Why Waking Early Can Help You Be a Peaceful Mom

Please Share With Your Friends!

Can waking early help you become a more peaceful mom?

Mornings. I have mixed feelings about them.

I am not a morning person. My husband is. My daughters are. They wake up with the sun (sometimes before!) and are good to go. Happy go-lucky. Full of energy. Even when I am waking early, earlier than them, I don’t share the same enthusiasm about mornings.

I wake up early and I need at least two full cups of coffee before I feel functional.

Yes, I can get up early in the morning. But it takes alot of effort on my part.

But recently I made the decision that I NEEDED to wake up at 5 am every morning. Whether I really liked it or not.

Besides freelance writing and running the Peaceful Nest Blog, I work another full time inside my house every day. I also am a mom who homeschools her children.

My days are PACKED full.

For the past two years I have woken up consistently between 6:30-7. It’s still early, but I continued to feel less productive. Overwhelmed. As though I couldn’t get anything on my to-do list (which is constantly plum full!) done.

I decided if I wanted to make my dreams work, I had to make a change.

Here’s the thing. I don’t have to work two jobs and run my blog. It’s not completely necessary for me to do this. So why do it?

Writing is my passion. I love to write. Freelance writing is my DREAM job. The Peaceful Nest is my pet project. I love running it. I want to make it more of a priority for several reasons.

But my number one priority is my family. I’m a stay at home mom for a reason. I don’t want to be working constantly. And I chose to stay home so that I can spend time with my children. I can’t do that if I’m constantly pulled in twenty different directions, running around with my head cut off like a chicken, trying to get stuff done.

I could write at night. But I already do that. I stay up way to late working on my writing and this blog. And I get up now at 5 am to continue work.

Why?

Because it’s my passion.

I have learned if you want to do something, you can’t stay stagnant. If you want to see how far you can push yourself and how far your dreams can take you, you have to work at it.

I knew something had to change. But what?

I decided to start waking up at 5 am. At first I thought maybe 4-4:30, and that could be a goal eventually, but for now it’s 5 am.

I tried this early rise thing for a week. Here’s what happened.

I became more productive.

My days are full of to-do lists. What am I cooking for dinner? When do I need to go back to the grocery store? What lesson are my kids on in school? When am I going to find time to write my next blog post, do that review? When is my deadline? etc. etc.

I knew something needed to change. I may not be the most organized person ever, but I can be. When I sat down and looked at all the hours I had and what I had to do. I knew I needed to change something.

So I made a deal with myself. I would wake up at 5 am for a week, and see what happened. What happened was I became more productive. It was quite amazing all the tasks I was now able to tackle with just a couple more hours of day.

I started getting more work done.

I stated earlier that I was also staying up late to get my work done. And I still stay up late a couple times a week to stay ahead. But by the end of the day I am basically ready to check out. I am less focused on my tasks and more likely to forgo getting my writing done and opting to watch television instead.

My brain cells are done by then. Screaming at me, seriously??? More work! Let us rest!

So yes, I still work in the evenings. But not every night.

Now I am able to get more work done in the mornings because I’m fresh (lots of coffee in me!) and ready to go for the day.

Because I was waking early, I was able to start batching my projects.

Batching is my new best friend. If you don’t know what that means, basically it is when you work on one project in a big chunk. I started writing my blog posts for the week all in one sitting. Setting my Pinterest automation in one sitting. etc.

This can be applied to anything really. I batch my work for my freelance writing jobs. I even batch house work where I can! It’s simple amazing. Because of batching I was able to get ahead of my work. Which is the best thing ever in my opinion.

My children had my full attention again during the day.

Because I am able to get ahead of my work by batching and waking up early, my children have my full attention again. I’m not constantly wondering what I need to get done. My mind isn’t thinking about what work I need to do. Because my work for the day is done by the time my kids wake up, or almost done.

I was able to get ahead of my writing which makes my days seemed less full. As well as my housework (AMEN!)

Even though I’m waking early, I’m still not a morning person.

I will always need my two full cups of coffee to feel functional. But there is something my mamaw and mom always said while I was growing up and it stuck with me.

Sometimes you just gotta do it. You have no choice.

I repeat that mantra to myself on a daily basis. I also repeat it to my children. You sometimes have no choice, you have to do it.

Granted, I understand that technically I do have a choice. I don’t have to wake up at 5 am and get my work done. But if I want to succeed in ALL areas of my life, I kinda have to. In order to make your dreams come true, you have to WORK at them.

What is your passion? Is there something you are longing to do but you can’t seem to find time?

Do you make the same excuses as I did? I don’t have time. I’m a mom, it’s a full time job. I just can’t commit.

You can. You are so much more than a mom. Since I started writing again, I have actually felt less overwhelmed as a mom, even though I have more on my plate.

Take the leap. Do what you have to do to succeed in your passions. Work at it. If you have to wake up early, make yourself get up. If you have to stay up late, turn the tv off and do it. Go to bed early if you need to. Do what you have to do, I believe in you!

Trust me, it can be hard, but it is 100 percent worth it!

Have you started waking early? Has it helped you become more peaceful?

---

If you are new to the Peaceful Nest Blog, welcome!

Be sure to read my top posts on parenting:

• Why Consistent Parenting Matters
• 12 Habits of Immensely Peaceful Moms
• 63 Mom Hacks That are Pure Genius
• Connect With Your Child and Build Up Their Heart

Are you looking for ways to become a peaceful mom but you aren’t sure how?

I created a free planner for moms like me, who want to create a peaceful home but let the stress of never having it all together defeat them, because who really ever has it together? The best we can do is plan for peace and roll with the punches, right? If you want your free planner you can get it below!

Are you looking for a mommy tribe?

Our Facebook group, From Chaos to Calm, is full of encouraging and supportive moms just like you. We would love to have you join! Join From Chaos to Calm Mom group on Facebook.

Don’t forget to follow The Peaceful Nest on Facebook and Instagram!

And remember, sharing is caring! Share this post on Pinterest below!