The truth is, I’ve been in a bit of a morning routine slump lately. The things that once got me excited to get out of bed (think: a hot yoga class, a coffee run, or a walk to the beach) haven’t motivated me the way they used to lately.
As someone who has begrudgingly become a morning person in order to be more productive during the day, having something to look forward to is an essential part of my mornings—so I knew I had to come up with a plan quickly before I fell back into old habits, like sleeping in too late or relying too heavily on caffeine to shake me out of my slumber.
It was a burst of nostalgia and homesickness that sparked my latest grand scheme to upgrade my morning routine: Growing up, my mom would always make me and my brothers smoothies for breakfast, and the idea of enjoying a refreshing fruit smoothi