how to be 'that girl' & create a morning routine you love waking up to (step by step process)

Gentle reminder: Your morning routine is *your* morning routine. It can be simple just like how it can be aesthetic; you can do ALL THE THINGS or you can just do the 3 most important things; you can wake up at 5am or 11am. Whatever works best for you where you are in your life, do that. 🙏 Take alll those "that girl" videos as inspiration or entertainment, not as bible. The existence of morning routines is to help us feel calm and grounded, not give us massive stress and anxiety first thing in the morning. 😉

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[nnnni]

"at the end of the day, an aesthetic life without much meaning or depth is still an empty life"

[LyraValley]

What bothers me about many morning routine videos is that they seem to be designed for people with no jobs. They're like "I do yoga for one hour after which I just sit in silence for half an hour and then journal for another half an hour. Then I will make breakfast that will also take me an hour, " and I'm here like do you not have anywhere to be?! I have to be at work at 7am, I don't have time for that. So I really appreciate this more realistic take on creating a morning routine.

[rootedro]

I used to think it was a trend but now that I’ve had a consistent morning routine, IT MAKES SUCH A DIFFERENCE

[karlaicu]

I like the multiple morning routine system for different energy levels. It helps me not assume that I will always be high energy :)

[yourcalmplace]

- I just want to let anyone who’s reading this, and going through a tough time know that it’s going to be okay. You’ll get through it! ✨

[sofiyaasfa]

i love how you said having an "aesthetic" life without meaning can still be an empty life, because i've always envied people who has *the* aesthetic life. it's true, as long as im being true to myself, i am enough. thank you for the beautiful reminder <3

[availandco]

something so satisfying about knowing Rowena has had the same house in all her videos the past 2-3 years

[bykchoi]

i've been having very low-energy mornings lately... so this is super helpful, thank you 💕

[kaimanialiah]

13:00 "you already are that girl when you are being true to yourself...." Aww, thank you for the reminder. <3

[lmelki]

I'm a pragmatic person and tried for some time to have all the aesthetic things, pretty journal and etc but I couldn't for the life of me keep up with it. Eventually I accepted that's not who I am and that I already had a morning routine, it just wasn't as aesthetic and wholesome as we see on the internet. Having some things that are essencial is a great idea, as sometimes we give up entirely when we can't do everything right. I started to wake up early, but not too early (going to sleep early to wake up without alarms, which I hate) and it feels 100% better already

[rachelsalgado]

Would love a nighttime routine video! The process might be the same, but it would be good to see examples of what types of things to do at night to wind down, especially since life often makes nights more variable. (Going out with friends, movies, dates, etc.)

[reebaquraishi]

I love that you mentioned the high, medium and low energy thing! As someone who is an all or nothing kind of person, I really needed to hear this

[lyrrmd]

yes to the night time version of this, I really can't do morning routines bec my night time routines was so messed up

[FALLENGRAINS]

Thank you reminding me that I’m That Girl already 🥺🥺

[morgansmith]

now that im out of college, rowena is the only youtuber i take notes for lol

[tazzyanio]

I've been struggling to go to bed early, I have to wake up at 3:45 am for work but I can't seem to make myself go to bed until 11pm. If you read this please please make us a nightime routine! You are amazing by the way, sending love from Kelowna BC!

[aliynarouise]

Thank you sooo much for addressing the 'that girl' trend! It's great that women are empowering each other but it places a high expectation to be something that some of us may not have the capacity for at the moment. As you said, focusing on how the habit makes you feel rather than how it looks to the public is much more important. So thankful that you're using your voice to inspire others and doing it right!

[SamElle]

routines in general make me so happy! Life in general is so unstructured that I need to make structure into my life!!

[catastrophicblue]

Doing skin care helps me to wake up in the morning.

[Bia-lmit]

Mornings are my favourite part of the day and having a routine makes them even more enjoyable