A healthy morning routine for LAZY girls.

[@northwoodfalls1403]

I don’t know what we did to deserve you, Caroline. You feel like the vanguard of de influencing. Snapping us out of our IG filtered, beige and soft pink hued daze and bringing us back to this glorious earth where reality lives and breathes. While making us laugh. And think. Golly, your channel just feels good.

[@isabellammusic]

Exactly!

[@kekica11]

Amen to that!

[@Allie__215]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 worth a whole lot of humor😂😂😂

[@slowerpicker]

Plus flower arranging

[@tanyaskopitz8921]

Yesss!

[@angiem7459]

I got this quote from a fortune cookie and I keep it on my desk "Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired."

[@alinabelousova]

That's really funny! A good reframing :)

[@juhujaaa3475]

That's what my granny always said. 😅

[@angelaglaros]

My chronic illness approves this comment

[@maxinereed7667]

This is my new favourite quote

[@josepha133]

"Something in the morning has to be stupid" - I ate chocolate this morning, thank you for validating that choice.

[@hoppingwren]

same

[@abrielle13]

I had cookies and Takis 😂 #periodcravings

[@lisamckay5058]

I support all of these choices. (brushes off animal cracker crumbs)

[@08Stella]

OMG, I had some left-over crispy chicken BBQ pieces early this morning. True story! I felt so quilty, - but feeling somewhat better now. Ha-ha... xx..

[@lisamckay5058]

​@@08Stella, my friend Mary was a wellspring of wisdom. She used to say that guilt is a wasted emotion. You ate breakfast! You're awesome! ❤

[@lose999]

Since I retired in 2017, I set my alarm every morning for 8:30am just so I can snooze it and sleep in...it's very satisfying. People ask, why set the alarm? My answer is, after teaching for 31 years, I want to be in control of my mornings and not live by the alarm.

[@lorrilewis2178]

Does it make you feel rebellious to hit that snooze? 😉

[@shannonhart5580]

Yeahhh!!! Just for the pleasure of slapping it and going back to sleep!

[@Caroline_Winkler]

I’m all about that snooze life 😉

[@shirleyperry3170]

@@lorrilewis2178, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤗🤗🤗🔥

[@ConserveMore]

I get this. I hope you're loving every day of it.

[@HappyHarryX5]

Saw a great quote on Pinterest. “You are not lazy, unmotivated or stuck. After living your life in survival mode, you are exhausted. There is a difference.” This is helping this morning person who is heading to lie on the couch every morning after breaky and going back to sleep.

[@laurawatkins9399]

Thank you for naming 'The Moping Hour.' I didn't know it needed a name, but it somehow makes me feel better.

[@Caroline_Winkler]

the best hour of the day

[@bbch088]

Mine happens in the evening 😂 it is one of my favorite time of the day

[@carolynkepes5451]

As a Night Owl who has tried repeatedly to time shift, one of the things I was always certain of if I managed to be conscious and coherent before 9:00am was that I was almost without fail emotionally sensitive and needed time and space to myself to just BE, no forced interactions or activity or I went from 0 to 90 on the “murderous scale”. Later, in my 30’s I figured out how to set clear boundaries about that with the people in my life (the cats, not so much, but they get a pass). However, when you named this hour “The Moping Hour”, without judgment or guilt, I felt such relief and joy, sincerely, thank you, that is accurate and I have secretly called it that myself, and have taken it as a time of refuge, as if it were a Buddhist principle - which, if you think about it a bit, it certainly can clear the mind, body, and spirit in a powerful and beneficial way, for me it became a kind of liberating mindfulness without rules…

[@trishna_6815]

i like to hurkle-durkle! its the scottish term for the time between waking up and getting out of bed. i often do my wordle and quordle while i'm hurkle-durkling :D

[@tki6087]

Do you even realize what you're doing Caroline? You are helping us all unshame around normal human behavior, especially ADHD folks like me. I cant tell you how much I have beaten myself up for not being able to wake up at 6am and be showered + ready for work by 9am. AND I'M A CREATIVE BUSINESS OWNER WHO CALL THE SHOTS ON MY OWN TIME GODDAMMIT! Girl, I love you so much for keeping it real and showing us how you can still get shit done. Ok, gonna play pomodoro now, got my new handmade paints website launch coming up. ❤

[@baidykle1]

Lolol, I actually have to be at work at 9am and still can't wake up at 6am. 😂 I mean, I zombie out of my bed but don't actually wake up till about noon 😅 and on my bad adhd days it can sometimes feel like the day never started but also is never going to end somehow.

[@thebonniewong]

Girl, I am also a creative business owner who call the shots but I will never ever wake up at 6 am and journal and workout before I go to work. I roll out of bed when I have to, and some days I will just lay in bed to answer my work emails and texts. I think we can find a way to be productive without being so restrictive and perfect. We can do this!

[@Caroline_Winkler]

Hahah I saw this comment and said to Justin - “every time I put out a video people say that it’s a guide for ADHD…”. He just looked at me and said, maybe I should think about that. (Never been diagnosed, but people have their suspicions😉)

[@Pltlsn97]

@@Caroline_Winklercame here to say this too.. Caroline, if I managed to get my AuDHD diagnosis this week, you definitely can too! Just please avoid losing all the paperwork and all the test by the second appointment woopsie

[@yellowfruitchocker9879]

​​​@@Caroline_Winkler yes, think about it! I had my suspicions regarding you for a while! Finding out about your neurodivergence can be so validating and freeing! Maybe even helps alleviate the negative thoughts, beliefs regarding personal shortcomings and odd behaviors, habits. Please consider! (Missing the plane because misremembering dates and times, ongoing anxiety, bouts of depression, weird and scary intrusive thoughts, night voices = hypnagogic hallucinations, eating disorders are extremely often go hand in hand with neurodevergent ppl, odd childhood behaviors -the ass slap story😁, issues with non sexual personal touch, frequently interrupting in conversation, getting loud as get more excited, and the weird relationship history from your twenties.) No judgment! If anything you feel closer to the heart because of the similar problems.

[@jennas2100]

“Remember how we all used to sit on the toilet and stare at the tile floor” brought me back and now I’m feeling a strange kind of comfort nostalgia about that lol

[@elizabethjones2377]

I love the texting block idea. I saw a post recently talking about how we didn't used to be accessible all the time like we are now. And the expectations have changed. Needing this

[@vaderladyl]

We didn't and you don't have to be. Train people to respect your time and need to not be available all the time and set boundaries. I have done that all my life, even before we had internet, people in my life respect that, and I have freedom, and no regrets.

[@halane4790]

I only text my close friends and family. Everyone else is silenced and I don’t get notifications. I will chat with my loved ones anytime,I consider that time well-spent. Everyone else can wait or call if it’s urgent, work included.

[@Caroline_Winkler]

It has been a game changer for me. My friends know this is my system and that really helps

[@TubeTorte]

Texting is completely intrusive and obnoxious. I can say that because I am old and it has never been part of my life. WHY would anyone want to make themselves so available? What's wrong with phone conversations or emails? I tell people I do NOT text and they text anyway. Who has the time for that? Not I...and I am retired. Better things to do, even if it's staring out the window.

[@eipselligoe4236]

I love this concept too and I think I’ll start to use it as well

[@kateperry2347]

The early morning people established the rules simply because they woke up first. It’s nice to hear from a fellow late morning lady! Your realism is tops

[@syuill3444]

I am not a morning person. I actually get up an hour earlier than I have to before going to work. I just sit and drink my coffee and stare off into space. This routine actually inspires me to get up in the morning. The thought of getting up and immediately getting ready is just too much for me.

[@sandratakagi2204]

My daughter does this as well - I just can’t’ do it yet myself

[@quietlychaotic]

I budget 15-20 minutes to get out of bed, followed by an hour to drink tea, eat cereal, and play a video game before I *start* getting ready for work. It feels like I'm living for me rather than living for the job.

[@sonjasmit2944]

Therefore, I get up 2 hours before I have to go to work! 😅

[@carolynnanctildesign]

I hate to rush, especially in the morning. If I had to be at work by 10am, and I would get up at 6am so I could enjoy a relaxed morning. 😄

[@sunithasingh7635]

I used to love doing this! Totally forgot about how I used to do this... Thank you so much for reminding me! Totally need this at this point again!

[@kittenspit6]

I needed this video. I’m disabled with chronic pain and crohns disease and I constantly feel like a failure for my days. This reminded me to do the Pomadoro technique and to be kind to myself. Also I love how you infuse your days with little bouts of happiness by doing flower arrangements or meditative chores like making the bed or folding a few pieces of laundry. I really don’t find content like yours anywhere else and I cannot tell you how valuable it is to watch someone so real and genuine.

[@Caroline_Winkler]

An incredibly heart felt comment. A life a path I can’t fathom. But a heart that feels very familiar. Thank you for writing this ❤

[@sarahhart6876]

I feel your comment so much. Same situation with migraines and daily pain and the Pomodoro method has saved me and made me feel useful and productive again. Thanks Caroline for validating that this is the way everyone should live! Not just those of us with disabilities ❤

[@lisamckay5058]

Send love to both of you. ❤ I hope your pain is diminished today.

[@spontaneousun]

Resonates with me so much as a fellow disabled and chronic pain human. hEDS, POTS, CCI, migraines and MCAS are my flavors of fun. But finding the small things that bring me joy or make me feel human/ accomplished in a day are so important!

[@Loupdelou-ly1ve]

Talk with your doctor and give CBD oil a go, if you haven't already. My husband has chronic pain and it really works for him.

[@apieceofcoffee]

This is the single most honest morning routine on the platform. Almost exactly what I do, except if weather permits I'm fortunate enough to be able to walk around in my yard to feel some morning sunlight, air and note all the weeds that I immediately start pulling out with my bare hands in my PJs and coffee in my other hand.

[@shannonhart5580]

Mee toooo!!!!

[@maralavern]

Ditto! I love working in the yard in my PJs.

[@HannahFoll]

I would call turning on the stove, getting food from the fridge and making it in a pan, cooking. It doesn't have to be 5-star to be cooking.

[@Caroline_Winkler]

ive been waiting my whole life for someone to accept me in this way. thank you

[@HannahFoll]

@@Caroline_Winkler I’m so glad! But honestly I’m just speaking the truth. ❤️ I’ve been watching your videos since your DC apartment finding video, and I think you are great. 😄

[@susieklein7461]

OMG! I am 57 and have NEVER been a morning person. Sure, I did it when I worked full-time, but I never loved it. Now, I sell on ebay from home, so I go to bed @midnight, and wake uo at 0900-0930. If you actually TELL people that, they act like you’re committing a mortal sin! Guess what though? I can manage to pull “all day-ers”. Most people who get up at 4-5am NEED a nap…they conveniently leave that part out. My sis in law asked me why I would miss a sunrise, because Karen, the full moon last night was freaking stunning!

[@lindabrodney4958]

It is hard on those of us who do not keep" socially acceptable" hours. I have arthritis, takes me a long time to get my hands and joints working, and my Blood pressure up. Yet, in the end, I get more done in a day than anyone I know. (but yet I still long to do more).

[@keptthekisses]

I absolutely lost it when the morning journal reveal was a bunch of angry scribbles, the most genuine feelings were captured without need for any poetic musings at all! 😂

[@claremiller9979]

The only thing getting me out of bed early these days is the fact that the 'sit by myself in the quiet and stare into space with no one needing something from me' time has become so important and precious to me. Going straight from sleep to having to wake up kids and make lunches and breakfasts and get everyone out the door is a recipe for anxiety all day let me tell you.

[@lorrilewis2178]

At the end of our lives, no one is going to give anyone a prize for executing their days in a picture-perfect way. We all need a custom-fit life as much as possible. As long as you are getting things done, it doesn't matter what time you did it. As far as sleep . . . girl, I need 10 hours of sleep per night. Have been this way my whole life and refuse to apologize. 😘 I love your flower re-arranging. What a gorgeous way to spend your five minute breaks!

[@NEdler22]

With you on the 10 hours and am taking the refusing to apologize and putting that into practice too...

[@thebonniewong]

Wow I aspire to be able to get 10 hours of sleep... I have trouble procrastinating getting to bed. I have a similar wake up time as Caroline but since I am only productive after 11PM, I stay up to work a lot. I hope I can get in the habit to get 8 hours of sleep!

[@lorrilewis2178]

@@NEdler22 I once said to a friend, "I need more sleep than other people." He said, "No, other people need less sleep." It was a subtly different way to look at it by making other people the outliers. 🙃🙂

[@lorrilewis2178]

@@thebonniewong I know that sleep procrastination thing quite well. 😴

[@anyaroz8619]

And you know what? Some days things don't have to be done. These days are precious too

[@lose999]

Tip: to save staining your book pages, put flowers in parchment paper or paper napkins before pressing. I've been pressing flowers for decades and own a flower press. It's fun to decoupage with them too. Xoxo😘💐

[@catlover1466]

I agree with this. I accidentally ruined a few books with my nature pressing days. The moisture and color bleed a little, and the page turns to a wavy little mush.

[@Caroline_Winkler]

Ugh yes!! I have only just realized this. I’m gonna try paper towels?

[@Cheesyenchilady]

@@Caroline_Winklerin my experience, card stock or construction paper is best.

[@TubeTorte]

You got there before me. Amazed she hasn't stained any books.

[@anyaroz8619]

@@Caroline_Winkler get baking paper - it's useful for other projects, including putting something on it to reheat in the oven 😊I travel all the time and one of the first things I buy to make a place livable is baking paper - and I don't bake

[@ArtCoven]

For people who don’t appreciate 25-5 mins pomodoro proportions (it’s disruptive for my hyper focus), you could also do 47min of work & 14mins break. Yet my favourite is 1.5hrs+ of undisruptive focus with occasional side quests, because I have to use the energy when I got it

[@mossymindful]

Yess I usually use the 25/5 to convince myself to get started on things I don't feel like starting on. But after 1-3 cycles I'm warmed up and ready to dive in for a 45-90 minute uninterrupted deep-work interval

[@ArtCoven]

@@mossymindful oh. I love that!

[@rainalynns]

I do 45/15, that way I can walk the dogs or fold an entire load of laundry.

[@theresagarza1578]

Thank you. I'm glad to see you reached the "I don't have to wake up at 5a AND I don't have to feel guilty about it" realization at your young age. That's one stress you don't have to carry with you while it ruins your joy for decades. Ask me how I know.

[@Caroline_Winkler]

Big hurdle for me ❤

[@littleleafy]

I work with antique books and we often find antique flowers pressed in the pages. My favorites are ferns. The flowers always leave a slight acid burn on the pages, so we also see books that we know once had ferns pressed in them because of the fern-shaped acid burn lol. You could stick some extra paper on either side of the flowers to protect the books (somewhat).

[@sarahwatts7152]

I can't even begin to say how much I hate journaling. I keep a notebook, but it's a scrawl of shopping lists, unaffiliated passwords, and moping in the middle of the night

[@Caroline_Winkler]

Haha I get it! I’m actually a big journaler but I’ve never been able to pull it off in the AM. I think that if it’s works for you, great! And if not, there’s no need!

[@riveranalyse]

My style.

[@marijeb278]

haha, I don't hate journals, I especially like them to slap youtubers with who claim that they rise every morning at 5 to do some gratitude journaling. ;)

[@jennifergilbert-potts645]

Me too! I call it my Today Book - it's whatever I need it to be today 🥰

[@sarahwatts7152]

@@jennifergilbert-potts645 I love that! Mind if I use it?

[@FrankieOffGrid]

I'm only 4 minutes in and I thought I couldn't love you more, but now you've offered me the right to the lie in til 9am my body naturally demands and you are now officially a saint.

[@cq8822]

I’m an early riser, naturally. I stumble into the kitchen grab coffee and sit by the fire (depending on the season) or go in my backyard to have coffee. I’m rarely productive in the morning 😏

[@ANNKOR-tc3gv]

"Laziness doesn't exist" one of psychologists teachers (ex-ballerina) told us in the university. "Laziness" can be just a SYMPTOM of psychosomatic or physical health problems, lack of deep sleep, unbalanced diet, lack of physical activity, PTSD, depression, fears, thyroid, diabetes, inflammation, stomach or heart issues, etc. There is even a book by Devon Price about it. "Wasting time is a necessary part of life. Basic human needs and our lives can be defined by our values, our relationships, and the things that give us pleasure, rather than guilt, shame, productivity, or trying to earn our right to be alive". "The Laziness Lie is the source of the guilty feeling that we are not “doing enough”; it’s also the force that compels us to work ourselves to sickness".

[@DickensFangirl]

Rain is absolutely a reason to slow down and enjoy simple things

[@Ponette-1776]

Yes, somehow it gives us permission to do so…

[@Kgy1371]

You somehow did it again Caroline! Not only are you authentically yourself, you also have made me feel more at peace with accepting my needs and routines that are just for me and my wellbeing (not saying I can’t improve in some areas of my life, but understanding I don’t need to feel like I need to be someone I’m not)

[@laurenervin1404]

I can TOTALLY relate to your "moping hour". I always tell people that I have to EASE into my day😅 I'm definitely not one who can wake up and immediately start the day. I wanna put the day off as long as I reasonably can😂

[@julietapolenta8764]

The pomodoro method saved me my last year of uni! I used an app called forest, where you plant lil trees and flowers with each focus session, giving you a tangible and visual reward for your efforts. The gamification was key for me. Can't recommend it enough!

[@Caroline_Winkler]

wow i love the sound of that app

[@Shelsight]

I love Forest! It really helped me when nothing else would. It’s like a throw-back to the Tamagotchi - I just didn’t want to let my trees or forest die, so I actually did it. Weird that I clearly care more about digital trees and do things for them rather than myself, but there you go…

[@steadyrow]

So Tim ferris had a woman on names Maria popova, she's nutso productive and has built one of the most successful blogs out there in 2 years time. She is brilliant, reads like 5 books a week or something. On that podcast she said something really smart, that she doesn't like to plan because planning brings you out of the present. I took that and changed my routine to just taking like 5 minutes to plan my day and my life has been totally changed. It is crazy how bad planning makes you feel.

[@kaalthoff]

I love this. I've kind of accidentally ended up with the same conclusion. Planning too intensely brings me a lot of anxiety, makes me feel miserable, and I end up shackled to an idea of my day that I don't actually want and almost never actually accomplish. I wouldn't say I'm any more "productive" doing things this way (thought I guess it depends on how you define that term) but I am definitely a whole lot happier and more focused on the things that are truly important to me.

[@steadyrow]

@@kaalthoff rather than plan every day, I find it more effective and soothing to prepare and reflect. Planning should be done in sessions a few times a year.

[@instagamrr]

I was dating a guy and stayed over for the night. In the morning, the first thing he did was sit up in bed and journal. Like grabbed his journal and grabbed a pen and wrote things. I couldn’t believe my eyes

[@smellylorenny]

He was writing in his dream journal obviously!

[@CherylHutcheson78]

Honestly - instant ick 😂

[@NadiaMattson]

​@@CherylHutcheson78 I don't know about that the same way I wouldn't judge people for never journaling, I wouldn't judge people for journaling. I get that an ick is a personal thing but there are plenty of valid reasons to journal especially mental health/dream related with sorting out trauma and healing and what-not. I'm not trying to argue or anything I'm just saying.

[@CherylHutcheson78]

@@NadiaMattson it's not the journaling itself as much as the I have someone here and I am still going to open my journal first thing and write in it that gave me the ick

[@joshuamoore8560]

This is actually very useful to me, believe it or not. As is, my morning routine: 1.) Wake up. Regret it. 2.) Hungry?: N 3.) Coffee?: N 4.) Do I care at all?: N 5.) Start work. 6.) Approx 90 mins in, regret not eating or drinking coffee earlier. Too late to turn back now. Resolve to eat and drink coffee next morning. Next morning: Repeat steps 1-6.

[@shannonhart5580]

Lol

[@Caroline_Winkler]

honestly i would watch this video

[@joshuamoore8560]

@@Caroline_Winkler I would title it "I Have No Mouth, And I Must Yawn."

[@k.warner2423]

You're my new favorite. I thought I was getting another beige design vlog to play in the background while I stress-clean--NOPE! I haven't even made it to your design stuff, I keep replaying episodes like this one. I love when you do whatever tf you want instead. Critique coffee shops when you're not into coffee? Bathroom floor check? Press flowers in all the books? Life is art! Thank you so much for keeping it real. And it looks good, you look good, room looks good, so...yay, design!

[@MapleDaze]

the WHIMSY of the little case with the fox - discovering little points of interest in someones house like this is literally my favourite.

[@marthavanderpool6829]

Caroline!! Just 2 minutes in and you’re killing me. Wisdom with humor and authenticity? Yes, please.

[@nishadh366]

Thank you for making me feel normal.

[@Lols675]

I’m always happy to see a notification saying Caroline winkler uploaded a new video. ❤

[@colinneagle4495]

I gotta say, my eye immediately went to the basket of dirty laundry @9.55 that Caroline stored inside of her nonworking fireplace and it makes me love this small space living Queen even more than I thought possible. She's like if a Jane Austen heroine was also a city dweller on a budget, you know?

[@lyvelviste3490]

Probably the most realistic thing I've seen on youtube! And never a Caroline video without smiling/ laughing all the way through, you make me feel better every time! ❤

[@catlover1466]

I love sitting down and drinking tea and staring into the nothingness out the window in the morning. During the days that I do get around to doing it, I usually have a great day. 💚

[@jugua]

I just realised that my favourite videos of yours are your "life hacks" for normal people! Be it breakup tips, cleaning tips or this!

[@jazzyboo9362]

I’ve been having trouble finding a community that understands how i feel during this depression period. I am happy to have found you because I enjoy your energy that I think I need as well as strive to be have day💜 I miss feeling like myself and I hope this period of my life gets better. Wishing it for everyone…

[@shannonceleste5557]

@jazzyboo9362 hi dear, please know that you are not alone! If you can Google affordable therapy and general practitioners in your area that's always a good start, as well as any support groups that may be around. If there's a college or university nearby they likely have resources as well even if you're not a student 💜 I've personally found several online communities on Reddit that can be very supportive, it's anonymous and there's such a variety of groups you can check out and write out any of these thoughts and feelings as well Hope the best for you💜 this channel has some feel good videos and a grwat comment section as well! lol

[@Phoenixtwinflame363]

I thought I was the only one who mopped first thing as my "meditation"!! I get up at 8:30, let the dogs out and then crawl back into my bed (with my morning agnst...yes, we cuddle together) & either fall back to sleep for an hour or quietly debate why my life is perfectly fine and I am so unaware that it is. 😙 Love, love those dresses on you!! Your sponsors are the ONLY ones I actually save and use. You have incredible taste, like me. 😘

[@potsnpaninis]

So into the flower pressing! I went on a trip to Arkansas with some friends for the eclipse recently and bought a Robert Frost book solely for flower pressing. I was sneezing the entire trip but I’m so happy to have a tangible memory from the trip (:

[@lose999]

"Simmer in my own smell" ha ha!! My mom's mantra: "Boredom is the Energy it Takes to Suppress Creativity."

[@nostraa6125]

Great quote.

[@TheKFilesTV]

That's deep.

[@TheKFilesTV]

I can relate.

[@TheKFilesTV]

Ur mom needs to reframe her thinking: Boredom is the energy it takes to revive oneself.

[@anastasiarn7781]

Hi, I was just thinking about you. Tell your sis my husband finished her book. He’s a huge Shakespeare follower. He loved her book! Impressive.

[@kekica11]

I love the book and have been recommending it to others, but a lot of people find it a strange subject...I think it's fascinating!

[@Caroline_Winkler]

that is amazing!!! (SHE is amazing). i'm so glad he loved it!

[@HappyHarryX5]

The way you presented this is pure genius! Finding your own rhythm and not comparing yourself to the perfect lifestyle and not feeling guilty for it, just awesome. Once I gave up sugar in my morning drink and on cereal, I couldn’t have anything sweet until after 11am or I’d feel sick. Haven’t enjoyed breaky since. When I ruminate, I find saying out loud exactly what I’m doing at that point stops it, like picking up a fork to wash, etc. ❤

[@Caroline_Winkler]

aw im so glad you liked it! it took a lotttt of filming before i could figure out what the video needed to be. i filmed the whole morning routine and it felt like something was missing. so then i went back the next day and filmed all the "fake/ideal" routines to layer in, and that felt much more fun!

[@HappyHarryX5]

@@Caroline_Winkler Know what you mean. When I wrote a book it didn’t seem to come together until about 75% of it was written so I see and appreciate the amount of work you put into each video.

[@virginiacreager4331]

I would always beat up on myself for not being a morning person but actually it’s worked out as a mom. I handle the nights and my husband who is a morning person does morning shift. We team it to achieve it. Celebrate your gifts and let’s be grateful we are all different! ❤

[@LadyAndieJane]

I just want to say thank you. I am a mom to a toddler, full time student, and work as a bartender 3 nights a week. I do feel myself subconsciously comparing my morning routine and productivity to 22 year old childless influencers 😅 bartending really messes with my mornings but I think I mostly counteract that by being productive when I come home at 10:30-11 pm since my baby is asleep

[@vikki4now]

Yep...this will all change for this sweet girl when she has her first baby.

[@lina21angel]

Real ! I got to stop watching 😅

[@ilTHfeaa]

“something in the morning has to be stupid” 10/10 i love this so much

[@josepha133]

Loving the realism 🙏🏼

[@Raisewithlay]

The candle blow out SHOOK me 😂 Queen👸🏻

[@Caroline_Winkler]

hahahah. what if i told you i did like 5 takes of that

[@healthfirstfreelancer]

The next step for me after not optimizing for productivity is replacing that with prioritizing REST throughout the day. I think thats part of the reason pomodoro works so well, we need to recharge! Normalize taking breaks and refilling your cup instead of working until you have absolutely nothing left. Especially with a chronic illness, this is the only way I can operate at all. Great video as always, Caroline. 😊

[@leeloomultipass9359]

I feel like pomodoro gives me five minutes to create space between hyperfocusing so that I can recognize that I need to take a break ya before burnout. And the space gives me a better perspective on when to call it a day. To make better tade offs about my time and energy. And it's like a lure because I say "it's only 25 minutes to commit to..."

[@sarahbulle8704]

I'm obsessed with the little orange dress and the Amish one after it. I'd love more fashion content from you and also this video was so appreciated. realistic expectations of yourself are the moment

[@Caroline_Winkler]

aw that's great to hear! i always feel pretty uncomfortable doing *fashion* bits. theres so many people on youtube who do it very well and i always feel like a fish out of water. but when i love something, it is fun to share

[@instagamrr]

Try using your pressed flowers for journaling. Just washi tape them right in there ☺ it’ll bring you so much joy!

[@georginaisabelrossi7520]

I so appreciate you being candid about just how long it takes to "wake up."

[@naturallynata88]

I was lamenting to my husband literally 2 days ago that the routine videos I used to enjoy are just so un-relatable and unrealistic. As a budding solo-preneur starting my own interior design journey, this is the most relatable morning routine I’ve ever watched, and it made me feel a lot better- I also find staring into the void a necessary part of my “process” and can’t wake up early for the life of me haha. Thank you for making content that reflects real life! ❤

[@naturallynata88]

Egg in the hole is also my favorite breakfast 😂🍳

[@lieliebaby]

Looking into the void is my favourite morning routine

[@kellyjune]

Same. I’m brain dead until after at least 1/3 of my coffee 😂

[@judithgilbert3536]

Lol😅

[@vikki4now]

Every morning...even when I have to get up at 6 30 I always spend a half hour....no phone.... moping with coffee first.

[@MathPiHanan]

The freedom I allowed myself by accepting that I’m not a 5 am gal has returned dividends in “productivity” that is actually peaceful 😌 Thank you for normalizing it 🌹

[@nostraa6125]

Love what you're doing on your site...Suggestion: when you press the flowers, consider putting a blank piece of paper on either side of the flowers , so the pollen and moisture from the flowers don't stain or ruin your beautiful books. I find that helps a lot.

[@Caroline_Winkler]

ah you are so right! i just noticed ive been making this mistake. thank you!

[@nostraa6125]

​​@@Caroline_Winkler Your videos are an amazing work of art. I don't think you've left the acting career behind at all. You're just using your talent in other ways--in the "new medium" of KZbin. Only, instead of playing a character, you're just being yourself. As you aptly noted in another video, the challenge is to keep being one's authentic, honest (and a tiny bit fearful) self. Yet, to paraphrase Shakespeare, "all the world's a stage," and aren't we all characters in our own dramas anyway?

[@erictracy09]

I’m a 58 year old woman who really needed to hear this!!! I can’t wait to try the Pomodoro Method. You are way too mature for your age…Love it❤️

[@weezerchick]

Same, 😂😍

[@lindseypreston937]

I can’t watch yet bc I’m at work but I just wanted to say ily as much as you can love someone you have a parasocial relationship with bc how do you always know what content I need…. Thank you queen

[@isab7146]

6:35 🎶"A bevrage goblin needs at least three drinks at a time" 🎶

[@sukritisingh777]

Hello, from a fellow beverage goblin!

[@jmaessen3531]

Ditto! Hello fellow goblins! ☕ + 🥤+ 🥛 👋🏻 😂

[@Caroline_Winkler]

Hahah is this a song???

[@TheKFilesTV]

O. Em. Gee. Must I thank you for this vlog...? Yes. I feel this so much. I refuse to journal in the morning. I am just trying to wake up and get my bearings around myself! Hello, Me! Journaling actually makes me focus on the negative instead of the positive "shiz-i-nit" going on in my life. The gratitude journal is more helpful, fo' sho' but... Being lazy waking up...and... the "souls" of my feet finding the cool spots on my blanket... HEAVEN! Comfort is QUEEN.

[@СветланаЛыдина]

Идея с прессоваными цветами просто великолепна! Это просто чудо, что Caroline сейчас поделилась этой идеей - мы не могли придумать что повешать над диваном в гостиной, и мама прекрасно выращивает цветы - идеальное сочетание! ❤

[@hoppingwren]

Me watching this in Australia at 5am absolutely knowing I'm going back to sleep afterwards until about 9 Editing in this video was bang on!

[@nostraa6125]

❤The morning routine starts the night before.

[@weeepsalotts723]

Being bored is a good thing, is so real. I find that when i am bored, is when i usually finally give in and tackle the things i procrastinate on the most.

[@laurenlovesstories]

On my self-compassion journey, I'm working on accepting being inconsistent. Some days, I'll get up and feel motivated enough to read or take a walk. Other days, all I can do is make coffee and oatmeal for breakfast and stare out the window and vibe. Both are acceptable and normal and good!

[@AleenaLearner]

Oh yeah, I established that Wednesday is the say that I'm not obligated to do anything. Because there were some Wednesdays where I could do nothing, so I thought to formalize it. It works well!

[@christinenicholls07]

My mom presses flowers in her books and magazines in wax paper. Love your honest candid videos! You are inspiring to me! Thank you!

[@gs7pe]

THANK YOU I have so many expectations of what mornings have to be. And I struggle to not give up when I inevitably don't meet my own stupid expectations. This video made me feel so much better.

[@akelmass]

this made me feel way better about myself. I work a full 40 hrs a week and try to use the time I’m not at work to do things I love, but sometimes I just have a moping hour instead. As someone who has three empty journals next to her bed, I can agree moping hour is the same I think.

[@katiewest7424]

I love this so much lol. I started voice journaling. I can do it while I’m sitting at my desk working or if I decide to go for a walk. I wanted to journal for a really long time, but I got stuck on the idea that I had to write it all down. So I just didn’t do it. Now I do and it’s so much better because I use voice to text or I can keep audio files. And it searchable and I can include pictures if I want to.

[@teresaleblond1465]

I had to work hard as a child mentally and physically. My self worth depended on a day's work. Now that I can hardly get things done because of disabilities I have to constantly remind myself I'm not lazy, I can't do things the way I use to. Thank you for your post, it puts things in perspective.

[@PoptartParasol]

You are now the jenna marbles of this generation of youtube and I'm loving it 🥲

[@KateEveling]

before i watched this video I was watching a morning routine of another youtuber and had to stop 2mins in coz it filled me with so much anxiety that I'm not a 'productive, 6am girly, meditating and journalling etc"... and then i watched this video and immediately felt at home, at ease. you helped me feel seen and validated Caroline, and for that I thank you 🧡

[@tdog3753]

I just accept, as I’m still unemployed, that I won’t be productive in the mornings so I make it my meal\snack prep and guitar playing time with very light email reading and job applying. Then in the afternoon I’m much more productive in my freelancing projects, sometimes I’ll work till too late bc I’m a night owl but like I said, since I don’t work much in the morning I kinda don’t mind work being an afternoon evening thing. And the stretch thing is so real, I started running bc I need to do something that makes me go outside and move for an hour, otherwise I start stretching and get bored or ironically overstimulated by all the yoga vids I could follow lol. All this to say, I appreciate this video! It’s not easy to be chronically online and have unrealistic expectations of how I should act

[@lyric8529]

Pressed flowers inside your books, that made me smile. 💝

[@valarya]

FUCK, I love you hahah. This dat real shit. 💜Every time I see those morning routine videos where people are up at 5am, hitting the gym, having protein shakes and fruit, I'm like "they're all liars, right?"

[@kekica11]

Right, and they're all recycling the same routine from all the other influencers who "fake it till they make it."

[@AngelFernandez-e1l]

Lol I used to think this until I had 4 kids, they don't let you have not even a minute !! Promise that 5 am is not even enough time for me cuz I gotta wake everyone up at 6 🫠 4 would be cool to be able to watch even a movie or videos... but that's not me 😆

[@Snieperine]

The videos of people "waking up at 5" and immediatly take in sunlight. Sun comes up at 8. I think, i usually miss it. Anyway, in the Netherlands sunrise changes a lot troughout the year and we use the german time zone instead of our own, so sunrise is later than average, and then we change the clock for summertime and sunrise is still not early. Mornings are gloomy and i feel like im disturbing the house and I have no reason te get up anyway.

[@terisaisherwood3006]

Omg what a breath of fresh air! This feels so good to know that there are others like this!

[@kimcunningham2107]

I'm new to your channel and maybe the oldest?! I'm 63 and absolutely adore you!!! 🥰💖💕

[@lose999]

I'm 71 and love Caroline!!!

[@kimcunningham2107]

@@lose999 🥰👍

[@theresagarza1578]

59

[@zzzzzz308]

68 🙌

[@kimcunningham2107]

@@zzzzzz308 🥰👍

[@DuiDrop]

I love how this is the opposite of pretentious, which is what everyone else is doing. If I hear that 5am nonsence one more time I swear....but this is real! doable! enjoyable! and actually productive for someone who can't bring themselves to be up and going, I really appreciate it. especially as someone with ADHD who goes to freeze state a lot and procrastinates (and eats like a monster when frustrated), this gives me amazing tips! so thank you so much for this! sending you lots of love from Istanbul 💕

[@jclahoot]

0:03 Watch out Vermeer, there's a new `Girl with a Pearl Earring` in town!

[@torialowman007]

You make me feel so normal, thank you. Thank you so much.

[@cosfreye]

Thank you for reminding us that not all humans are 5am-journaling-productive-workhorses. And now I’m emotionally invested in the potential of these NUBS. 😂❤

[@Caroline_Winkler]

thank you for being the only person to appreciate the nubs. i was losing my mind during that call

[@weis0083]

@@Caroline_Winkler I was hoping for an image insert so I wouldn't have to google them myself 🤣

[@triciasullivan3136]

My gosh - I don't think I have loved a KZbin video more than this one. And I watch TOO much KZbin. You're adorable, hilarious, real and I feel so damn validated watching this. Staring off into nothing while drinking my coffee is MANDATORY. Even when I worked in a bakery at 5am...I would get up at 3:30 so I can have this time. With all the Huberman-approved-optimized-life-morning routines out there, I feel SO much less guilty for living my life the way I (or I suppose...we) prefer to live it. Keep doing you Caroline, I'm so happy I clicked on this video and found you! Also...you're home is stunning.

[@idancealways4ever440]

Great video! Love your honesty, it’s really what keeps me coming back.

[@leijen208]

The most relatable morning routine I have ever seen. Makes me feel so much better about myself. Like me cleaning my bathroom at 8pm at night. But also feeling good that there are no dishes in my sink

[@_Sakina_1]

Yesss! Thank you for a very normal and relatable morning routine!

[@fireflythinking1290]

Thanks Caroline! I'm PMSing like crazy today and so far my day has been about crying, folding my laundry and washing the dishes aha. I love your unapologetic personality, you're a quirky older sister to me❤

[@Caroline_Winkler]

Oooo bbgrl I feel you for the pms! It can be the worst! And every month??? I’m over it. Hope u do something nice for yourself today ❤

[@lynseypeters]

During the week, I'm up around 6.40am, showered, hair and make up done, dressed, lunch made, have breakfast and out of the house for around 7.30 to start work before 8. I look at my phone while my computer starts up, but tend to only pick it up now and again during the day. On the weekends, I get up anywhere between 8 and 9am, and me and my husband have breakfast in bed while having really lazy mornings watching youtube videos on our phones. I rush during weekday mornings so the weekend ones are very lazy. Editing was superb! ❤

[@alliejohnson4392]

I have never related to a human so much I my life. Absolutely love watching your videos 😭🩷 your raw humor kills me. I have been told my whole life I am a goof and it never felt in a good way, and you have definitely made me more confident in just being myself! I will be going to law school this fall as a big ole goof girl. That’s right! Idc! I shall dance to the funky waiting phone music in my room!

[@patriciafuchs5970]

Amish wouldn’t have the ruffles and frills. Cute clothes, great ideas!! The best is your brutal honesty.

[@Caroline_Winkler]

oo that is a very good point. maybe it's more victorian. whatever it is, i love it and my sister will definitely mock me

[@kerrybrown514]

@@Caroline_Winkler prairie chic?

[@CampMymy]

I tried the Pomodoro 25-5 minutes today and wow what a game changer! I work mainly from home and got so much done today. You always have the best tips.

[@darrisnelson5223]

Listen to your sister… The Amish stress really has to go…😂. All of the other dresses are darling on you.❤. Love the sweats/jogger. When I take my brakes, I wash dishes, make a cup of tea, take a sun break with my cat, sometimes, rarely, I jump on my stationary bike or trampoline. Thanks for keeping it real Caroline.❤

[@Caroline_Winkler]

hahaha listen you're probably right, but sometimes i just gotta be a little amish

[@NEdler22]

Your honest and real self is not even just a breath but a GASP of fresh air for us all. I fall prey to trying to have my own perfect morning routine that would look completely excessive and weirdly late to most people. But I just have to say that your 8:30/9am wake up time is the most validating and helpful, honest things I've heard someone share in quite a long time (maybe sad for us as a whole, but true). I already loved your personality and videos, and this was just a whole new level of real and actually quite brave. There's too much curation and glossing over realness these days, and you are NOT that and I adore it. Thanks for sharing this with us and for taking the time to make these videos.

[@cristinaturcin]

I have a mopping hour too in the morning 😂 I tell my kids “ mommy is having coffee time. “

[@marywolfington2616]

You’re my twin. My kids know Mommy’s coffee time is sacred. I have at least a 45 minute buffer before anything starts or can be demanded of me.

[@georgiawild4332]

I feel like I am living my life backwards since I found your channel. For the past 30 years, I've cared for my children with chronic illness until I developed my own autoimmune issues. I have had to get up early, running as soon as my feet hit the ground. The past year or so, I've found it harder to do that. I have been feeling so guilty that I'm not as productive as I used to be in the early part of the day and struggle with the internal voice calling me lazy (a throwback from my teen years.) Thank you for "giving me permission" to be what I need to be in the morning so the human me can emerge gently, lol.

[@bees3897]

So refreshing and genuine ❤

[@maddyf1465]

The realness. It’s like art. Love it. Thank you ❤ love from Australia