I used to LOVE working in retail. Having random days off & not having to wake up super early every morning. Seriously, the earliest I ever had to be to work was 9a & that was rare if I had to go to the bank, clock in time was usually 9.30a to open the store by 10a. Holidays were different because there would be random reasons to be at the store at 6a, for example: to finish a floor set or open earlier during holiday hours. I’m not including Black Friday because you work through the night & day…
My last job I had to be to work at 8a everyday & let me say I didn’t have a set morning routine, I had 2 depending on what time I wake up! In retail it was obvious everyday was different, somedays I would work 2 jobs others I would open & somedays I didn’t have to be to the store ‘til 5p! Those days I had to plan my days according to my different schedule every week.
Anyway, here wass 1 of my morning routines for my 8-3 (most common):
6.00a: Alarm goes off (hit snooze)
6.15a: Get out of bed, finally & go to bathroom! I try to do yoga every morning but sometimes I stay in bed a little longer & have to start getting ready right away!
6.30-6.45a: Make breakfast & pack a lunch!
6.45a-7a: Start getting ready for work & make coffee to go (I usually use my Keurig if I’m in a rush)!
7.15a-7.30a: Leave for work with breakfast!
7.45-8a: Eat breakfast while I check my emails!
8.30-11A: Do work…
11a: Get a snack!
That’s usually how my morning goes. Here’s a rare morning routine that usually only happens once or twice a week:
5a: Alarm goes off (hit snooze) keep phone in hand & scroll through Instagram!
5.15a: Go to the bathroom!
5.20a: Do 20-30 minutes of cardio & 15 minutes of yoga!
6-6.30a: Start a pot of coffee & make my lunch! If I have enough time before I shower I like to do the dishes if they were left over from the night before, which I hate! I’d rather do them at night & wake up to a clean kitchen!
6.30a: I usually start getting ready while my breakfast is cooking. On mornings when I have more time I like to make pancakes because they take a little longer!
7.15a: Finish getting ready & leave for work!
7.45-8a: Eat breakfast while I check my emails!
8.30-11A: Do work…
11a: Get a snack!
I always watch YouTuber’s morning routine or read bloggers who work from home & am so jealous! They seem so peaceful & I try so hard to have a morning routine but somedays I just wouldn’t get up with enough time before work! It’s kind of easier now, though, to get out of bed in the morning because Max has to be to work at 6a so his alarms go off all morning & the one plays THE most annoying song that I freak out & just get up & leave!aha
Happy Wednesday!
That’s all…xxTay!
See I hated working retail. I thought it was the worst.
Jennifer
Effortlessly Sophisticated
Don’t get me wrong it had its highs and lows but one of the highs was the random days off during the week!