The Other Side of Me | My Morning Routine as a Mom

Juggling content creation, a full time job, and now motherhood has changed the way my typical morning routine looks.

After hitting snooze on my alarm a few times, I struggle to take my compression gloves off. Trying to be so careful as to not wake up Baby L, I slowly drag my body out of bed with the little strength I have left in my hands and wrists.

I head into the bathroom and reach for my toothbrush. I blankly stare off into the not-so-far distance as I brush my teeth for the next two minutes on autopilot.

I then jump into the shower and the warm water gradually brings me back to life. My arthritis seems to go away enough to a point where the pain doesn’t bother me as much. I give myself roughly ten minutes, and then dry up, put my clothes on, and blow dry my hair.

I walk into my home office to power on my work computer and clock in. I run downstairs to pop my breakfast (two mini bubble waffles from Trader Joe’s, if you’re wondering) into the air fryer and grab an iced coffee I bought earlier in the week out of the fridge. I take a sip, hoping the caffeine will kick in sooner than later.

I go back into my office, sit in my chair, and open Microsoft Teams, bracing myself knowing there is probably going to be a message from someone who will annoy me (I was right - it was someone from Accounting bothering me about “missing” receipts like I don’t do my job). I take a deep breath.

I complete tasks that have come in overnight and early in the morning during these first two hours of the day. It’s usually quiet enough before I get my first phone call, so I can power through my to do list.

I hear Baby L’s soft cries coming from our bedroom. It’s 8am. I snap out of my daze, and now my day really begins.

xo,
Keshia