Downsize Your Morning Routine

January 25, 2014April 20, 2017

Tip #25 – Downsize your morning routine

How much time do you spend getting ready in the morning? Do you find yourself spending so much time on yourself that you are late? Do you find yourself dreading getting ready in the morning because it takes so much time? What if you downsized your morning routine? What if you skipped one color of eye shadow? What if you didn’t straighten your hair and just put it in a ponytail instead? What if you set out your clothes the night before? Mornings are meant to prep you for the day – do you wake up excited for the day? Downsize your morning by downsizing the “to-do’s”!

Kristin’s Action Plan: I have a set amount of time in the morning to get ready. By keeping a certain amount of time, I know I don’t overdo the getting ready process for myself. It may be more than some, it may be less, but when I walk out the door, I feel confident. I was once convicted with this faith principle: do I spend more time on myself in the morning than I do with God? I can’t say this is always true and this is something I need to work on. But I find challenge and truth in that question. What can you do to downsize your morning routine?

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