4 Smart Home Solutions to Improve Your Morning Routine

Mornings can be the most stressful part of any day. Dragging yourself out of bed is tough, getting kids ready can be torture, and making sure you’re prepared for the day ahead can go awry in so many ways. Sure, some people have blissfully calm or even staggeringly productive mornings, but for the rest of us the mornings tend to be hectic. 

Thankfully, smart home technology is here to make even the early morning hours go a little bit smoother. The tech gadgets below might even have you wondering how you ever got out of the house before:

1. Streamline Breakfast

Do you want a full breakfast in the morning but don't have time to juggle toasters and pans? Often a healthy breakfast is the first item to drop off your morning to-do list when things get crazy. What you need is a quick solution so you don’t skip the most important meal of the deal. 

This little gadget might be that solution, allowing you to make a complete morning meal in one compact breakfast station. While this breakfast station is from a company called Nostalgia, the ability to make all your breakfast essentials in one place seems pretty futuristic. 

2. Wake Up To Sunshine

Getting up in the morning can be tough, whether you're trying to wake up sluggish kids or just motivate yourself to get out of bed. 

With the myLink™ app, you can set schedules and control window coverings from afar. Create a schedule where you can wake up to sunlight in the morning instead of a blaring alarm.

If you have Amazon Alexa, you can enable and disable your myLink schedules using just the power of your voice. “Alexa, tell myLink to open the shades,” you can mumble half-asleep in your bed and awaken to bright sunshine instead of loud ringing. Once you experience the luxury of having your blinds automatically open in the morning, you’ll wonder how you ever woke up before.

Plus, it'll be harder for your kids to pull down the shades and go back to sleep when you can control their blinds from your phone! 

3. Brush Smarter

Are you brushing your teeth for long enough in the morning? Do your kids run from their toothbrush? The Kolibree smart toothbrush and mobile app turns proper dental hygiene into a game, making it fun for kids to take good care of their chompers. 

For adults looking to step up their dental health, smart toothbrushes and sensors pair with apps to help you brush and floss. For example, the Philips Sonicare™ offers a toothbrush that shows where your brushing needs more attention. 

If you always mean to floss more but consistently forget, you might want to consider the Flosstime Automated Floss Dispenser. It’s a small floss dispenser you attach to your bathroom mirror that frowns at you if you haven’t flossed. Don’t remember the last time you flossed? No worries, this little device does. 

4. Never Lose Your Keys Again

You know things tend to disappear during those hectic mornings when you and your family are already five minutes late. Where are the keys? Where is your wallet? Where is your child's lunchbox? How is it possible to lose so many things?

Solve this problem with TrackR StickR, a quarter-sized device you can stick onto anything, allowing you to track your lost possessions with a mobile app. It even has a sound alarm in case your keys are playing a serious game of hide-and-seek. 

What are your biggest early morning issues? What’s your favorite smart home gadget for getting out of the house in the morning? Share in the comments!