Hi everyone, welcome to the operation optimism podcast. I’m your host, Katrina Chavez. I am a work-from-home Mom. I’m a recovering emotional spender. I’m a book enthusiast. I’m on a mission to declutter and overall. I’m a glass-half-full kind of gal, or at least most days.Life as a woman in today’s society can feel very isolating especially as a Mom and it can be hard to find someone who gets it without judging you or talking behind your back, you know… you all know those people! I’m here to hopefully help you feel like you’re chatting with a friend who embraces you for who you truly are not who society expects you to be. I’m so glad you’re here let’s jump into today’s episode.
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Hi everyone, welcome back to operation optimism podcast with your friend Katrina. I apologize because it might sound a little different today. I’m not at my computer with my normal microphone setup. I’m actually in the car driving and a thought came to my mind that I wanted to bring up with you. So I’m driving my promise that I’m hands-free and I’m safe. So let’s get on with it. Today, I wanted to talk about…
How do you set the intention for the day every day?As you know, women tend to set the mood or the tone for the day and if we start our day off in a really foul mood, chances are it’s probably not going to be a very good day.
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It’s like we’re putting into the universe that is already going to be awful and there’s nothing you can do about it, but coming from my experience… I have shared my bed, well, my husband and I have shared our bed for five years , five and a half years with at least one child and for a long time, it was two children and they are all very light sleepers for the most part. So it’s hard for me to wake up before them and be like a morning routine person because we’re just not really good at routines. We’re really not we’re really awful my family really awful with routine. So I mean if it’s great for you then I’m so happy for you.
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But lately, now that my children are a little bit older… they’re 5 and 1/2 + 3 and 1/2.
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I feel like I’m able to be a little bit more. I don’t know. I guess you could say I feel a little bit more ballsy in the morning. Does that make sense? I don’t know if it resonates with anybody but in the mornings, I have slowly started to make myself a priority which I know can sound very selfish as a mom.
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But it’s really an investment for your kids like to be able to put yourself first even for just like 5 minutes of the day.
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It can really make a huge difference in like a shift in the day. So. I want to share a few things that you can do if you end up getting out of the bed or getting out of your own bed before your children wake up or even if they are awake just making time for this because if we say ” I never have time” or “I’ll find the time to do it.” You’ll never find the time because there’s always something else that will be at a higher priority for you. As women we put ourselves last – which we need to stop doing!
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So I wake up early, I mean probably once a week honestly, maybe twice a week if I’m really lucky but it’s becoming a little bit more regular… I wake up a little bit before I know my children will wake up and I sneak out of the bed and I’m sandwiched between my husband who is a horrible sleeper and my son who is a very clingy child and notices when I’m gone most often.
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but I’m able to sneak out from them and even just the simple act of making a cup of coffee before everyone is awake and being able to sit down and drink your coff...
