My routine is a disaster. It’s fine because I know it’s a disaster so actually it’s pretty organised, but none the less, it’s a mess.
I’ve chosen an average Wednesday morning routine to share with you. I have a lecture at 9 down at Durham Cathedral and Tuesday nights are pretty nothingy.
7:45 Watch alarm goes off and vibrates eight times and I lie there counting them to eight before they stop. 75% of the time I completely ignore them.
8:00 Phone alarm goes off and I stop it and groan a little bit and then check all social media, probably twice.
8:10 Realise I’ve been lying in bed for ten minutes and panic. Get up and panic shower for all of a minute before deciding that I probably don’t actually have time and it’s going to have to do. Look at the state of my hair. Dry shampoo or a top-knot? Both. Brush teeth.
8:20 Throw some foundation/concealer on my face and do my eyebrows. Decide on whether to bother with eyeliner based on whether or not I have time. I don’t have time.
8:25 Shit, what do I wear? Jeans are on the floor, grab them. Pants and socks, grab them. Throw on a sports bra because who can be bothered with clasps. Look at the pile of half worn jumpers on the floor. Can I get away with wearing the tie dye one again? Yes. Yes I can.
8:30 Grab the bag that I packed the night before because I clearly have my shit together. Go me. Run out the door, grabbing an empty water bottle on the way. Pace over to main college for breakfast. Grab a sausage and a slice of bread, eat my hotdog creation like my life depends on it. Don’t make eye contact with anyone or they’ll come and sit with me and I don’t have time to chat/if I start chatting I’ll probs miss my lecture.
8:40 Time to go, or is it? I can wait another 5 mins, can’t I? Like, it’s only a 15ish minute walk, and then there’re those 5 mins we’re supposed to have at the start? And will my lecturer get there on time? Who knows.
8:45 Shit I should actually leave now. I’m 100% going to be late.
8:45-9:00 Walk fast but probably not fast enough, regret picking a heavy coat because I’m sweating out of my eyes. Get to my lecture bang on time BUT remember the empty water bottle and run to fill it up.
9:02 Turn up at my lecture like a hero. Spend the next hour and a half looking forward to going home and getting ready for the day properly. Regret waking up too late to make and drink a cup of tea. Remind myself to buy a travel mug. Always forget as soon as I pass a shop.
In my second year of university I 100% had all my shit together. Travel mug, gym kit for after my lecture, full makeup and a general air of awesomeness. For some reason, this year has been a disaster start to finish as far as mornings go. Yay. Shout out to a realistic morning routine.
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Sophie Cliff
This is so true! Me every single day haha x
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Coops
Leave the proper morning routine (actually mine is like yours) until you are working!!
woodenwindowsills
I legit get up at 7.45 and leave the house at 8am every morning. No makeup during the week, showering the night before and breakfast at work is the way to go! At least you are catered and don’t have to make food for yourself! Alice xxx
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Flora
haha! Oh well, if it works for you then I no need to change it! 🙂 I find I’m in a really bad mood if I don’t have a gently paced morning, so I get out of bed between 6:35 – 6:45, make porridge, do my makeup slowly, get dressed, tidy the kitchen… that kind of thing, and then I leave at about 8am to arrive at work for 8.30ish. Rushing around makes me feel frantic, but here I am yawning at 4.30 every afternoon! haha! 🙂
Flora
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Raè
This post speaks so much truth! Girl, I couldn’t agree more.
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Aimee Julia
Yep, this sounds like my mornings at uni when I was a student! Although, to be fair, I had to get up at 5am two mornings a week for a 9am lecture (the bus ride to uni took 3 hours D:) so I definitely was not at my best at 5am! x http://www.aimeeraindropwrites.co.uk x
dreamofadventures
Your morning routine made me laugh =o) I wake up at 540am on the weekdays to get to work and have to prepare my clothing and breakfast the night before because i am a complete zombie at that hour =o)
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Zara
Preach! Need more honestly when it comes to morning routines because this is the first one I have ever read that sounds like mine!! x
Hanna
7:45. That is an afternoon for me 😉 Anyhow, a mooring without any routines is a disaster.
Sheridan Grady
Hhaha, love this!! So so true, dry shampoo is my hero x
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Annabel
Every time my alarm goes off I am convinced I have set it wrong. Great post!
Annabel ♥
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Hannah
this used to be me going to college! laying in knowing i have ages until my next class but then realising i had to walk 45 minutes to get there becuase no one could give me a lift! ugh no car probs
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Emma Bought What
This sounds so much like me before my lectures! Told myself I would be more organised this term… x
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Sian
“Sweating out of my eyes” made me giggle! I am most definitely guilty of estimating the time it’ll take me to walk somewhere, and then being completely wrong!! I feel like I’ve got somewhat of a good routine going at the moment though, but it could definitely be better. Especially when it comes to lying in bed for longer than originally planned…! x