This post is sponsored by Dove Hair Care but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Mornings are C-R-A-Z-Y at my house. I miss the days where they could be slow, relaxing, and take as long as you need to wake up and get the day started. I don’t think that has happened in a LONG time. The kids are up and ready to start the day by 7AM. They’re hungry, loud, busy, and usually quite demanding. They have a long list of requests for the morning and little patience to wait. Meanwhile, I am groggy and wondering how long it’s going to take for my coffee to be ready. Over the years, I have done my best to come up with a morning routine to settle the chaos, and help everyone know what to expect. When the kids know what to expect, it helps the morning go much smother.

With Jase starting summer school this month, I’ve had the chance to try out a morning routine to find what works for us before school starts in the Fall. There has been a big difference with before school morning routine vs the morning routine we have done when we had no where to be. The before school morning routine has a much bigger focus on ME! I have made time for myself to get up, get ready, and do what I needed to do without kids hanging at my feet. Instead of waking up to my kids running around the house, I am waking up to an alarm before they are even awake. Let me tell you…it has made all the difference.

I am not a morning person AT ALL. So every time my alarm goes off I really want to ignore it, roll over, and go back to sleep until a kid drags me out of bed. But I have done everything I can to push past that feeling and just get out of bed, after that first step, things flow easily and I am so glad I got up early.

If I lost you at getting up early…let me tell you why you need a morning routine that focuses on you.

Focusing on you brings life.

Seriously, it’s true. When you take time to focus on you, you feel rejuvenated! Focusing on yourself gives you this new life and energy that you need to power through everything else. When we stop focusing on ourselves and shows up in everything we do. We get burnt out. We become exhausted. We grow weary in what we are doing. Focusing on yourself breathes life into everything you do for the rest of the day.

Focusing on you brings confidence.

Have you ever put on an outfit and just felt really good in it? What about a new hair cut that made you feel like an entirely new person? When you roll out of bed, put everyone together and run out the door without any focus on yourself your confidence takes a hit. Sure, you’re a mom, I get it. You don’t have to do your make up every day or put on your Sunday best, but if you give yourself time to focus on yourself a little, you’ll feel more confident in your skin. Whether that’s throwing in some Dove Volume and Fullness Dry Shampoo, or taking a shower with Dove Thickening Ritual Shampoo and Conditioner. It doesn’t matter how much time you have, even a few minutes can bring you confidence. Dove Volume and Fullness Dry Shampoo allows you extend your wash. It refreshes hair between washes, instantly removing oil, while adding volume and fullness. Dove Thickening Ritual Shampoo & Conditioner is designed to help your hair with what you need most. Whether it’s a creating stronger hair or repairing damaged hair, it will help you get the treatment you need for healthier hair! For over a decade, Dove has been working to make beauty a source of confidence, not anxiety. Beauty is not defined by shape, size or color – it’s feeling like the best version of yourself! So the more you focus on yourself, the more confidence you’ll have.

Focusing on you shows that you matter too.

Sometimes one of the biggest lessons we forget to teach our kids is how to take care of themselves too! Our feelings, emotions, happiness, and more matter just as much as everyone else. It isn’t selfish to take time to focus on ourselves. We matter too! By showing our kids that we value ourselves, it teaches them to value who they are too. Focusing on you is important because you are important!

If that doesn’t convince you…try it! Give yourself one week and start with a morning routine that focuses on you! Start your day early, set aside time for yourself, and see how it changes your day. Refresh and revitalize yourself and your confidence by making Dove a part of your morning routine, whether you have five minutes or an hour. Then focus on everything and everyone else, you will be surprised at how much your attitude changes and you’ll be convinced to never turn back!

How does your morning routine focus on YOU?