the day! The schedule flip flop that comes with kids and night shift can be hard!
I big fat puffy heart this, lol. There are more important things in life than looking put together 😉 Your mornings inspire me! Awesome!