The #1 thing I love about you is your simplicity. You can tell your practice what you preach. Thank you, Jady, for being a great example and light to the homeschool/Christian community. Especially the younger ones.
Love this! Yes, as a fellow homemaker and homeschooling mama, waking up before the littles and incorporating a personal morning routine makes things flow so much better. 🥰 This was a very encouraging reminder ❤️.
Jady! I have a 5yr. Old Daughter and a 4yr. Old Son. You changed my life in so many ways! My children are very intelligent because I taught them the simple early learning method you shared with the world at a time when I was lost and didn’t know how to start teaching my child what and I am forever grateful. My Daughter is beyond her years at school. God Bless and I’m so thankful I found you! 4 years ago. You have taught me so much. 🙏🏽♥️
You are an amazing woman Jady! When you have such a busy day, I totally agree that it is crucial that we get up before the children. I do have a few questions though: What time do your kids go to sleep? Do you spend enough quality time with your husband before you go to sleep? When do you prepare all your homeschool material and activities?
It's so hard to do anything when you have a 1 year old baby that wake up all times of the night and day.. and wont let you get out the bed to get things done ahead of time
I watched so many of your old videos and used them for my toddlers and now I’ve been catching up since my oldest is in kindergarten. Pregnant with my 4th! Learning so much from you. Thanks for all you do.
When I was pregnant with my 1st, I started getting up at 3:30am (when my husband got up for work) and would either relax or most often craft for the etsy business I used to have. I found it very easy and didn't get very tired. My 1st is now 4 years old and my 2nd just turned 1. My husband and I get up at 4am and I almost always go back to bed at 5am. Every single time I do stay up, I am exhausted and debilitated for the rest of that day and often also the next... Sometimes I will even start to catch a cold, that goes away after a few days of getting enough rest and doing hardly anything during the day. :( It makes me so sad because I can remember how amazing it was to fill my bucket for the rest of the day, but I can't seem to manage to do it anymore! I understand that I probably need to do it consistently for over a week for it to get easier, but I don't know how to go about it when it wrecks me on the first day and I have to recuperate for days to feel normal again. With my husbands work schedule (early mornings and/or late nights), I can't go to bed early most nights of the week. 10:30-11:00pm is typical so getting up at 4am leaves me with only 5 hours of sleep - that is if I can fall asleep right away AND not get woken up by my baby. My husband also just accepted more work so I can't let myself get too tired thinking I can just ask him for help with the children - like he was able to do before. I often wake up to chaos and I'll be in a sour mood for hours or even the rest of the day. I don't want to live like this anymore, but I don't know how to change. Thank God I believe in Jesus so I can at least pray about it! I don't know how non-believers manage, just wondering and not having the comfort of praying to our creator. I've only been a true Christian for a few years and I already forget what its like to not have Jesus in my heart. Anyway, God bless you and your family Jady. I pray that you all are kept safe and healthy - and that you all be given sound minds and good mental health too. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. ♥
@@nicholetteburris3925 I might have to settle with that! I also just implemented a new rule today that my girls play in the living room until I am done reading one or two chapters of the bible (around 15 minutes) before my 4 year old is allowed to ask me for anything. I told her if she interrupts my bible time (which has been a serious problem lately) she will have to go into her bedroom until I am done. She played for a few minutes then started crying at me about her baby sister not sharing a toy so she went to her bedroom - I follow through haha. Then after that I got her breakfast while she watched Bible Adventure on RU-vid. I used to try to read the bible while she was watching her bible show, but it was honestly so distracting for me. I was reading like 3 times as slow and my daughter would interrupt like every 5 minutes to tell me about what was going on in the show (as if we haven't already seen each episode 5+ times each lol). Anyway, this seemed to work much better! I think it's a trend I'll keep - at the very least I'll get to read the bible before anything. The rest can wait until later I suppose. My husband is home in the middle of everyday (as well as the morning or evening depending on the day of the week) so he can always watch the girls if I ever need some mommy time while they play or are in quiet time. :)
I’m a sahm breastfeeding homeschooling mama to six kids. When I push myself to wake early I too get a cold or very bad headache. I now only aim to wake up once early. I’ve learned to show myself tons of love and grace. You have to figure what will work for you.
Keep praying about it ! Last year I tried to wake up early for almost 6 months and it was a fail every time ! I would always cry to God and say I want to do this please help me ! And one day God started to open my mind to ideas on how to make it work for me and now I always wake up early .. I was never a morning person and now I can’t even sleep in😂 God cares about what we care about and God will listen and grant you your request , now I am praying about how I can get to sleep early because that is an issue for me
@@KimmieNoel I am a sahm breastfeeding homeschooling mom to six kids too! I agree that we have to keep speaking positive and just remember that God knows what we all are struggling with, and he gives us so much more Grace and Love to keep going strong for our children ❤. Sometimes I have to stop myself from trying to compare myself to other moms that seem to have it all together, but we all are in different seasons while on this journey together. God will work everything out for us because he is faithful and he will never leave nor forsake us 🙏.
I managed to wake up at 5am all summer long and it was such a blessing to have that time to myself to pursue and attend to my own interests and needs. Winter time though, I've been struggling to get up earlier that 6:30. I definitely feel more frazzled with less time to myself. This video made me want to try harder to get back to the 5am mommy bliss! Thank you for that. 🙂
I do this as much as I can. My 2 yr old has been waking up at 5am and so I get no time for myself. But whenever I get the chance I will get up and do all these you suggested and it does make a huge difference. I am better mentally and more energetic and ready to conquer the day with the kiddos.
I am trying this challenge!! I need to change my habits and improve so I can “fill my cup” before pouring into my babies. (13,11,2,1) I have been a cranky panky lately and I know it’s because of this. Thank you for this video. It came at just the right time! I’m so thankful for you and this channel. You are such a blessing and so inspirational!!! Xoxoxo
Love you Jady! I plan on posting a video on my channel just talking about how much you inspire me to be a better mother and homemaker everyday! Thank you for being the pure love and light that you are!
I adopted this habit last year, thanks to your inspiration, and it was beautiful. I've fallen off the wagon for a few months being in the first trimester, I was just too tired. I know you would completely understand, Jady! But now that I'm getting more energy again, I'm looking forward to going back into my early morning time!
Thank you for this! Waking up early has been so wonderful for me. I get to pour into myself, whether reading my Bible, reading a book, having a cup of coffee, plan and prep for the homeschool day, or whatever else I choose to do. I feel more productive and ready for the day! You are so intentional about everything you do and it is always a breath of fresh air watching your videos. God bless!
May God bless you more sister Jady! Been struggling in many ways how to manage home routines with my little one. I’m learning a lot from you since I found your channel by God’s goodness. And this topic is a good thing to consider. Its been a long time trying to change habits and I believe walking up early is one.
I have tried this and when it works it's great. However my children are such light sleepers that me being up wakes them up. I got so frustrated and just stopped trying to get up before them.
Same! When I get up early my 2 year old will wake up and want me to hold her till she goes back to bed and then if I put her down and I’m not near here she will keep waking up. Gotta work on that!
I love this video! I have been wanting to do this for so long and struggle getting up! 😩 Pray for me🙏 ! I really need to do this bc I feel like I am so rush with everything🤦♀️ Thank you for this motivation sister in Christ🙋♀️
My first name is Marisa 😄 Anyway, most days I try to get up earliest between 5:15-5:45. My husband goes to work early so I get him off to work and that helps me wake up. I know what you mean about the rushing everything! I make it a point to get a cup of tea (or perhaps coffee for you) clean up the kitchen, throw a load of laundry in, have my quiet devotion time with the Lord and then I feel I’m more ready to take on the day when my kids wake up. Hopefully that helps you a bit 🥰
Thank you Jady !! Thank you for being so open about your relationship with The Lord too, I’m sure you have touched many hearts for Him💜 I’m definitely up for waking up at 5 am again…. I use to wake up super early before I had our children…. I know it will be a win win for everyone. I’m on a mission to take way better care of myself so I’m able to care well for others 😊 I’m on a mission to set a better sail ⛵️
My kiddos are 4 & almost 3, we are sleeping pretty well through the night now. I currently wake up with them and it is rough so I believe it is time to start incorporating a morning routine like this, as always thank you so much for sharing❤
Everything you said rings true, waking up and going straight into mommy mode can feel very intense. Waking up at 5 am for me time sounds great! Tried doing it in the night when kids are asleep hasn’t worked well for me.
I’ve taken your homemaker course, and after this video, I still have the questions when do you schedule time to work on your business and quality spouse time if you go to bed early? I’ve tried going to bed early because I’m exhausted at the end of the day, but I feel I need to spend time with my husband when he comes home from work. When I wake up early to take care of myself and work on the business, I feel like I need a nap before homeschooling, but I don't because I have to start my mommy duties. I hope you read my comment. Thanks, Jady!
I am in the a similar boat. I can't go to bed early if I want to spend time with my husband. As much as I want to go to bed early and get up early, I need that extra time with him before bed. Depending on the day of the week, we get up at 4am (I go back to bed at 5am) and/or he works until around 9pm - he works 1 or 2 shifts per day 6 days a week. On the days he works 2 shifts, he is home from around 10am-3:30pm so that is quite nice. I used to get up and stay up at 3:30am (and somehow not get very tired despite being pregnant) so I am having a hard time accepting that I might not be able to have my special mommy mornings for a while - possibly years. I will have to settle with taking moments as they come throughout the day when my husband is home to watch the girls. It can certainly be discouraging to compare our lives with others since most people and their spouses have different schedules and children require different levels of attention and whatnot. We need to remember to do what is best for us, not exactly what we see others do which can look so appealing.
In an older video she made about her schedule, I know she said she takes a nap after lunch, while her children do some form of quiet time (reading, coloring). I started taking naps/quiet time/alone time after lunch and it helps a lot. Hopefully she sees your comment!
This was really helpful. Thank you for sharing. I wish the audio was better, but I'm thankful for all the effort you went through to put this content out. Thank you!!
Jady, you're an inspiration! Thank you for sharing with us. You have for sure helped me. This is my first year homeschooling my children and I love it! Waking up at 5 am is actually a goal of mine. At one time I was waking up at 4am when they were just babies/toddlers, so I know I can figure a way out to be in bed by 9. I'm going to give this plan a go! Thank you so much! 💗
Thank you sharing your early morning routine. Indeed the early bird eats the worm and it give s you an extra hour. I also start my day with prayer. Watching from Uganda
I love getting up early!!👏👏❤️❤️spending time with God in morning before the craziness of the day the business makes all the difference in your day !!❤️💕
I’m going to try this!!!! I’ve been praying for the past few weeks on how to get a steady, firm, straight-to-the-point morning schedule for me before kids wake up. It’s been challenging because I’m still trying to get the groove on homeschooling the kids for almost the past year. I wake up to “the craziness of life” and it is exhausting by 5 pm, my brain cannot keep going. And then in that two hour jam before putting kids to bed, all I want to do is tap out. By the time I get to bed to spend some time with husband that’s when I get time for me and go to sleep super late 😭 And let me tell you…this is an answered prayer ❤️🙌🏽🗣 GLORY TO GOD! Thank you Jady for sharing your life experience to us moms and family. You’re amazing. May God continue to bless you ❤️
Thank you!I will take your inspiration into consideration.Everyday there are new beginnings, because in life as a parent and you have children you always have to expect the unexpected . Talking in general we always have to be prepared.
I love this! I have always been a night owl! And I have had such a hard time breaking sleeping in throughout my life. But increasing nutrition and have a plan ready the night before has helped me in the beginning stages of becoming a morning person. My husband gets up at 4:30, so to save money and provide a nutritious breakfast I have been getting up with him… the only problem I’ve run into lately… convincing myself to listen to my love of sleep and go back to bed after making him breakfast… grateful for your video and motivation to inspire me to be consistent! There are so many books and things I want to create and ugh! Going back to sleep has sacrificed those things. So time to be an early bird! Thanks!
Thank you for this video, I have been struggling with time management and finding time to have for myself and spend time with lord before my toddler wakes up... I will definitely do this challenge... 💕🙏
I really struggle getting up at 5am 🤣 i feel like a zombie! But my compromise is 6:30am. I have always used that time to do my at home 10-30 min. workout, which i find helps me mentally. I love that Jady mentions bone density as we age, it's so important to look out for our well being, because as mamas we tend to overlook that.
I'm in Jady! Thank you! I've been wanting to do this for years, but somehow couldn't figure out what to do once I woke up ....just seemed like too much time not to use on sleep when pregnant or with a young baby🤦🏾♀️😂.....but I've been pregnant or with a young baby every year for the last 7 years, so it's really no excuse anymore... especially since I am a routine mama and the babies all sleep very well pretty early on.(We are currently expecting our 7th in 7yrs) I love those clear and simple 30 minute segments; especially starting the day with the Lord! I also recognise that we have been privileged, we have always had a maid and I have a personal trainer, but I am still not as effective as I ought to be despite the help, this discipline will be a wonderful blessing. Thank you again ❤️
Thank you for the encouragement. I don’t have kids yet but I would like to start the habit of waking up at 5. Last year I kept it up for three weeks. And for my work out I got on my spinning bike 🚴 during that time I had so much energy at work and after work. I still had mental energy to study for hours. I’m definitely going to search up another video on this topic. Thanks again, and good ok you for improving your life!
I have been wanting to asked how you manage your life with homeschooling. Jady A you are an amazing woman and I love you for this video. Thank you so much for sharing this ☺️ You are awesome ☺️
Hi Jady, I am so blessed by this morning routine vedeo. I can say every single of yours it never be wasted. I'm just struggling to discipline my daughter who is 5. But I will try. Thankyou so much! You are so kind, lovely person, energetic, God fearing and so practical. God bless!
I just love you. This video is really encouraging. I teach online so I wake up really early. That's the only me time. I would like to know more of how you carve out time to work on your business during the day.
I was just praying to God about how could I get time to read ! I have a lot of things I want to read but I just haven’t fit it in .. I would like to see more videos about your night time routine and when you do homeschool planning cooking and your admin work / RU-vid / book writing .. I feel that if I follow the morning schedule here I’m now trying to figure out when to do my family finances work on home school prep , business work etc .. I also just joined your membership and I’m very excited .. thanks for the content
Jady I love your videos. You’re such a motivation and inspiration. Such a blessing to us all. What is your cleaning routine? How do you fit in laundry, cleaning, cooking, etc into this schedule?
I get up two hours before my 3 yo daughter every single day. I spend 1 hour reading and one hour doing chores around the house (ironing, folding laundry....). I tried several time to do something for my body but anything worked.. I tried yoga, stretching, even cardio but I'm sure it's because I'm lazy and I don't have motivation, I find reading way more enjoyable. I appreciate your video. I hope to implement my routine....
❄️ I so so love this. Perfect for the new year. I am one to see your videos and think “She is super woman” lol. You are awesome. Going to try these tips. Are you now a homeowner? Congrats if you are. I remember back in the days you were against owning your own home. Love your videos. 💗💞✨
I shall try out the challenge for a month to form a habit. I have 4 kids and work full-time as a nurse. I hope to gain good health, good routine and a joyful home as a home maker.
This is truly wonderful, so much peace, I woke up at 4 am because my kids have to wake up at 5:30 am but I loved it once I got in to the routine, now I have a new born baby and can’t do it but will start again. Self care is extremely important to care for our loved ones
I love everything about your morning routine minus the 5am rule. LOL 😂 I'm going to try it but man this sounds detrimental. I'm a night owl. 🦉 I love being up cleaning and watching RU-vid videos but I feel like I stroll through and get side tracked and lose the track of time and not be productive because I end up sleeping in in the morning. Dragging the whole morning then a get a second wind around lunch. I'm going to try to follow the 9pm bedtime. Fingers crossed and pray 🙏 for me! I want and need this life change to get closer to God because this is exactly one of my 22 things to do in 22. Also the early bedtime routine.
I want more support or ideas on how to streamline my family dinner meals… This is such a heavy weight to carry from having to figure out what to eat , shop and cook. Would appreciate an update from you.
I did this for about 9 months and then fell off the bandwagon. I'm restarting again! Thank you for the reminder. One tip is to drink hot water with lemon while you pray/journal or read! There are many benefits!
i agree we wake up at 5 am and my day with my kiddos is productive and then after bedtime 6pm i get 2 hours of self care or time for my classes or to watch stuff on tv that isn't meant for toddler eyes.
I've been wanting to get up at 5:00 a.m. for a while now. It has been so hard for me to develop this habit. All my life I hated waking up early but I want to love it . I want to wake up to have my time with God and let him fill me so I can fill my children. I need it and my children need it 😭 I didn't have a desire to wake up early until I started watching your videos a couple years ago And I am still struggling. I've always loved your cleaning schedule and routines but it didn't click for me how to get them done until I discovered the fly lady. I've been so focused on waking up early these past few weeks, then you posted this video about waking up at 5:00 a.m. It was confirmation that now is the time. I got a sunrise alarm clock and I hope it helps me to wake up.
I definitely want to do this challenge, though I’ve never been an early morning riser. It blew me away though, when you said you go to bed at NINE pm - HOW do you do that Jady?! I would LOVE to be able to go to bed at that time. But it seems impossible to do. It would probably be easier if I was getting up as early as 5, now that I think about it.... I’m a mother of 6 (ages 1,3,5,7,8 and 10) and I homeschool as well. I’m lucky if I get in the bed by midnight and a lot of times my sleep gets interrupted at least once. So as you can probably guess, it’s a REAL struggle for me to get up even between 6-7am. I do better these days to control my crankiness, but I find myself (like today for example) dozing off DURING school if I sit down for few minutes to read over something for an assignment or grade work. I desperately need a change in my routine to “fill my cup” daily. Right now, I’m getting up just barely before my children do and feel like I get sucked into a whirlwind sometimes. And if I’m lucky, my cup will get filled just enough to get a few good sips. What’s your exact schedule look like (if you don’t mind sharing)? How do you balance other things outside of school to successfully get in the bed so early at night? Or maybe you have a video explaining all that...?
Nina, thank you for sharing your story. I am not a veteran mom like you or Mrs. Alvarez, but what I can tell you, is that you will find something that works for your family and current circumstances whether you get up at 5 am or not. With such little ones to take care of, you need to give yourself more grace. This season will pass. I'd say if you can try 30 minutes earlier than your normal bedtime for a week, and slowly increase that way or a similar approach, it could eventually get to your goal. Baby steps mama.
@@stephanieblanco7055 Thank you for your kind encouragement! That meant a lot. I am currently working on doing just that. I’d say I’m striving just as hard to get in the bed before midnight as I am with getting up a half an hour earlier. I’m just now managing to start getting up 15 min earlier. Like you said, baby steps. 🙂
I had exactly this question. After the kids are in bed I have all the cleanup to do, and then any life admin etc that I can’t do whilst they’re awake. I couldn’t dream of being in bed by 9!
Sounds like a lovely way to start your day! I would love to do this each morning but I have 1 very early riser and they can be awake and raring to go anytime from 5-6:30am. It varies 🙈
I accept the challenge! I usually wake up at six, but I still can't fit everything I want to do into that shorter time frame. I would love to see an updated evening routine, because when I plan for the next day, I have a problem going to bed early, and then the unwinding after a long day takes a couple of hours🙈 (having four children)... Greetings from Germany!
I come to view you when I feel so low. Being a SAHM is not for the faint of heart. All the working moms and shared parents have it all wrong. There are no sick days. There are no REAL rest days. I feel so alone most days. I feel so unappreciated while still feeling like I don't do enough. Its an emotional rollercoaster that has more lows than I care to say. Thank you for your years of uploading to help us struggling SAHMs.
Rei! I am right here with you on these feelings! We are raising the next generation. You can not see the big picture but your work is changing the future. To stay home and raise children contributes to a healthy human being. Just like the worker bees work and have their part in the colony. God loves you so much and to our creator you are his most treasured creation never forget it. You will get to see the results of your labor one day! Stay bright! Love- Jady
