Energize Your Day: A Busy Mom's Guide to Productivity

Wake up before the kids to claim some quiet time for yourself. Leveraging implementation intentions by setting a specific time the night before.

“I always have a little bible time I read my Jesus calling deot Devotional.”

Incorporate a morning workout to energize the body. Starting with 5 minutes and adding a minute each day.

“I have been trying to sneak in some workouts in the morning.”

Use citrus essential oils in a diffuser to invigorate and energize. Use habit stacking by adding this to your get ready routine.

“Citrus oils for the win they are so invigorating and they make me happy and they are literally energizing.”

Play soft, classical music in the background to create a positive atmosphere.

“I put on some really soft classical music in the background.”

Eat a balanced breakfast within the first hour of waking up. Leveraging implementation intentions by planning your breakfast the night before.

“You want to make sure that you are eating within ideally like that first hour when you wake up because you need to literally break the fast from the night before.”

Get dressed in real clothes and do a simple makeup routine.

“Always get dressed real clothes and then I do my like 10 minute simple makeup routine... that just gets me ready for my day and I feel like I am ready to show up and work and be my best self.”

Make your bed to create momentum and a sense of accomplishment. Make it more rewarding by adding a small treat.

“Just make your bed like just do it... it's one of those things that it's just such an accomplishment and it just gets your day like it just gets that energy and that momentum going.”

Monitor caffeine intake and adjust as needed to avoid anxiety and crashes. Using Implementation Intentions 'If I feel anxious, I will switch to decaf'.

“You may need to like check your caffeine consumption take a little look at that if you feel like you're struggling with energy you might actually need to... scale back on the caffeine.”

Prepare part of dinner in advance to reduce evening fatigue and decision fatigue. Leverage Loss Aversion by thinking about the time saved later.

“If you can prep dinner at any point in the day before it's actually time to cook dinner this makes such a big difference in your day.”

Spend time outdoors to get daylight and fresh air. Refer to the 'No Such Thing as Bad Weather' book to embrace outdoor activities regardless of conditions.

“Going outside and getting fresh air right now it's winter there's... snow on the ground... getting daylight is so important for our energy and our circadian rhythm fresh air is so important.”

Take a break for relaxation and tea time to revitalize. Using habit stacking by including a favorite book or activity.

“In the afternoons when naturally your energy is waning a little bit I've learned recently that if I just kind of lean into it it actually gives me so much more energy through the rest of the day... We've been doing tea time every day... it's something relaxing it's like a pause in the day.”

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Having a To-Do list ready so you know what you are going to accomplish that day. Use Implementation Intentions by making the to-do list the night before.

“Having your to-do list ready so that you know what you're going to accomplish that day... Nothing exhausts me faster than not knowing what I'm doing and wasting a lot of thought and like puttering around and trying to make decisions.”