Some people do their best work in the morning… or so I hear. For most people, however, there is often quite a disconnect between how we plan our mornings to go and how they actually go.
1. Waking up
Expectation: Wake up naturally, early enough that you have plenty of time to leisurely get ready for your day.
Reality: Wake up to a blaring alarm, hit the snooze button 7 times, roll out of bed ten minutes before you are supposed to be somewhere.
2. Breakfast
Expectation: A fresh omelet made of eggs and veggies that you picked up from the local farmer’s market.
Reality: Stale toast, cereal, or literally nothing as you fly yourself out the door.
3. Outfit
Expectation: A well put together look comprised of a top, a bottom, matching shoes, and accessories.
Reality: A t-shirt with holes, no bra, and barely pants.
4. Hair and makeup
Expectation: Plenty of time to shower, style your hair, and apply makeup to complement your outfit.
Reality: A messy bun and the bare minimum (eyebrows > everything else)
5. Out the door checklist
Expectation: Run through your checklist in your head as you sip coffee – phone, laptop, chargers, wallet, keys – check!
Reality: Grab that half-dead phone and barely the keys to your apartment, then run in and out of the house and up and down the stairs as you forget 15 things in a row.
6. Coffee
Expectation: A freshly brewed cup made exactly the way you like at home, with plenty of time to sit down and savor it.
Reality: You’re already late, plus what’s another $5.50? Stop at Starbucks.