Comments on: What The Happiest Moms Do Before Breakfast http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/what-the-happiest-moms-do-before-breakfast/ Natural Motherhood, Breastfeeding, Baby Wearing and Green Living. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:19:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: carrie http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/what-the-happiest-moms-do-before-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-176178 carrie Sat, 16 Jun 2012 22:47:26 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/?p=5694#comment-176178 @Anne: I haven't read Switch, but I just put it on my library hold list ;) Thanks for the recommendation! @Anne: I haven’t read Switch, but I just put it on my library hold list ;)
Thanks for the recommendation!

]]> By: carrie http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/what-the-happiest-moms-do-before-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-176172 carrie Sat, 16 Jun 2012 22:40:05 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/?p=5694#comment-176172 @Amanda: Great tips! ""I can create more focused time with my daughter and feel less guilty that I'm being pulled many different directions." Yes - that's exactly how I feel about it too. Thanks for your comment :-) @Amanda: Great tips!

“”I can create more focused time with my daughter and feel less guilty that I’m being pulled many different directions.”

Yes – that’s exactly how I feel about it too. Thanks for your comment :-)

]]> By: Amanda http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/what-the-happiest-moms-do-before-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-175725 Amanda Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:54:22 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/?p=5694#comment-175725 I read Laura's "168 Hours" last week and loved it. The first thing I implemented into my schedule was getting up earlier. Being pregnant, that time changes. But I also make a list the night before of what I want to do when I get up so I'm not tempted to lay there and think about what I need to do or just plain waste my quiet morning hours thinking of what I need to do. This makes me a happier mom because I feel like I can create more focused time with my daughter and feel less guilty that I'm being pulled many different directions. I read Laura’s “168 Hours” last week and loved it. The first thing I implemented into my schedule was getting up earlier. Being pregnant, that time changes. But I also make a list the night before of what I want to do when I get up so I’m not tempted to lay there and think about what I need to do or just plain waste my quiet morning hours thinking of what I need to do. This makes me a happier mom because I feel like I can create more focused time with my daughter and feel less guilty that I’m being pulled many different directions.

]]> By: Emily http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/what-the-happiest-moms-do-before-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-175642 Emily Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:08:04 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/?p=5694#comment-175642 ITA about getting up b4 your kids. Even though we only have one, DH and I <i>have</i> to get up some time b4 he does, b/c he is SO demanding of our time and attention. ITA about getting up b4 your kids. Even though we only have one, DH and I have to get up some time b4 he does, b/c he is SO demanding of our time and attention.

]]> By: Sarah Beals http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/what-the-happiest-moms-do-before-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-175125 Sarah Beals Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:50:03 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/?p=5694#comment-175125 I will have to put this book on my "must read" list which is a mile long. :) I am a recovering night owl with a long lineage of 4:30 am risers. My grandmother was a dairy farmers wife, so she rose early every day. She tells me "Don't miss the BEST part of the day!" :) I will have to put this book on my “must read” list which is a mile long. :) I am a recovering night owl with a long lineage of 4:30 am risers. My grandmother was a dairy farmers wife, so she rose early every day. She tells me “Don’t miss the BEST part of the day!” :)

]]> By: Anne @ Modern Mrs Darcy http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/what-the-happiest-moms-do-before-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-175068 Anne @ Modern Mrs Darcy Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:47:55 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/?p=5694#comment-175068 Thanks for the mention, Carrie! I also enjoyed Laura's new ebook. The gold in it for me was to spend my mornings on things that are "important but not urgent." I love the way Laura thoroughly unpacks that idea in the book. I have Willpower on my reading list. Have you read Switch by the Heath brothers? It's heavy on the theme of self-control being an exhaustible resource, and gives lots of advice on how to work around that. Thanks for the mention, Carrie!

I also enjoyed Laura’s new ebook. The gold in it for me was to spend my mornings on things that are “important but not urgent.” I love the way Laura thoroughly unpacks that idea in the book.

I have Willpower on my reading list. Have you read Switch by the Heath brothers? It’s heavy on the theme of self-control being an exhaustible resource, and gives lots of advice on how to work around that.

]]> By: grace http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/what-the-happiest-moms-do-before-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-174923 grace Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:04:38 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/?p=5694#comment-174923 I love the principle behind this....but it has never worked more than a week for me. by the end of the week i am setting 3 separate alarms and not hearing any of them! but when i can pull myself out of bed early i get quite a bit accomplished...I get a huge burst of (obnoxious) energy at about 8 pm i get a lot accomplished then too (unless im trying to go to bed early to get up early but then im stuck taking sleeping pills :( ) I love the principle behind this….but it has never worked more than a week for me. by the end of the week i am setting 3 separate alarms and not hearing any of them! but when i can pull myself out of bed early i get quite a bit accomplished…I get a huge burst of (obnoxious) energy at about 8 pm i get a lot accomplished then too (unless im trying to go to bed early to get up early but then im stuck taking sleeping pills :( )

]]> By: Marie http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/what-the-happiest-moms-do-before-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-174812 Marie Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:19:24 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/?p=5694#comment-174812 Good ideas all around! I am guilty of letting the little ones wake me up. Since we've had exactly three nights of the baby not waking up at all, I'm still on sleep deprivation mode. However, it's one of my big goals to start getting up before the kids once he is regularly sleeping all night. My plan is shower, coffee, Bible, pray, computer, in that order. I have to use the computer as a reward since it's not my job. If I really love getting up before them, I may even try to fit in exercise eventually! Good ideas all around! I am guilty of letting the little ones wake me up. Since we’ve had exactly three nights of the baby not waking up at all, I’m still on sleep deprivation mode. However, it’s one of my big goals to start getting up before the kids once he is regularly sleeping all night. My plan is shower, coffee, Bible, pray, computer, in that order. I have to use the computer as a reward since it’s not my job. If I really love getting up before them, I may even try to fit in exercise eventually!

]]> By: carrie http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/what-the-happiest-moms-do-before-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-174772 carrie Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:18:34 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/?p=5694#comment-174772 @Tracey - even though I'm in the habit of getting up early, the book had some great advice. It's easy to squander that time instead of making it count towards something meaningful. @Lydia - Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the post :) @Tracey – even though I’m in the habit of getting up early, the book had some great advice. It’s easy to squander that time instead of making it count towards something meaningful.

@Lydia – Thanks for your comment, I’m glad you enjoyed the post :)

]]> By: Lydia (Thrifty, Frugal Mom) http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/what-the-happiest-moms-do-before-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-174761 Lydia (Thrifty, Frugal Mom) Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:58:10 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/?p=5694#comment-174761 Loved reading this post. I've been toying with the idea of getting up earlier but am by nature a night owl so it's been kind of hard to do. Today however my baby and my lovely cold had me awake by 6 am. and as usual, I am amazed at how much I get done before the children are up and the demands start. And I've noticed the times I do this that I am much more productive and also typically have a better attitude/outlook on life too. Thanks for sharing this....and for giving me the push I needed! (My hubby will thank you too. He gets up early because of his job and has been wishing I would at least sometimes get up with him.) Loved reading this post. I’ve been toying with the idea of getting up earlier but am by nature a night owl so it’s been kind of hard to do. Today however my baby and my lovely cold had me awake by 6 am. and as usual, I am amazed at how much I get done before the children are up and the demands start. And I’ve noticed the times I do this that I am much more productive and also typically have a better attitude/outlook on life too.

Thanks for sharing this….and for giving me the push I needed! (My hubby will thank you too. He gets up early because of his job and has been wishing I would at least sometimes get up with him.)

]]> By: Tracey http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/what-the-happiest-moms-do-before-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-174705 Tracey Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:00:45 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/?p=5694#comment-174705 This sounds like a great ebook! I already get up early in the morning, but I'm sure I could learn some habits that would make even better use of my time. This sounds like a great ebook! I already get up early in the morning, but I’m sure I could learn some habits that would make even better use of my time.

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