*Thank you to Colgate for sponsoring this post. As always, all thoughts & opinions are our own.

After my sister moved in, we realized just how regimented we are…especially our morning routine. Our mornings usual start around 7am…well Rob’s usually does. On most mornings Rob will take Henry out solo and let me sleep in a bit longer. He’s an early to bed, early to rise kind of guy, and if I could get myself to sleep early enough I just may have a shot of that lifestyle, but I usually find myself lying awake each night pondering some ridiculous thing that shouldn’t be occupying my time, making a mental list, or planning some random surprise family vacation. Either way, I have trouble falling asleep, so Rob champions the mornings and takes Henry for a walk to get out all his morning puppy crazies. When he comes back in we start up the kettle for water for our morning pour over and prepare breakfast while that’s brewing. Our pre-getting ready, sleepy-eyed part of our morning has become somewhat therapeutic for us. I’ve always loved reading about other people’s routines and found so many of them so inspiring. I remember reading about George Clooney’s routine on an early set. He was ready and dressed in a suit, eating breakfast while reading the paper before anyone else was awake. Somedays I feel inspired to just get up and go like that but most of the time I enjoy the quiet mornings together.

Most days our go-to breakfast is cinnamon toast with a side of fruit, coffee and juice. Other days we reach for the granola and almond milk with some fresh berries on top. It’s simple and fresh and an easy meal to prepare. While we wait for the coffee to finish, a quick scroll through our email and IG usually happens. We can’t help ourselves and are working on putting off any technology until later in the day, but baby steps. 😉

Over breakfast we usually catch up on the news and chat about our plan for the day. It really sets the tone for the day and from there we have a good idea of how we should get ready and what’s on the agenda.

Alright, so time to get ready for the day. So happy we added double sinks to this bathroom. It has made all the difference and getting ready side by side is pretty fun too. We chat, sing along to our current playlist, and pull out all our favorite products. First things first, tend to the pearly whites! With a new year upon us, we made the choice to make some changes to our daily self-care and grooming routine, and keeping everything simple with a focus on wellness. It’s always fun reading about other people’s favorite products, so here’s a couple of ours…

Dental Care
Our families grew up using Colgate and their Optic White system has been a favorite of ours recently. In the spirit of keeping things simple, their toothbrush and gel pen whitening combo is just what we needed and has been super easy to use too. We love that it can be stored right in the toothbrush. We’ve been using it for several weeks now and really like this route for keeping our smiles bright and white, without doing additional whitening or using trays. Its quick and easy, which we can appreciate. Also, with a big coffee addiction, pour overs in the morning and iced espresso tonic in the afternoon, we don’t have to choose between a white smile and our love for coffee.

Skin Care
We’re going to dive more into this in a later post, but skincare has been another big priority for us in the new year. We both have a new obsession with tending to our skin, making sure it’s hydrated and fresh, and yes addressing those early signs of aging. 😉 As someone who grew up with makeup being in the forefront of a “beauty” routine vs taking care of your biggest organ: your skin, its been fun to share my love for skin essentials with Rob. He recently got into eye creams, toners, face masks, it all… and its nice to find some new products together. Serums and cleansers were a big indulgence for us this holiday season, along with keeping our favorite natural essential oils (rosehip oil and tea tree oil in particular) on hand, and making sure we always have a good SPF applied, because hello desert sun!

Hair Care
We’re going to dive more into haircare in another post because there is sooo much to talk about (ha!), but less heat and better products were also a big thing we wanted to focus on this year. For those completely heat free days, soft curlers have been my saving grace. For the gentlemen, a beard comb and trimmers are essentials as well.

After we’re all ready for the day, it’s time to work…planning shoots, scheduling blog posts, emails, etc. We’ve been wanting to put a big focus on our day to day and sharing that with you guys in the new year, hence today’s post with a peek into our morning routine and what we’re focusing on lately. It can be difficult to open up and share the everyday things that may seem mundane or even things that we struggle with from time to time, so jotting down favorites for home and style, and personally journaling more at the end of each day has been a big focus for us. We’ll definitely be sure to keep you all posted.

What about you guys? Are you doing anything to simplify your morning routine? Do you have it down pat? We’d love to hear. 🙂

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