How I'm gaining back control over my mornings as a mom of two young kids

Oct 10, 2025

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The other morning I had an absolute crash out. It was the second week of September so we were heavy in the “back to school” mental state, I had bitten off more than I could chew for work that week, we were transitioning to no longer having our nanny there in the mornings, the boys were in a ~mood~, and I just simply lost it. I recorded and posted this TikTok explaining where I was at mentally, but simply put: mornings were a sheer and utter shitshow in our house. I felt like all morning I was meeting eveyone else’s needs and rushing them from one thing to the next only to get frustrated when they weren’t moving as quickly as I needed them to or listening to me the way I wanted them to (newsflash, they’re 4 and 2), and before I knew it it was 9AM and I was completely disheveled, still in my pajamas, felt like I had been chased by a bear, and nowhere near ready (mentally or physically) to start my workday. It was in that moment that I knew something had to change because we couldn’t survive mornings this way forever moving forward. After having a long internal dialogue, a conversation with Joe, and plenty of texts with friends and DMs with you all, I made some changes. I’m happy to say that, 4 weeks later, I feel like I have a better grasp on my mornings. They’re not all perfect (because they never will be), but I don’t leave them feeling like I want to jump out my window anymore. So that, my friends, is a win.

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How I'm gaining back control over my mornings as a mom of two young kids

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