Simple life hacks to give your more peace.
1. Wake up around the same time each day
In this season I am finding that waking up between 7am and 8am each day helps with my emotional regulation. Waking up at this time gives me enough time to pray and spend time with God, exercise, get dressed, do chores and spend time with my spouse and children.
2. Give thanks
I start every morning with a thanksgiving prayer. I have been doing this consistently since the New Year. My other half has been telling me to practice gratitude for years and to meditate to quiet my mind. Being thankful has made me a more positive person. No matter how hard things are, there is always something to be thankful for such as your health, good teeth, clean running water, a partner, parents, family, children the list goes on.
I then follow this by the Lord’s Prayer and then a prayer of protection over my family as we go about our day. As I’m currently on maternity leave I will pray more in depth for my spouse, my children and for guidance from the Holy Spirit on anything that he wants me to remove.
If I have the time I’ll open the Bible App and look at the verse of the day or read a relevant verse from the Bible besides my bed.
3. Don’t scroll on social media
From 2019 to the start of 2026 I used to start my day by opening Instagram on my phone. I easily wasted 30 minutes to an hour at a time watching content which mostly doesn’t add to my life and left me frazzled and snappy at my other half and towards my children.
Since opening up a physical copy of the Bible or the Bible app on my phone, I’ve gained 30 minutes at the start of my day. I use this time to pray, meditate on Bible verses and stretch which leaves me feeling emotionally regulated. My family are now happier because I am greeting them in a more positive mood.
4. Move!
I try to exercise at least three times a week doing a home workout on YouTube. This gives me flexibility to go at my own pace as I am still breastfeeding my youngest. I try to work out either before my oldest wakes up or during the afternoon when she is at nursery. For me, it can even be as simple as taking the 1/2 mile walk to nursery.
5. Eat
I’m normally hungry after I work out. After I’ve changed the children and put them in my high chair. Next I make my breakfast whilst preparing my children’s. For breakfast I usually eat protein porridge with fruit. On Saturdays I usually have avocado toast with scrambled eggs.
I feed my oldest fruit followed by either a croissant or cereal. I have to feed my oldest in the same order each day or she becomes dis regulated so deviation is not an option. My youngest who’s almost 7 months finds fruit pouches too sweet so we mash either a banana, berries or serve her a partially blended apple. I only use food pouches if we’re travelling and then it’s usually vegetables.
6. Shower
I can’t make it until afternoon without showering without feeling icky and it just wakes me up. Put the children down in a safe space such as a cot or high chair.
7. Have a plan
I usually use a tiny diary that fits in the palm of my hand with my baseline chores (wash dishes, laundry). When I have a busy week and fall behind I will tell Google AI what I have to do and how much time I have and the AI tool to prioritise my tasks. I enjoy doing this because it acts as my personal assistant and means I’m delegating the thinking. When I’m working I save even more time by using the robot vacuum over night.
Disclaimer, I have to be flexible and fit these chores around feeding my youngest daughter.
8. Take Breaks
I’m not a robot. I tend to take breaks every 15 minutes to half an hour. During these times I eat, sit down and decompress, watch TV, drink tea and write this blog or post on social media.
9. Wind down and disconnect
I try not to watch tv after 10pm as it stimulates my mind too much and makes it harder for me to sleep. I prefer to lay down in my pyjamas after the children are asleep and read a book with dimmed lighting.