Morning Routine?

At my job now, I pretty much can roll out of bed, throw something on, and be out of the door. Starting a new job in a few weeks and want to get a good routine down.. including make-up and hair which I suck at. What's your morning routine?

Morning Routine?

I leave at 635,my routine is this...
wake up 545, shower, put hair in towel and put on makeup. blow dry hair, get dressed all by 620, have a quick coffee and leave. I have been doing it for 12yrs so I am used to it. My best advice is to pick out your clothes the night before, I usually have at least 2 options laid out. My hair is keratin so that makes it so easy to dry

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Don't make fun of my times. Yes, I wake up late!

8:20/8:30 - wakeup. I read my emails on my iPad before I get out of bed.

8:30 - give the kitties their breakfast. Get my coffee on. Unload the dishwasher and put the dishes away.

8:40 - shower & blow dry my bangs (I wash my hair at night)

9:00 - Makeup & get dressed

9:15 - put together my coffee to bring tow work. Eat breakfast (protein bar + oj)

9:20 - out the door (sometimes I'm 5 min late or so)

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I was my hair at night (every other night) and let it air dry. Sleep with it up in a top knot or bun.

I wake up and shower (hair still up so it doesn't get wet)

Get out and do my skincare and make up (make up takes about 5-10 min tops)

Then do my hair- blow my bangs down, go over it with a curling iron etc

Apply Sally Hansen Airbrush legs if I am wearing a dress /skirt- which is every day in the summer pretty much

Then get dressed

Make my to go coffee in the Keurig and grab a yogurt or something to take to work

Out the door

Takes about an hour to an hour and 15 total

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Shower 5:45
Hair/Makeup/Dressed - I wear inimal makeup and have long, curly hair so it's eaither tossed up and scrunched in the shower to rework it, or washed that mroning and product added and I leave w/ a wet haed .......down the stairs by 6:20 to get the kids out of bed and dressed, out the door for school by 6:40

I wear a suit to work every day - so I don't lay my stuff out the night before. I'm exhausted the night before - lol. I grab whatever out of my closet and go - it's pretty much a staple dress/jacket, or pants/jacket - maybe a belt/scarf if I'm feeling wild and crazy - lol

If I have something major going on, I'll do it the night before, ususally b/c I'm taking the time w/ accessories, which I don't normally do -

Morning Routine?

I get up at 5:15 and shower/dry hair and straighten it.
Done by 5:35 and watch the news til 6am
6am wake DH and DS
Get DS settled with whatever he needs for the early am.
between 6 and 630 I get dressed, do makeup (all of abut 5 mins) clean up around the house, make food if needed, pack luch, get daycare bag together etc.

640 out the door for the train.

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On a good day:

5:30 wake up for 30 min workout at home

6:15 shower, put robe or nightgown on

6:30 brush out and towel dry hair and makeup (5 min)

6:35 or 6:40 I do a few things in the kitchen, check email, LIF lol

6:50 dry hair (only wash hair every other day)

7:00 Wake up DD2

Until about 7:45 I will do things for kids, in kitchen with breakfast/lunch prep and cleanup

7:45 get dressed and brush teeth (I wear suits or clothes that don't need much coordination or ironing so it's quick. I do a quick change of necklaces or earrings)

Now that school started we will be out the door at 7:45-8 depending on carpool days

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My hours are 10 - 6.

I don't like rushing in the morning and I usually shower the night before. So...

6:45 - 7...Wake up
7 - 7:30...Feed the kitties, bathroom stuff...pee, brush teeth, drop a deuce, put in contacts
7:30 - 7:40...makeup
7:40 - 8...put together lunch if I didn't take care of it the night before. If it's already done, hang out with Charlie, Gayle and Norah (aka CBS This Morning) in the living room.
8 - 8:30...get dressed, do my hair (which takes about a minute since it's short), make sure I have everything in my bag and leave.

I move s-l-o-w in the mornings.

ETA: It takes me about 45 minutes to get to work...I give myself an hour on case of delays and I don't mind getting to my desk a bit early to settle in and b.s. with my friends here before starting the day.

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I think my major thing is going to be having to get up earlier! Right now.. I wake up at about 7:45 for a 8:10 time to leave. My hair is literally in a messy bun everyday and I look a hot mess!

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alarm at 5:45
get up at 6:00
shower, brush teeth, contacts in by 6:30
6:30 - 7:15 - get dressed, put on makeup and dry hair
if DS wakes up during that time, put him in bedroom with me with milk and some tv
by 7:15 if he hasn't gotten up yet, i wake him up.
7:15 - 7:30 - get DS dressed, teeth brushed etc

7:30 - 7:50 - gather ds's food for daycare, make my lunch, get our crap all together

7:50 out the door.

Morning Routine?

4:45-5:05 Get out of bed depending how tired I am

5:00 - 5:15 Wash face, brush teeth, fart around in bathroom (not literally) while DH does lunches for us

5:15 - 5:30 Pick clothes, get dressed, grab my bags while DH gets ready

5:35 - Meet DH in the car who is usually honking lol

I do my makeup/hair routine when I get to work about 6:40 in NJ

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You all get up so early!

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6:30: alarm goes off
6:45: shower
7:00: put on lipstick and straighten hair
7:20 - 7:30: leave house (depends on if I have to make my lunch or not, but I try to do it the night before).
get to work before 7:45.

I really don't wear any make up besides lipstick. Sometimes I'll throw some Bare Escentuals on. And I don't wash my hair everyday, so it's just a matter of touching my hair up with the iron.

Morning Routine?

I get up at 5:00 am (3) days during the week and I go for a run or to the gym. About 5:20 - 6:20 am workou! Go home get in shower and am out the door by 7:05am. I shower and get ready super quick. I grab coffee at DD or starbucks and make the train at 7:17am to NYC! I am lucky b/c I do my makeup on the train! The other am i sleep in till 6:15am which is a treat!!!

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I'm up at 4am throw on workout clothes, out the door at 440. No makeup- hair pulled back. I shower the night before. Show up at work( downtown Bklyn) exercise, shower, makeup there and change into business casual clothes.

Morning Routine?

6:00 alarm goes off, shower, get dressed
6:30 get all of mine and dd's crap together
wake up dd if she isn't up yet. get her dressed and ready.
give her her milk in front of the tv while i do my hair and put on some makeup
out the door by 7, drop off dd, at work by 8

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Posted by Eunyboo

I think my major thing is going to be having to get up earlier! Right now.. I wake up at about 7:45 for a 8:10 time to leave. My hair is literally in a messy bun everyday and I look a hot mess!

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Posted by tourist

Posted by Eunyboo

I think my major thing is going to be having to get up earlier! Right now.. I wake up at about 7:45 for a 8:10 time to leave. My hair is literally in a messy bun everyday and I look a hot mess!

wow-that's even faster than my husband! Do you shower at night?

If I could wash my hair at night or every other day it would be so much faster, but I don't feel clean/awake that way.

I get up about 7 to leave at 8:20. I need my hair to mostly hair dry while I get ready, so I can blow dry it for a few minutes to finish it off.

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I probably wake up the earliest here. Up at 4:15am for a 5:20 train. Shower 1st thing. I don't wash my hair in the mornings, just 3x a week since its thick and long and I can get away with it. Do my makeup, (eyeshadow, liner, mascara, bronzer, lipgloss) fix hair, get my son's lunch ready for school and get my food together to bring in to work. I then wait for my son's babysitter who comes at 5am and them I leave for the train. The most important thing for me is definitely to have my clothes out the night before and my food for the workday prepared in the fridge. I wait until I get to work in the city for coffee and to eat my breakfast

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I'm up by 5/530 the latest. I shower(7-10mins) makeup(3-4 mins), hair(5 mins at most), get dress. Wake DH up @6am
Once I'm done getting myself together I wake my DC up. The little ones take baths/showers at night so it's easier in the AM getting them ready. My oldest DD takes the longest(expected from a HS senior). We have breakfast and then I'm out the door by 6:30am. Have to be at work by 7am.

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6:45am: Snooze the alarm!

6:55am: Get up/immediately into the shower where I wash my hair each morning (well, not with shampoo. I do co-wash most days, but I need to wet it every day (curly hair)

7:10am: out of the shower, moisturize, deodorize, run hair product through hair, brush teeth/floss/mouthwash, make-up (basic - bare minerals, blush, curl eyelashes, mascara)

~7:17am: get dressed/accessorize (sometimes I pick out the night before. This is the only place I can get in trouble time-wise...if I change my mind, or decide something doesn't work as planned. Husband is still in bed so it's easier if I have ideas ready to go since it's dark.

7:25am: Let the dog out, put out food for her, pack my lunch (I cook and portion in the evenings so it's just throwing things in the bag), and make my breakfast smoothie (protein powder, unsweetened almond milk, greens and usually some fruit, plus ice), clean the blender, bring the dog back in

7:35am: in the car (drink smoothie in the car...my commute is an hour so I have plenty of time)

So, approximately 40 minutes start to finish.

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I wake up at 530 if I have to shower, 545 if I don't. If I shower the night before, I sleep with my hair in a braid and either wear it up to work or curl it with a curling wand which takes about 10-15 min.

If not, I just blow dry it a little and let the rest air dry. My hair doesn't do much so it will just dry pin straight if I don't do anything to it.

I spend about 5 minutes on my make-up because I don't wear much to work at all. I also set out my clothes and make my lunch the night before because I find that it takes me much longer to do it when I'm half asleep.

I don't have to be to work until 7:45 but I like to get there by 6:50-7 so I have time to drink my tea and relax before my extra help starts at 7:40.

Morning Routine?

I wake up between 5:15 and 6 depending on my schedule for the day
I wake up and go to our downstairs bathroom because DH is in our masterbath no matter what time I get up.
I let our dog out, then I take care of all of our pets which takes me about 15 minutes. In the summer I sit in the backyard with my pets and check emails. Sometimes I have a business call that I take before I start getting ready.
DH is usually gone by now so I can get ready in my master bath
I try to give myself 45-60 min from shower to out the door.
My shower is usually 5 min, I wash my hair everyday
Brush teeth, face cream, hair product
Pick out clothes, start getting dressed. I don't lay my clothes out but I think of what I'm wearing the night before.
Dry hair( I suck at doing my hair)
Makeup is 2 min or less
Jewelry
Lastly it takes me 5 min to make my breakfast shake, pack lunch and drinks
Out the door

Morning Routine?

Up at 4am - go to the gym and work out. Usually back home by 5:30-5:45. Have coffee, watch news 12, in the shower by 6-6:10. Makeup (about 10 mins), get my clothes together if I haven't done it the night before. I let my hair air dry a bit before blowing it dry. DH makes breakfast and my lunch (yay). I am usually out the door by 7. I stop and get coffee at 7-11 and then hit the road. It can take me anywhere from 45mins to an hour to get to work for an 8:30 start.