In the mornings, I like to play music to help my body wake up.
When my mind is still half asleep, music gives me energy
and sets a good mood for the start of the day.
Once I get up, I make the bed.
Finishing this first task always makes me feel more put together
and ready for a productive day.
Next, I head to the bathroom to get ready.
I don't usually like getting my face wet in the morning, so I call this my lazy facewash.
I swipe Beauty Water all over my face.
It's an all-in-one that cleanses, exfoliates and hydrates, so it's super easy.
Can’t forget the neck area too.
Then I changed into my clothes for the day.
Today I'm wearing workout clothes since I know I'll be doing a yoga class later.
Might as well put on the outfit now than change later.
Now it's time to hydrate.
I make sure to drink a lot of water in the morning
and honestly, throughout the entire day.
I keep a water bottle with me at all times to sip throughout the day
because drinking water is really important to me.
I don't have much time to eat,
so I'm grabbing a quick breakfast and I catch up on messages.
By the way, Marie Forleo's new book just came out
and I'm so excited to start listening to it.
Next, I head to my office do some quick work.
I usually spend some time to catch up with
and respond to my assistant Alice in Trello.
Then it's time to record podcasts.
Today is my first podcast recording day for the new season,
so I'm just setting everything up to record podcast interviews.
Hello guys, so it is a podcast week.
What that means is: Every day this week, I'm recording two to three podcasts a day.
Today I have three podcasts to do.
I just finished one.
Now I'm going to record the intros and outros,
and then later on, I have two more to finish.
Hello everyone, welcome back to The Lavendaire Lifestyle.
It's your host Aileen,
and welcome back for season five of The Lavendaire Lifestyle podcast.
I usually record two to three interviews at a time.
After each interview, I'll take some time to record
my solo intros and outros for the episode.
All right, I am done recording podcasts.
Wow, it was a whirlwind, meaning like I had three really good guests
with really good stories, very different topics.
And these will be the launch of season five of the podcast on November 3rd,
so listen to the podcast – they're really good!
After I'm done, it's back to work at my computer.
Here, I'm editing photos of our new Pastel Notebooks
for the Journaling Series we're doing on IGTV.
If you haven't joined it yet, I'll share the link down below.
We're sharing a lot of great journaling prompts
to help guide your growth with new videos on IGTV each week.
Now I have to go out to run some errands,
but before I go outside, sunblock is a must.
Here I’m prepping a quick snack to have on the go.
I'm on a time schedule with my errands today,
because I'm trying to make it to my yoga class on time.
So let's go!
So I'm just running a couple of errands to prepare for my trip.
I first have to go to the bank to pick up foreign currency
and then I have to go get my international driving license.
After that I have a workout class to go to.
I'm doing Yoga Sculpt and I scheduled that class knowing that
I would be running errands so that I could just stay out
instead of going home and going back,
because we're all about batching and efficiency.
I am freaking exhausted, but that was a good workout class.
I worked hard.
And something I wanted to mention is:
I've been reading this anime, The Demon Slayer.
What I mean is I watched the anime,
I finish it, and I continue reading the manga.
Basically it's about these kids that are training
to become really strong warriors and they have really epic fights
and they get so battered in the manga,
and it's inspired me to push myself to be stronger
because I know I can do it.
It's really just mental, so yeah, you're stronger than you think
and I'm practicing getting stronger mentally and physically every day.
After a nice shower, I’m doing some skincare, of course.
Then I decided to multitask and do some laundry as I work.
First, I'm writing out notes to my editor
on some video edits for our journaling series.
And then I'm editing my video on authenticity and people pleasing.
It was a spontaneous video that I decided to film,
but the message was really different and important and I really liked it.
If you haven't seen it yet, I'll link it in the card
and down below for you to check out.
Then I gotta make a thumbnail for the video.
I always have a hard time choosing the right photo.
Did you guys like the one that I chose?
And sometimes I like to spice up my thumbnails
and add some doodles on Procreate.
And then the video is ready to upload.
I end the day by writing in my Daily Planner.
I jot down thoughts on what I was grateful for that day
and also my wins for the day.
After that, I tidy up my desk and call it a night.
Thanks for joining me for a productive workday in my life.
I love you so much and I will see you next time.