Easy ways to a Stressfree Morning!

A stressfree morning is what we all crave! I've been there, with and without kids!

But too often, whether it’s for an early commute or the school run, it entails waking up in a frenzy trying to pull on something that’s both comfortable and appropriate, racing out of the door and often missing that morning brew. 

When you start the day on the wrong foot it makes you late, flustered and frustrated for the rest of the morning and it’s difficult to get back on track.  

What you need...

It’s particularly tough on a cold winter morning and, even though I now work from home, I still try to slide easily into the day ahead!

What you need is to make your mornings a whole lot more relaxing – without the need for an earlier alarm call so you don’t lose any more precious sleep!

Lack of time invariably means your grooming suffers so if you can find a few extra minutes for the finishing touches it pays dividends with your confidence levels. 

Make life a little easier by establishing and even enjoying a peaceful morning routine reading to begin the day calmly and well prepared. Pick and choose from my time-saving tips!

A stressfree morning 'uniform'

Every woman knows a man has it easy with a 'uniform' office dressing! (I'm sure they would disagree). But unless a woman is in a professional environment, it's easy to appear overdressed these days which makes her look unapproachable. 

Although we appreciate and enjoy informal dress, it actually makes getting ready every morning far more complicated. Have you considered adopting your own ‘morning uniform’?

Identify your favorite and most comfortable outfit formula and it’s your blueprint for stylish and stress free mornings.  The easiest outfits are created with layers which allows you to adapt them across the seasons. 

So whether your look is jeans and a blazer, a skirt and cardigan, even yoga pants and a zip-up, a few quality tops in different colors to link them together.  

Choose just one week's outfits...

Think about one week's outfits because you don't need a different look every day.

Choose two or three neutral skirts or pants with tops that mix and match between them all. It will work itself and you won’t even need to think about co-ordination.  

Keep your ‘morning uniform’ at one end of the closet and you have an outfit ready to slide into at the start of every day.  You can ring the changes with a cardigan or jacket and accessories.

Make it work for one week and you'll find it a liberating exercise you're keen to repeat.  

Working from home means that my very casual ‘morning uniform’ ensures that I don’t hang around in my pj’s longer than necessary!   

Streamline your hair and makeup

Finally, it’s time to streamline the time in front of the mirror and limit it to the 10 minutes you have available! 

Choose a hair style you can handle yourself keeping it healthy and neat with a cut every other month and invest in whatever hair tools you need (straightener or curler) for a quick morning re-shape.  The Go Brush is great!

Once you know the products and makeup colors that work for your skin a quick makeup is a breeze.

Sort out your makeup stash so that the products you use are to hand. No sorting through a huge makeup box or drawer.  Combine moisturizer and foundation (1:3), it not only saves time but allows the color to blend better and hydrates the skin at the same time. Tap some concealer on any marks and under your eyes, a quick brush of powder or blusher, lipstick, mascara and off you go. 

A stressfree morning isn't time-consuming with a few minutes preparation the night before. You might even try going to bed with a light-weight face mask on once in a while and you’ll wake up to perfectly glowing skin without all the hassle.