- Hi guys!
Today I wanted to share with you my morning routine.
This is a average morning that I filmed a few days ago
and since then I haven't been able to talk.
You may be able to hear that I've lost my voice,
and I now sound like Marge Simpson.
But I really wanted to share a video with you.
So this is what we do on an average morning with three kids.
I will link below my previous morning routines
and also my evening routine,
because a lot of what we do in the evening
helps with what we do in the morning,
so that I get things together like
kids' bags, the school uniforms, and all of that stuff.
So I'll link that down below.
I really hope you like this video
and that my man voice isn't too off-putting.
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So our day will typically start
by about 6am.
This is when our two oldest boys
will wake up in the morning.
I'll normally take them into Fraser's room
and let them have the iPad before we come downstairs.
When we get downstairs the boys will
typically play on their iPads or with some of their toys.
This game is one of Caleb's favorites.
It is a teddy bear matching game.
- Two bears are right! - You got a match!
After about half an hour the boys will start to get hungry
and they'll ask to have an Actimel.
They love those things and Caleb always always wants
to put the straw in by himself.
Then I'll make myself a coffee.
I just like to have a black coffee in the morning.
And while that's cooling down I will empty the dishwasher.
The boys are still chilling out on the couch,
so I will also take the opportunity to get
Fraser's snack ready for school.
Although I do get a lot of things ready the night before,
I always make the snack fresh.
Today he's having grapes
and he's also having some Rice Crispies just dry,
he loves them as a snack.
And then I'll make the boys some breakfast.
We always give them the option
of having either milk or water with breakfast.
We used to let them have juice and squashes,
but we've stopped all of that now
because we just thought it was too much sugar.
And today for breakfast their having
one of their favorites which is cheese toast
and I always cut cheese toast using a pizza cutter.
I just find it so much easier to do.
And then I'll get the boys to the table
to have their breakfast
and then I'll go and make them some fruit.
- It's cheese toast!
- Every morning I give the boys fruit.
It's normally whatever we have in the house.
Today I'm gonna give them some banana and apple.
My boys only eat banana if I cut it
exactly like this for some reason.
I just have to do a slice down the side and then cut it
and serve it with the peel on,
because for some reason then they'll eat it because
they unpeel it themselves and they seem to really like that.
Then I will just get the fruit to the table
and let them help themselves.
My boys are really, really good at eating fruit.
Veg is another story though.
And then it's time to make my breakfast.
So today I'm having a protein shake which is made up of
1 cup of almond milk,
2 big scoops protein shake powder which is in vanilla,
and then a big handful of spinach,
and a big tablespoon of almond butter as well.
Then I'll wiz all of that up in my NutriBullet
and I will have my green juice.
I always wash the NutriBullet as soon as I've used it,
'cause that is when it's easiest to wash.
And then I'll just tidy away anything that I've used
to make my breakfast and the boys' breakfasts,
and then I will just have my breakfast with the boys.
At this point Jackson is still asleep,
so I will take this time to check my phone,
answer any comments on my Youtube videos,
and also check my Instagram as well.
And about 7:30 Jackson finally wakes up.
I will change his nappy as soon as he gets up
because often when he has his first feed of the day
he will fall straight back to sleep again.
So I will just change him and then
I'll get ready to feed him.
Jackson will normally feed for about 15 minutes or so.
And then I will just burp him.
And while I am holding him upright today,
I'm going to attempt to make our bed,
open the blinds and also the shutters for the day.
While I've been doing all of this
Jackson has fallen asleep again on my shoulder,
so I've put him back down and use that time to
choose my clothes for the day.
Then I'll stick my hair up with a clip
so that I can wash and get ready for the day.
I'll put on my Mitchum deodorant,
and then I will wash with the
Elemis Re-hydrating Rose Petal cleanser.
I really like this cleanser it's really calming.
I don't really need much in the morning.
And then I'll brush my teeth with Colgate Whitening
and then I will tone my face with the
Elemis Re-hydrating Ginseng toner.
And I'll moisturize with my Elemis Biotec Day Creme,
and I always make sure that I get my neck as well.
And then I'll start on my makeup.
So I'm using my Instant Clarins Concealer this morning.
Love it, it's really, really brightening under my eyes.
Then I will use a BB cream which is my
Estee Lauder Double Wear All Day Glow BB cream.
I wear this in the number three
and I just apply it with my hands.
For blusher and bronzer I'm using my Benefit palette.
I just use a really pink color on the apples of my cheeks
and I use Benefit Hoola to contour.
I basically contour under my cheekbones,
on the top of my forehead,
and under my chin a little bit as well.
I just imaging that I'm doing a "3" and an "E" to contour.
And for my eyebrows I'm using my
High Brow eyebrow kit in light brown.
This comes with a stencil and brush.
And then I will just set my eyebrows with the
Benefit Gimme Brow in light brown as well.
And then I'll brush my hair through
with a large paddle brush,
and add some jewelry for the day.
I'm wearing what I always wear
and that is some pearl earrings that I got on my wedding day
and also my Micheal Kors rose gold necklace.
So while I've been busy upstairs getting ready
Matt has been busy downstairs getting himself breakfast
and getting the two older boys ready for school
and also Caleb has nursery today.
- Cheese! - [Matt] Ready for school?
- Because Jackson is still asleep
I will keep tidying up from breakfast,
get the boys' plates in the dishwasher,
give everything a wipe-down,
and just give everything a general tidy.
Then we'll put some wax through the boys' hair
and get them to brush their teeth and also wash their face
if there's any breakfast or dirt on their faces.
I'll also do the same to Caleb but he is definitely
a lot harder to get ready than my eldest is.
And then I'll put on a load of laundry,
it's never-ending in this house.
And then I'll give everyone a kiss goodbye.
Because Jackson is still asleep,
Matt is gonna do both school runs for me.
I normally would take Fraser but
this is gonna me a chance to tidy up the bedrooms.
So I'll just give it a general tidy,
make the beds, straighten things out,
put all the fancy dress away
that has been taken out that morning.
And then do the same to Caleb's room as well.
And then finally at about 9:00,
our littlest guy will wake up for the day.
I guess it's really tiring being just eight weeks old.
And then we will chat and get some smiles out of him,
and just hang out for the day.
Thanks for watching. (chuckles) You're waving?
You're waving! Did he just wave?