A healthy morning routine for LAZY girls.

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00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Why is everyone journaling
1:07 - Anxiety X Productivity
1:55 - beauty routine
3:06 - The Importance of Moping
4:00 - Fostering Creativity
5:29 - Dealing with Cravings
6:40 - Negotiating with Yourself
7:38 - Work PRODUCTIVITY Tips!!!!
9:52 - Fashion Time.
12:56 - Fake Cooking
13:20 - NUBS?
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17:35 - The problem with Morning Routines
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[@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

[@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.

[@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! ❤

[@fionaschiffl8065]

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…

[@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😉)

[@alessandraelisapoletti9034]

@@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.

[@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! 😅

[@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.

[@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).

[@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. 😄

[@CoCreation.with.Qualia]

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

[@CoCreation.with.Qualia]

@@mossymindful oh. I love that!

[@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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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! 😂

[@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???

[@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

[@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).

[@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]

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

[@nostraa6125]

Great quote.

[@Lori9210]

That's deep.

[@Lori9210]

I can relate.

[@Lori9210]

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

[@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 😏

[@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😂

[@stephaniesilic5446]

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

[@Ponette-1776]

Yes, somehow it gives us permission to do so…

[@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."

[@user-gy5vx7yj2j]

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 😆

[@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

[@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)

[@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.

[@collectingscars]

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]

@@collectingscars 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.

[@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. 💚

[@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…

[@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."

[@josepha133]

Loving the realism 🙏🏼

[@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".

[@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 😂

[@MapleDaze]

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

[@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?

[@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!

[@nishadh366]

Thank you for making me feel normal.

[@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.

[@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! ❤

[@ilTHfeaa]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@Raisewithlay]

The candle blow out SHOOK me 😂 Queen👸🏻

[@Caroline_Winkler]

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

[@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.

[@Lols675]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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! ❤

[@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!

[@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!

[@fionaschiffl8065]

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!

[@fionaschiffl8065]

@@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.

[@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..."

[@annaifos]

Omg, I'm so bad at waking up! If someone doesn't wake me up, I'll lay in bed for two hours and then get depressed about having stayed in bed for two hours just snoozing cause I don't know what to do with my morning. I told my partner that I should google how to morning routine, and his response was that not everything should have to be googled.☹ Well, I didn't have to google anything, my prayers have been answered and this lazy girl has found your video🤩 I shall be taking notes.

[@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❤️

[@kimwexlers_ponytail]

Same, 😂😍

[@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 (:

[@georginaisabelrossi7520]

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

[@marthavanderpool6829]

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

[@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

[@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. 😘

[@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 😂🍳

[@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.

[@nostraa6125]

❤The morning routine starts the night before.

[@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.

[@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?

[@carliepatterson2879]

This summed up my mornings!! Laughed and snorted through this, thank you

[@torialowman007]

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

[@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!

[@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 🤣

[@milkflys]

i love how you promote your loved ones projects often it always makes me smile

[@aubreypitts-g2n]

You are seriously my hero. The more I’ve watched of your videos, the more I see similarities we share. It really gives me a lot of hope! Haha. Thank you so much!

[@Lori9210]

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.

[@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 🥰👍

[@maddyf1465]

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

[@user-np4wz7ho2m]

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! ❤

[@PoptartParasol]

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

[@SuperChocolatejuice]

This was extremely realistic and I love that. Shout out to the NOT 5am girls. A big genuine Thanks for making me feel like I'm not doing something wrong

[@sazennonumber]

This video is so needed. All of your videos are like the vivacious truth and a reminder to let go of the effing perfection and just do better. Just do a bit better. For yourself, for a better feeling life. You can't see us, but you mean a lot and you are loved. 💖 And wow, your brother's creations are so beautiful!

[@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.

[@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

[@terisaisherwood3006]

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

[@lauriehancock3974]

This video makes me feel seen! I’ve been beating myself up for over a year because I can’t get up at 5:30 in the morning! Screw up! Thank u, I’m actually more productive when I get up when I actually want to get up!!!!! Thank u

[@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

[@idancealways4ever440]

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

[@brandishuey]

I love this so much

[@lyric8529]

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

[@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

[@_Sakina_1]

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

[@EmmaHacker-kj9un]

I love having a comfortable wake up time (8AM works for me) every day (including weekends because sleep hygiene) and a leisurely morning before I have real expectations for myself. Ideally I like to give myself 90 minutes for coffee, breakfast, podcasts, music, and staring into space. I try (key word is try) to avoid screens as much as I can so I am more present for my leisure time. The screen time can wait until after 5PM when my mind is mush anyway.

[@rachellesawyer6523]

Best line - Now I'm beautiful Great narrative I love the interior of your home - you have great taste - very rich in colour and warmth

[@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.

[@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?

[@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.

[@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 ❤

[@leilaniz5909]

My productivity elevated once I had a baby...she's a better alarm than an alarm because she's a human being, it's like my parents making me get out of bed, except for now it's the child making me get out of bed, and one day I will be getting out of bed just to get her out of bed- and I'll probably be most productive then 😂

[@growingmamajourney]

Too relatable 😂😂

[@Caroline_Winkler]

i can absolutely see this. having so much smaller margins in your schedule means there's not a lot of indulgence time. although i hope you can still slip in little moments of morning rot when you need it!

[@bees3897]

So refreshing and genuine ❤