Five women took on a two-week challenge to overhaul their toughest time of day
MY youngest is 12, so my children are pretty independent. But I still like to be there for them, make their lunches, and send them off to school with a smile.
My typical morning used to look something like this: I’d get up a few minutes before 7:45, when I needed to drive my son to his bus stop, and put on whatever clothing I could throw on easily. Then I’d help my girls get ready for school, and take them at about 8:15. I’d return home at 8:30, get dressed properly, and use the next 25 minutes to prepare for my playgroup kids to arrive.
Even though I was fitting it all in, I was rushed, barely having a moment to breathe, let alone eat a proper breakfast and daven. I was feeling behind before I even started my day.
There’s a book, The Miracle Morning, in which author Hal Elrod outlines a six-step morning routine, SAVERS, an acronym for Silence (a period of purposeful silence of at least five minutes), Affirmations (programming yourself to be confident), Visualizations (imagine what you want to achieve), Exercise, Reading (learning from the experts who have achieved what you want), and Scribing (documenting your insights). The idea is to wake up an hour before you need to start your day and do these six steps in a relaxed way. When I was first introduced to the SAVERS concept, it sounded amazing. Practically, I knew I’d have to tweak it to fit my lifestyle and personal goals.
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