So when I saw you were doing this, I was like nope, not going to do that, I draw the line at getting up early. I’m not a morning person, but that’s exactly WHY I need to do it! I want my kids to wake up to me, being happy, and already awake. Setting my alarm now, I’m having my coffee in peace tomorrow 😂 also, side note, that flashback made me realize how long I’ve been following you, it’s crazy.
I love seeing you so excited, trying new things, experimenting, and sharing the results with us. You're being such an active participant in your life. Just loving your videos the past couple months. Thank you for this wonderful content!
Katie I haven’t watched you guys in a long time but I’m loving all your new channel content! Waking up before your kids is the best thing ever. I get to enjoy my coffee In peace!
This was so helpful! You hit the nail on the head when you said it’s nice to wake up and have some time to yourself instead of waking up to your kids needing you immediately. I find myself getting frustrated with my 4 year old first thing in the morning when he comes downstairs and wakes me up wanting breakfast, and I hate that that’s the first thing he sees when he gets up - his grumpy, tired mom. It’s not fair to him, or to me. I’m going to try this (although probably not quite as early as 5am! Haha) and see how I feel. I’ve vowed to myself to be a better mom in 2019, and I think getting up before the kids is the first step. Thanks for all your recent videos! I’ve been looking forward to them every week and they have really inspired me to improve my life.
This is so me! I have had so much internal struggle with how Gaines comes down to me being the same way. I am NOT the nicest when ANYBODY wakes me up. haha It has definitely helped. So glad to hear you're inspired to do the same. It is hard after the first few days, but don't quit at that point! That means success is just on the other side...once you get past that, things shift in your body's natural sleep cycle and it gets "easier." You just have to find what works best for you! 💕
KatieOnTheFlipSide thank you for your reply! I can’t wait to start trying it out. I have followed your videos for years, but became a daily viewer when you were pregnant with Gaines while I was pregnant with my son. They are so close in age and I found you to be super relatable! Looking forward to your next video!
I’m not really a morning person but I found this journal from Habit Nest called The Morning Sidekick Journal. This journal makes me plan out my morning ritual especially things that I want to stay up to finish but I can finish in the morning instead. The journal calls the first week, Hell Week. And naps are good too. And I also follow FlyLady who says to get dressed down to the shoes as apart of your routine. It has helped me stay motivated during my morning decluttering, easy to take out the trash since I’m already dressed and wearing shoes. It’s great to find your channel and so nice to find someone else who is Konmari decluttering and taking the morning journey too.
I started doing this years ago and it is seriously life changing. I realized that our entire day went so much better if I was ready and prepared to be mom when the kids got up. If I'm calm and ready then they're calm. My kids are now teen/tweenagers and I still do this. And now they're old enough to be home alone and can get up themselves and get breakfast started...my friend and I have been meeting every morning and walking 4.5 miles. :)
I REALLY need to do this. I relate so much to you guys- two kids, so much excitement for a few years years and then reality hits and the toll on your marriage from the kids, anxiety depression etc. Life gets hard. I’m so glad to see you actively bettering yourself and inspiring me to do the same!!
Katie, THANK YOU for doing this video. I relate to this sooo much! You have inspired me to try waking up early just to have that me time to get ready and be more productive rather than going to bed late.
What i like the most is how honest you are being on how fustrated you get with the kids and how the time frame change can really help with that. I have almost the exact schedule as you did before except i dont work i'm a stay at home mom and a full time college student. I wake up get my daughter ready for the day breakfast, then myself, school and then sleep sometimes past midnight (like tonight) getting house work done. I do find myself getting really anxious overwhelmed and even impatient at times with everything which is something i don't want my daughter to be a witness of. I'm going to try this for sure and hopefully i'm as determined as you were and wont quit on it!
You have a great ch. and it’s very enjoyable to watch. I quit watching your family ch. but this one pulled me back ❤️ so nice to see you focusing more on You
Good for you! This is the block of time for YOU! I have been getting up by 5am for over 15 years. Not because of work. I love the early morning, the stillness of it. It is GREAT!!!
The first thing I do when I wake up is pray and read my Bible. I like reading the online KJV Bible on my computer or phone. It has a quiz after each chapter. I hope everyone is having a blessed day God loves you!
you know, I've been wanting to do some of my own lifestyle changes lately.. and i've realized that it's gotta be in moderation.. I was sooo hard on myself that I wasn't keeping with my goals, then I realized I needed them to be more realistic & therefore I've had a set wakeup time and bed time.. 10 pm and 8 am, and i plan to work back from there! Thanks for all you do, love you lots!!
Hi Katie! THANK YOU for this video. I've been in the dumps with 0 motivation or desire to do anything. Between work, 2 kids, and a husband I'm exhausted. I'm going to give this a shot and see what happens as it gives me no excuses for not having me time. I hope you continue to share but especially what exercises you're doing and foods you're eating. ❤
Katie I just wanted to thank you for this!! I'm always rushed in the morning and always the one that is late. You have inspired me and tomorrow I will get my butt up at 5AM. Thank you again for setting a good example for me.
@@KatieOnTheFlipSide It went well until Chirstmas Eve Night. I stayed up all night to make everything special for my almost two year old little boy and then it hasn't gone so well. lol
I’ve gotten up at 5:00am for years. Love my mornings. Coffee, News, get dressed/makeup, etc.. Then when hubby wakes up from his coma at 8:00am, I’m ready to rock ‘n’ roll. Truth be known, we’re both retired and we just sit most of the day. But should I have the urge to actually be productive (yeah, right) I’m dressed ready to go. 🤪
So proud of you Katie. This has always been something I wanted to do. I’m really going to work on this with the new year. 😊 Thank you for this video! Very motivating
Good for you, Katie!!! You are on the right track but girl!!! Ya need to get your butt in bed earlier. I wake up between 5-6am each day...I do work FT, but I’m fortunate that my job is 100% home based (I work in clinical research). I get up early to have “me” time. I love it but I’m also a morning person and always have been...and I know that makes it easier for me! I would suggest maybe trying to get up every other day at 5 and then for the days in between maybe try 6? Best of luck! You should be proud of yourself!!
Thank you for posting this!!! I'm a mother of two girls and currently struggling with my multiple anxiety disorders, depression & mood disorders. I've been thinking of these life changes for sometime, however it's been extremely difficult. I have made these resolutions to take time for self care. I strongly feel that this method will help. I'm just a VERY DEEP SLEEPER/Hitting snore is my VERY bad habit. Hoping for a positive change. I love your new content and all the other vlogs. Long time viewer and look forward to the new year. All the best ♥️
I found that when I didn’t set more than 1 alarm and didn’t even allow snooze to be an option, my brain KNEW I had to get up when the alarm went off and it was so much easier. No question, and no having to make a decision of how long to hit snooze! And I’ve been similar to what you said - literally hitting snooze for like an hour and not even knowing it. Best of luck to you!! You can do it! 💕
Katie this was awesome and i have tried this as well, i noticed that i absolutely loved having me time for sure and not having to be so grumpy when the kiddos wake up so yes its helped me sooo much!!! And exercise is the best when u get up early 😊 you have always been beautiful but girl you are looking FANTASTIC❤❤
I also wake up at 5am. I have 1 hr to get dressed then drink coffee and eat breakfast for 20 minutes before I have to wake up the kids! Love the quiet time or if the hubby is up we can talk over coffee.
You look great Katie!! Good for you for getting up that early and sticking with it. This is something i want to try doing. Would you do an updated workout/weight loss video?
Ayayayayay Katie. Why do you keep making video that inspire me?! Staaaaappp!! Lol! 😂😂❤️ Girl, I am gonna do this in the new year. We have extra kids in the house right now so there is like zero routine. BUT, it’s on after they go back to college.
I transitioned to waking up at 4:30am when we turned the clocks back and I'm pregnant so already going to bed earlier. I love getting my day started before the kids are up. You look great by the way 🤗
Loved watching this! We are doing the same thing in our home with a newborn. But I really want to start getting up early as well for our older two kids. I think I’m going to start tomorrow by waking up at 5am.
It is 9am and my oldest son is still asleep, I absolutely love that he sleeps in. I am due to go back to work at the end of January (mat leave will be over) and my boys will have to start waking at 6am to get ready for the day and go to daycare. I am planning on waking at 5am as well to get my day together before the boys wake up. The thought of doing it is completely daunting. I would love to hear tips on getting in the mindset because sleep really is my best friend.
You look so healthy and beautiful!!! Loved this video. Super inspiring! I'm in a rut with my 2 year old boy- I can't keep up with him, especially in the mornings. Mornings suck. I'm definitely going to try. Anything that makes me a better mom is worth it. :) Thank you for this!!
Katie, look into the Flylady Babysteps. There are "routines" that will help you to achieve what you need to do. Please look into it. You are doing great!!!👍💖😉
I’m loving your videos and you are inspiring me so much! I’ve ordered the Konmari book and am excited to start the process because I’m tired of all this stuff I have. I am a night owl for sure and am really scared to try to get up earlier, but it’s something I would like to try...but after the new year 🤣
I love this idea! Can you offer any suggestions for a nurse working 12hr shifts? I work 3 days a week, no weekends. The catch is, my schedule is 10a-10p. Currently, I wake up at 6:30 on days i have to work and 7 on days i don't because the kids have to be dropped of by 8:30am. I feel like i would love having that extra time in the mornings even to just get ready and drink my coffee hot and in peace. But thinking about it, waking up at say 545 or 6 and then not even getting home from work until 11pm seems soooooo difficult!!
I need to do this. I’m unfortunately the tired grumpy mom every morning 😩 We however have to small of a home, and the way our home is set up, I would wake up all 5 of our children by doing this 🤦🏼♀️ We need a bigger home ASAP so this momma can do this self care morning routine on the double ! You are amazing Katie, and I’m loving your new series ☺️
Katie, I like my sleep too. But when I had kids, I started getting up early too. I feel like I was getting so much more done when I did. I had my two kids and started watching other people's kids. So it was important to get my house cleaned, supper in the crockpot and the laundry started. My house was cleaner then, than it is now. Lol. And, I do not have kids at home anymore unless you consider my husband, which is just as bad as the kids. Lol. Hang in there Katie. BTW, you are doing great on getting your house in order. You are also, looking great. Keep doing whatever you are doing because it makes s working for you.
Are we on the same journey?! First the closet clean out, now getting up early lol i actually started this last week, and it was life changing, i loved it. I also love sleep, i could sleep, and have slept, 18hrs straight. I am still on maternity leave, so i decided to start doing the routine i will follow when i go back to work, and it was great. Wake up at 530am, make coffee for my husband, make breakfast, and have some quiet time. My son, however, decided he wanted to be up at 530am too hahaha getting up early means i am passing out by 8am, so i go to bed by 830pm
Since my 5 & 4 yr old started school last year..I started waking up 30mins before Them. I have to have coffee as soon as I wake up, otherwise I’m a huge grouch. The worst! As soon as my alarm goes off..there’s no time for snooze. I have to get up, I get started on my coffee..30mins gives me enough time to drink it before my kids get up. I drink espresso..so I’m wired by the time they’re getting out of bed. I love it, not at first because I love sleep 😴 but I really hate the way I feel if I have not drank coffee.
You definitely gotta do a trial and error like do I wake up early and workout, shower etc. or just have quiet me time to get yourself ready for the day so you can be in a good mood and ready to help the kids. ☺️ I get up at 5:30am Monday-Friday for work. I kind of rush so I probably could get up 30 minutes earlier so I’m not so rushed but ugh so hard! Girl naps are good!!!! I take a short nap everyday at work. ( lol, we have a “quiet room” ) I’m proud of you! ❤️💪🏼
OMG a quiet room at work is amazing!! There were so many days at my desk I would think how awesome it would be if I could just lay down and nap instead of taking a lunch break! Power naps are the best. 💕
Ugh I’m so happy you posted this! I was going to make a video just like this except waking up at 4:30 and there’s not many inspiring videos or ideas so this is so helpful! I did try it for a couple days and I noticed my 2 year old, even tho I was being very quite, was waking up way earlier than usual. I wonder why that is?? If you’ve continued to do this, did they adjust back into their normal sleeping routines or have they still been waking up earlier? Love you!!
I would love to hear how you convinced yourself to do it! And after watching this I actually set my alarm to go off at six thirty instead of the usual seven o’clock and I’m about to get some sleep. Baby steps... We’ll see how this goes!
Yes! I love getting up early for these reasons too. The hard part is forcing myself to go to sleep early because getting 7-8 hours of sleep is so important for your health.
Waking up early is great! I wake up 4-4:30 every morning. I started that when I started working. I agree sometimes we hit that block during the evenings, but coffee does the trick. I do go to sleep early though around 9-10pm.
I don't have kids yet, but as a teacher my days are pretty busy. I'm also a coach, so by the time I'm home I'm pretty tired from the day. I want to work on getting up earlier!! I've started reading, but need to finish, the Miracle Morning book. There are a few versions, including one for families!
Have you read the miracle morning? Its a great book. Also there is a challenge going around for the miracle morning where you do Silence Affirmations Visualization Exercise Reading and Scribing.
I am trying to find the book you mentioned other than knmari and the body...there was another one n I cant find it in your descriptions....I love ur videos! U and Cullen will make it thru all of this...u are very motivating for me! Help me find this book please if u can!
I get up at 5am everyday. I’m a SAHM and get all of my hubbys things ready in the morning for his work day and his coffee. Then, we shower and by the time we’re out, our daughter is up and ready for breakfast and then our son shortly after. There’s not much “me” time, but I love it. Although, it’s exhausting some days.
When my kids were little I woke up at 5am so that I could have a little time to myself. I needed that time to be able to shower, dress, and think. I never attempted to be productive or work out. I just really needed me time.
Do you mind sharing the name of the video you watched the second morning for yoga and stretching? 😊 I want to try waking up earlier and I think that would be perfect for me!
I would LOVE some practical tips on how to do this and maintain it successfully!! I really, really struggle to go to bed early, and this means I also struggle to get up early. In an ideal world I would be asleep by 10pm and wake up at 6am, but after a few 7am wake-ups I just fall apart!! I do have chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, so I realise I need to take that into consideration (!!) BUT I also know that having a healthy sleep routine really helps to keep symptoms in check. Ironically though, the diseases are also often the reason why I struggle to sleep early in the first place!! 🙄🤦🏼♀️😭😂 .....so yes!! Any helpful tips would he super appreciated......I am LOVING this series you’ve been doing Katie, it has genuinely helped and encouraged me so much ☺️☺️😘✌🏻💕
This is going to be so hard for us since our daily schedule is sooo late compared to everyone else. I work from home. We go to bed around 1am and wake up around 10-10:30 am my daughter goes to bed around 10:00 pm and wakes up 12 hours later. Going to try this but maybe I’ll wake up at 8 and once I nail that I’ll do 7. My goal is to wake up at 6 and get my daughter to have a wake up schedule of 7-8am
I wonder if the kids are sensing somebody's up so their waking up. I'm a night owl always have been and I hate it not when I'm doing it but the next day I'm no good for anything. Just do what I have to do and sometimes that doesn't even get done. I have no kids to deal with it's just me so if something doesn't get done no big deal..lol What I have started doing is no electronics in the bedroom after going bed. I take them and put them on the dining room table before doing all the things you do before going to bed. It's helped I don't find myself grabbing for the iPad just because I woke up to turn over or make a bathroom run. And like you said and hour goes by before you know it looking at nothing keeping my brain wide awake. Sometimes finding it hard to go back to sleep if I've been asleep 4-5 hours I've just had a good nap...lol With no electronic stimulation I've found I just either roll over and go back to sleep or stumble to the bathroom and back and go right back to sleep.
I had somebody comment on instagram that even if they can't hear me, they may hear the "house waking up"...like the pipes when I shower or brush my teeth or flush the toilet, etc. even though our bathroom isn't right by their rooms. Pipes go all throughout! I hadn't thought about it like that, but makes sense.
I wish I could do this. I have to wake up at 5am anyways but for work. Ive tried to get up at 4am to do stuff like this and it's just too early...maybe ill try again!
I get up every morning at 5:30, as does hubby, that's when I start my work in my home office, I am a Digital Video Producer for Law & Crime Network. I'm out of bed and downstairs to work in less than 5 minutes lol I go to bed at 10pm, probably should go to bed earlier, but well... sleep and I are not friends lol Insomniac and all that jazz... Hope you master the art of enough sleep and up at the crack of dawn lol
I’d love to be able to get up early and work out and get ready before 7am. I find it hard when my husband doesn’t want to do it and I’m doing it alone and they get to sleep in until the kids get up. And I often don’t get home from work until 10pm. Which then I want to just spend some time relaxing and watching mind numbing tv for an hour. But then getting up early is too hard. Any tips would be totally appreciated here!!
Girl preach it I wake up at 5am everyday and it makes everything go so smoothly now I wake up jump up and have my coffee. I go to bed at 8pm and I LOVE sleep
Oh man, I'm still working on shifting the nights to be earlier! My goal is 9:00, but it usually ends up being 10:30. Right now with all the Christmasy things going on, our kids aren't even in bed til 9. 😬 Gotta work on making that shift to earlier bedtimes!!
I really do enjoy waking up earlier. But I'm kinda curious because u said your kids started to wake up earlier too. Did they start to sleep back in? Does Cullen feel like he can sleep through you being up in the living room or master bath getting ready? My husband is a very light sleeper with noise and lights. It's kinda aggravating for me to get up and do anything, I wake him up. He did start sleeping with ear plugs, maybe I need to get him a face mask too 😂. Our house is also little. I'm looking forward to the day where I may be able to sneak downstairs & they can all sleep in upstairs while I have me time.
Yes, they did go back to sleeping a little later! It's more like 7:00/7:15 the past few days, which has been helpful for sure! And yes...Cullen can sleep through anything in the mornings. lol It doesn't bother him at all. And as funny as it sounds, a face mask is super helpful for real! He had all the lights on and was working through his Konmari pile in our bedroom last night, but I HAD to go to bed, so I put in my headphones with a white noise app on my phone, put on a face mask and slept right through it all. LOL! White noise machines are super helpful. hopefully y'all can figure out something that will work for you!
I’ve really been enjoying your lifestyle content lately!
So when I saw you were doing this, I was like nope, not going to do that, I draw the line at getting up early. I’m not a morning person, but that’s exactly WHY I need to do it! I want my kids to wake up to me, being happy, and already awake. Setting my alarm now, I’m having my coffee in peace tomorrow 😂 also, side note, that flashback made me realize how long I’ve been following you, it’s crazy.
I love seeing you so excited, trying new things, experimenting, and sharing the results with us. You're being such an active participant in your life. Just loving your videos the past couple months. Thank you for this wonderful content!
Katie I haven’t watched you guys in a long time but I’m loving all your new channel content! Waking up before your kids is the best thing ever. I get to enjoy my coffee In peace!
This was so helpful! You hit the nail on the head when you said it’s nice to wake up and have some time to yourself instead of waking up to your kids needing you immediately. I find myself getting frustrated with my 4 year old first thing in the morning when he comes downstairs and wakes me up wanting breakfast, and I hate that that’s the first thing he sees when he gets up - his grumpy, tired mom. It’s not fair to him, or to me. I’m going to try this (although probably not quite as early as 5am! Haha) and see how I feel. I’ve vowed to myself to be a better mom in 2019, and I think getting up before the kids is the first step. Thanks for all your recent videos! I’ve been looking forward to them every week and they have really inspired me to improve my life.
This is so me! I have had so much internal struggle with how Gaines comes down to me being the same way. I am NOT the nicest when ANYBODY wakes me up. haha It has definitely helped. So glad to hear you're inspired to do the same. It is hard after the first few days, but don't quit at that point! That means success is just on the other side...once you get past that, things shift in your body's natural sleep cycle and it gets "easier." You just have to find what works best for you! 💕
KatieOnTheFlipSide thank you for your reply! I can’t wait to start trying it out. I have followed your videos for years, but became a daily viewer when you were pregnant with Gaines while I was pregnant with my son. They are so close in age and I found you to be super relatable! Looking forward to your next video!
I’m not really a morning person but I found this journal from Habit Nest called The Morning Sidekick Journal. This journal makes me plan out my morning ritual especially things that I want to stay up to finish but I can finish in the morning instead. The journal calls the first week, Hell Week. And naps are good too. And I also follow FlyLady who says to get dressed down to the shoes as apart of your routine. It has helped me stay motivated during my morning decluttering, easy to take out the trash since I’m already dressed and wearing shoes. It’s great to find your channel and so nice to find someone else who is Konmari decluttering and taking the morning journey too.
I started doing this years ago and it is seriously life changing. I realized that our entire day went so much better if I was ready and prepared to be mom when the kids got up. If I'm calm and ready then they're calm. My kids are now teen/tweenagers and I still do this. And now they're old enough to be home alone and can get up themselves and get breakfast started...my friend and I have been meeting every morning and walking 4.5 miles. :)
I REALLY need to do this. I relate so much to you guys- two kids, so much excitement for a few years years and then reality hits and the toll on your marriage from the kids, anxiety depression etc. Life gets hard. I’m so glad to see you actively bettering yourself and inspiring me to do the same!!
Katie, THANK YOU for doing this video. I relate to this sooo much! You have inspired me to try waking up early just to have that me time to get ready and be more productive rather than going to bed late.
What i like the most is how honest you are being on how fustrated you get with the kids and how the time frame change can really help with that. I have almost the exact schedule as you did before except i dont work i'm a stay at home mom and a full time college student. I wake up get my daughter ready for the day breakfast, then myself, school and then sleep sometimes past midnight (like tonight) getting house work done. I do find myself getting really anxious overwhelmed and even impatient at times with everything which is something i don't want my daughter to be a witness of. I'm going to try this for sure and hopefully i'm as determined as you were and wont quit on it!
You have a great ch. and it’s very enjoyable to watch. I quit watching your family ch. but this one pulled me back ❤️ so nice to see you focusing more on You
Good for you! This is the block of time for YOU! I have been getting up by 5am for over 15 years. Not because of work. I love the early morning, the stillness of it. It is GREAT!!!
I've heard lots of people say once you do it consistently for a while, you're hooked! I think I'm hooked after just 2 weeks!
The first thing I do when I wake up is pray and read my Bible. I like reading the online KJV Bible on my computer or phone. It has a quiz after each chapter. I hope everyone is having a blessed day God loves you!
How do y'all not have way more follows!?!? You're both so great!!
you know, I've been wanting to do some of my own lifestyle changes lately.. and i've realized that it's gotta be in moderation.. I was sooo hard on myself that I wasn't keeping with my goals, then I realized I needed them to be more realistic & therefore I've had a set wakeup time and bed time.. 10 pm and 8 am, and i plan to work back from there! Thanks for all you do, love you lots!!
your looking lovely katie so trim and healthy well done
Aw thanks a bunch! 💕
I find it nice to write in my journal during my morning "Me Time".
Hi Katie! THANK YOU for this video. I've been in the dumps with 0 motivation or desire to do anything. Between work, 2 kids, and a husband I'm exhausted. I'm going to give this a shot and see what happens as it gives me no excuses for not having me time. I hope you continue to share but especially what exercises you're doing and foods you're eating. ❤
Katie! Girl you killed it!!
Good job Katie! Crushing the videos lately and making so many productive changes this motivates me as well. Maybe I will give 5am a try also.
Thanks so much!! Let me know how it goes if you try it out. 💕
You are on to something big with yourself !! Love you so much !
I have been wanting to try this too! Thanks for the inspiration. 😊👍🏼
😀😊😋😃GOOD choices!
Katie I just wanted to thank you for this!! I'm always rushed in the morning and always the one that is late. You have inspired me and tomorrow I will get my butt up at 5AM. Thank you again for setting a good example for me.
Woo hoo!! How did it go?!
@@KatieOnTheFlipSide It went well until Chirstmas Eve Night. I stayed up all night to make everything special for my almost two year old little boy and then it hasn't gone so well. lol
This video gave me the motivation to try this myself. I plan on trying this upcoming week. Btw, I absolutely love y’all!
Wow Katie, I love how you change things! I will try also my best to take more me time and be less stressful.... thank you for your inspiration
💕 It has been so helpful for all of us!
Good job Katie!
Wow such great content lately!!
I’ve gotten up at 5:00am for years. Love my mornings. Coffee, News, get dressed/makeup, etc.. Then when hubby wakes up from his coma at 8:00am, I’m ready to rock ‘n’ roll. Truth be known, we’re both retired and we just sit most of the day. But should I have the urge to actually be productive (yeah, right) I’m dressed ready to go. 🤪
I agree with you Judi! I love my mornings too!!
Hahaha “when hubby wakes up from his coma at 8 am”😂❤️
I love mornings too!
So proud of you Katie. This has always been something I wanted to do. I’m really going to work on this with the new year. 😊 Thank you for this video! Very motivating
It is definitely hard the first few days, but if you stick to it and stay consistent it gets easier! You can do it!! 💕
KatieOnTheFlipSide thanks! I will for sure!
Yes! Make that suggestion video. Go Girl you rockin it.
Good for you, Katie!!! You are on the right track but girl!!! Ya need to get your butt in bed earlier. I wake up between 5-6am each day...I do work FT, but I’m fortunate that my job is 100% home based (I work in clinical research). I get up early to have “me” time. I love it but I’m also a morning person and always have been...and I know that makes it easier for me! I would suggest maybe trying to get up every other day at 5 and then for the days in between maybe try 6? Best of luck! You should be proud of yourself!!
Thank you for posting this!!!
I'm a mother of two girls and currently struggling with my multiple anxiety disorders, depression & mood disorders.
I've been thinking of these life changes for sometime, however it's been extremely difficult.
I have made these resolutions to take time for self care. I strongly feel that this method will help.
I'm just a VERY DEEP SLEEPER/Hitting snore is my VERY bad habit.
Hoping for a positive change.
I love your new content and all the other vlogs. Long time viewer and look forward to the new year.
All the best ♥️
I found that when I didn’t set more than 1 alarm and didn’t even allow snooze to be an option, my brain KNEW I had to get up when the alarm went off and it was so much easier. No question, and no having to make a decision of how long to hit snooze! And I’ve been similar to what you said - literally hitting snooze for like an hour and not even knowing it. Best of luck to you!! You can do it! 💕
Katie this was awesome and i have tried this as well, i noticed that i absolutely loved having me time for sure and not having to be so grumpy when the kiddos wake up so yes its helped me sooo much!!! And exercise is the best when u get up early 😊 you have always been beautiful but girl you are looking FANTASTIC❤❤
I also wake up at 5am. I have 1 hr to get dressed then drink coffee and eat breakfast for 20 minutes before I have to wake up the kids! Love the quiet time or if the hubby is up we can talk over coffee.
You look great Katie!! Good for you for getting up that early and sticking with it. This is something i want to try doing. Would you do an updated workout/weight loss video?
Ayayayayay Katie. Why do you keep making video that inspire me?! Staaaaappp!! Lol! 😂😂❤️ Girl, I am gonna do this in the new year. We have extra kids in the house right now so there is like zero routine. BUT, it’s on after they go back to college.
Hope to see week 2! I loved this video
Very inspiring. I’m not sure if I can implement this with my working schedule but you have given me the confidence to try!
I transitioned to waking up at 4:30am when we turned the clocks back and I'm pregnant so already going to bed earlier. I love getting my day started before the kids are up. You look great by the way 🤗
Whew, I'm impressed you're waking up at 4:30 while pregnant! I struggled to get out of bed so much when I was pregnant!!
KatieOnTheFlipSide It's definitely harder now and I know my schedule will go out the window when the baby is here 🤣
My favorite video so far! I SOOO need to do this but am not a morning person. This was inspiring! If I could just stop being a night owl. 😬
Your body will change once you force yourself to get up. I used to go to bed at 9 and get up at 6. Now i go to sleep at 11 or 12 and get up at 8
Loved watching this! We are doing the same thing in our home with a newborn. But I really want to start getting up early as well for our older two kids. I think I’m going to start tomorrow by waking up at 5am.
It is 9am and my oldest son is still asleep, I absolutely love that he sleeps in. I am due to go back to work at the end of January (mat leave will be over) and my boys will have to start waking at 6am to get ready for the day and go to daycare. I am planning on waking at 5am as well to get my day together before the boys wake up. The thought of doing it is completely daunting. I would love to hear tips on getting in the mindset because sleep really is my best friend.
You look so healthy and beautiful!!!
Loved this video. Super inspiring! I'm in a rut with my 2 year old boy- I can't keep up with him, especially in the mornings. Mornings suck. I'm definitely going to try. Anything that makes me a better mom is worth it. :)
Thank you for this!!
Love see the new happier Katie!
Katie, look into the Flylady Babysteps. There are "routines" that will help you to achieve what you need to do. Please look into it. You are doing great!!!👍💖😉
I have heard of several people mention her, but haven't checked it out yet. Need to add that to my list!! Thanks for the suggestion! 💕
I agree
Katie...please try A Better life with Flylady Kat 😻 She does daily videos
@@KatieOnTheFlipSide I also really like following Flylady Kat. She use to me a Flylady Mentor. She has videos every day motivating and teaching.
I use flylady and it's a lifesaver..
Yes!!! would love more tips on waking up at 5am.
Oh and I freaking love your hair! It looks amazing!
I’m loving your videos and you are inspiring me so much! I’ve ordered the Konmari book and am excited to start the process because I’m tired of all this stuff I have. I am a night owl for sure and am really scared to try to get up earlier, but it’s something I would like to try...but after the new year 🤣
Awesome!! You're going to love it. Keep me posted on how it goes! 💕
I love this idea! Can you offer any suggestions for a nurse working 12hr shifts? I work 3 days a week, no weekends. The catch is, my schedule is 10a-10p. Currently, I wake up at 6:30 on days i have to work and 7 on days i don't because the kids have to be dropped of by 8:30am. I feel like i would love having that extra time in the mornings even to just get ready and drink my coffee hot and in peace. But thinking about it, waking up at say 545 or 6 and then not even getting home from work until 11pm seems soooooo difficult!!
I need to do this. I’m unfortunately the tired grumpy mom every morning 😩 We however have to small of a home, and the way our home is set up, I would wake up all 5 of our children by doing this 🤦🏼♀️ We need a bigger home ASAP so this momma can do this self care morning routine on the double ! You are amazing Katie, and I’m loving your new series ☺️
Katie, I like my sleep too. But when I had kids, I started getting up early too. I feel like I was getting so much more done when I did. I had my two kids and started watching other people's kids. So it was important to get my house cleaned, supper in the crockpot and the laundry started. My house was cleaner then, than it is now. Lol. And, I do not have kids at home anymore unless you consider my husband, which is just as bad as the kids. Lol.
Hang in there Katie. BTW, you are doing great on getting your house in order. You are also, looking great. Keep doing whatever you are doing because it makes s working for you.
Love you Katie!
Are we on the same journey?! First the closet clean out, now getting up early lol i actually started this last week, and it was life changing, i loved it. I also love sleep, i could sleep, and have slept, 18hrs straight. I am still on maternity leave, so i decided to start doing the routine i will follow when i go back to work, and it was great. Wake up at 530am, make coffee for my husband, make breakfast, and have some quiet time. My son, however, decided he wanted to be up at 530am too hahaha getting up early means i am passing out by 8am, so i go to bed by 830pm
Since my 5 & 4 yr old started school last year..I started waking up 30mins before Them. I have to have coffee as soon as I wake up, otherwise I’m a huge grouch. The worst! As soon as my alarm goes off..there’s no time for snooze. I have to get up, I get started on my coffee..30mins gives me enough time to drink it before my kids get up. I drink espresso..so I’m wired by the time they’re getting out of bed. I love it, not at first because I love sleep 😴 but I really hate the way I feel if I have not drank coffee.
You definitely gotta do a trial and error like do I wake up early and workout, shower etc. or just have quiet me time to get yourself ready for the day so you can be in a good mood and ready to help the kids. ☺️ I get up at 5:30am Monday-Friday for work. I kind of rush so I probably could get up 30 minutes earlier so I’m not so rushed but ugh so hard! Girl naps are good!!!! I take a short nap everyday at work. ( lol, we have a “quiet room” ) I’m proud of you! ❤️💪🏼
OMG a quiet room at work is amazing!! There were so many days at my desk I would think how awesome it would be if I could just lay down and nap instead of taking a lunch break! Power naps are the best. 💕
KatieOnTheFlipSide Lol, it is seriously amazing!! Instead of eating I sleep for 30 minutes and then just eat while I’m working after ☺️☺️
Loving these videos!! I really need to implement this into my life but my kids wake up at 5 am so not sure I can pull myself out of bed any earlier 😂
Yes, to a vlog on suggedtions and what has worked for you.
Ugh I’m so happy you posted this! I was going to make a video just like this except waking up at 4:30 and there’s not many inspiring videos or ideas so this is so helpful! I did try it for a couple days and I noticed my 2 year old, even tho I was being very quite, was waking up way earlier than usual. I wonder why that is?? If you’ve continued to do this, did they adjust back into their normal sleeping routines or have they still been waking up earlier?
Love you!!
I would love to hear how you convinced yourself to do it! And after watching this I actually set my alarm to go off at six thirty instead of the usual seven o’clock and I’m about to get some sleep. Baby steps... We’ll see how this goes!
How did it go?! Hope you morning is off to a great start. :-)
Yes! I love getting up early for these reasons too. The hard part is forcing myself to go to sleep early because getting 7-8 hours of sleep is so important for your health.
I’ve also heard to not eat any pasta or breads at midday bc it takes you on a hard down. Stay with light food like fruits etc. 🥰
Waking up early is great! I wake up 4-4:30 every morning. I started that when I started working. I agree sometimes we hit that block during the evenings, but coffee does the trick. I do go to sleep early though around 9-10pm.
Ahh that's even earlier than 5! haha Glad to hear you've survived an even earlier morning routine. 😜
I do it for my patients :)
You’re rocking it! Loving your channel!
Your husband is funny! I need to get up earlier. When I get up early my kids follow me down, every time.
I don't have kids yet, but as a teacher my days are pretty busy. I'm also a coach, so by the time I'm home I'm pretty tired from the day. I want to work on getting up earlier!!
I've started reading, but need to finish, the Miracle Morning book. There are a few versions, including one for families!
I have heard that is great!! Need to look into it!
@@KatieOnTheFlipSide I recently heard that the author is working on a teacher addition. So excited for that!
i'm loving this series!
Can you give us the link to the workout videos you found on TH-cam? Loved this video!
Have you read the miracle morning? Its a great book. Also there is a challenge going around for the miracle morning where you do Silence Affirmations Visualization Exercise Reading and Scribing.
I am trying to find the book you mentioned other than knmari and the body...there was another one n I cant find it in your descriptions....I love ur videos! U and Cullen will make it thru all of this...u are very motivating for me! Help me find this book please if u can!
I would love to do this.. but i love my sleep.. i still need to do this!!
Sounds great. As soon as I get my son sleeping through the night again I might try this out.
😫 Those are rough times!! I could have never done it when the kids weren't sleeping well.
I get up at 4-4:30 every morning. It has been very calming to me!
I get up at 5am everyday. I’m a SAHM and get all of my hubbys things ready in the morning for his work day and his coffee. Then, we shower and by the time we’re out, our daughter is up and ready for breakfast and then our son shortly after. There’s not much “me” time, but I love it. Although, it’s exhausting some days.
I need to get back to waking up early. I woke up 4:30 every morning when I was in vocational school and I swear I never felt better.
When my kids were little I woke up at 5am so that I could have a little time to myself. I needed that time to be able to shower, dress, and think. I never attempted to be productive or work out. I just really needed me time.
I would love to see what tips and tricks you have for this.
This was a great video and very helpful! Thank you!
Awesome, thanks!!
Can you give the link to the yoga morning stretch video please
Well I think I might give it a try! Our house is so small I feel like my kids sense activity in the house and wake up 🤣 so we will see how it goes!
Do you mind sharing the name of the video you watched the second morning for yoga and stretching? 😊 I want to try waking up earlier and I think that would be perfect for me!
Enjoying ur content...keep them coming..
Thank you!!
@@KatieOnTheFlipSide omg Katie u replied 😮😮😮 sending all the love from India 😍😍
I would LOVE some practical tips on how to do this and maintain it successfully!! I really, really struggle to go to bed early, and this means I also struggle to get up early. In an ideal world I would be asleep by 10pm and wake up at 6am, but after a few 7am wake-ups I just fall apart!! I do have chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, so I realise I need to take that into consideration (!!) BUT I also know that having a healthy sleep routine really helps to keep symptoms in check. Ironically though, the diseases are also often the reason why I struggle to sleep early in the first place!! 🙄🤦🏼♀️😭😂 .....so yes!! Any helpful tips would he super appreciated......I am LOVING this series you’ve been doing Katie, it has genuinely helped and encouraged me so much ☺️☺️😘✌🏻💕
And yes - I do realise the irony of leaving this comment at 2am 😂😂🙈 #helpme !!!
I’m definitely going to try this!
You can do it! It's worth it!!
What beach body work outs do you use?
Since changing my sleep from asleep at 10 and waking up at 6 has changed my life.
This is going to be so hard for us since our daily schedule is sooo late compared to everyone else. I work from home. We go to bed around 1am and wake up around 10-10:30 am my daughter goes to bed around 10:00 pm and wakes up 12 hours later. Going to try this but maybe I’ll wake up at 8 and once I nail that I’ll do 7. My goal is to wake up at 6 and get my daughter to have a wake up schedule of 7-8am
I wonder if the kids are sensing somebody's up so their waking up. I'm a night owl always have been and I hate it not when I'm doing it but the next day I'm no good for anything. Just do what I have to do and sometimes that doesn't even get done. I have no kids to deal with it's just me so if something doesn't get done no big deal..lol What I have started doing is no electronics in the bedroom after going bed. I take them and put them on the dining room table before doing all the things you do before going to bed. It's helped I don't find myself grabbing for the iPad just because I woke up to turn over or make a bathroom run. And like you said and hour goes by before you know it looking at nothing keeping my brain wide awake. Sometimes finding it hard to go back to sleep if I've been asleep 4-5 hours I've just had a good nap...lol With no electronic stimulation I've found I just either roll over and go back to sleep or stumble to the bathroom and back and go right back to sleep.
I had somebody comment on instagram that even if they can't hear me, they may hear the "house waking up"...like the pipes when I shower or brush my teeth or flush the toilet, etc. even though our bathroom isn't right by their rooms. Pipes go all throughout! I hadn't thought about it like that, but makes sense.
I want to try this but I don’t drink any caffeine so I think it’s going to be hard for me. I need to start liking coffee!!!
I wish I could do this. I have to wake up at 5am anyways but for work. Ive tried to get up at 4am to do stuff like this and it's just too early...maybe ill try again!
Make that for Sunday video!!!
This was so motivational! My husband gets up at 5 for work, but with a 2 month old who wakes up 2-3 times a night it ain’t happening for me 😂
What TH-cam workout videos you do. I would love to do some.
I get up every morning at 5:30, as does hubby, that's when I start my work in my home office, I am a Digital Video Producer for Law & Crime Network. I'm out of bed and downstairs to work in less than 5 minutes lol I go to bed at 10pm, probably should go to bed earlier, but well... sleep and I are not friends lol Insomniac and all that jazz... Hope you master the art of enough sleep and up at the crack of dawn lol
I really liked this video!!! :)
Thank you! 💕
Completely off topic but what do you use on your roots to get volume? So pretty!
I am up at 4:45 every day. I am a morning person so this is great for me. Come 9 PM I’m mush and need to go to bed. It works for my family.
I’d love to be able to get up early and work out and get ready before 7am. I find it hard when my husband doesn’t want to do it and I’m doing it alone and they get to sleep in until the kids get up. And I often don’t get home from work until 10pm. Which then I want to just spend some time relaxing and watching mind numbing tv for an hour. But then getting up early is too hard. Any tips would be totally appreciated here!!
I’m early to this video! I love you and the family !!!
Woo hoo!! First comment! 🙌🏼
The kids waking up earlier is what kills me! When I get up early it’s like they sense there’s movement in the house. Makes me crazy!
Girl preach it I wake up at 5am everyday and it makes everything go so smoothly now I wake up jump up and have my coffee. I go to bed at 8pm and I LOVE sleep
Oh man, I'm still working on shifting the nights to be earlier! My goal is 9:00, but it usually ends up being 10:30. Right now with all the Christmasy things going on, our kids aren't even in bed til 9. 😬 Gotta work on making that shift to earlier bedtimes!!
You can do it girl!! 9:00 will be a good time for you keep this up let us know how it goes for another week
I really do enjoy waking up earlier. But I'm kinda curious because u said your kids started to wake up earlier too. Did they start to sleep back in? Does Cullen feel like he can sleep through you being up in the living room or master bath getting ready? My husband is a very light sleeper with noise and lights. It's kinda aggravating for me to get up and do anything, I wake him up. He did start sleeping with ear plugs, maybe I need to get him a face mask too 😂. Our house is also little. I'm looking forward to the day where I may be able to sneak downstairs & they can all sleep in upstairs while I have me time.
Yes, they did go back to sleeping a little later! It's more like 7:00/7:15 the past few days, which has been helpful for sure! And yes...Cullen can sleep through anything in the mornings. lol It doesn't bother him at all. And as funny as it sounds, a face mask is super helpful for real! He had all the lights on and was working through his Konmari pile in our bedroom last night, but I HAD to go to bed, so I put in my headphones with a white noise app on my phone, put on a face mask and slept right through it all. LOL! White noise machines are super helpful. hopefully y'all can figure out something that will work for you!
@@KatieOnTheFlipSide hmm I'll have to get a face mask for him to wear!