I’m not a morning person.

I set the timer on my coffee pot at night only to add extra snooze alarms to my alarm clock in the morning. At all costs, I start my day earlier because I know it’ll be tough to get me moving.

If I there’s a step that can be skipped when I’m getting ready in the morning, I’ll skip it.  Many times I’ll shower at night just for this reason and I almost never wear make-up to work (that step happens at about 10 am while I’m at my desk. Heh.).

But I almost never leave the house without a piece of jewelry on.

A little bling on this Mommy’s ears goes a long way to making me feel more like a professional woman and less like a Mom.

It helps me make the transition from snack-providing-diaper-changing-fight-dissolver to heel-wearing-meeting-having wonder woman.

And while my “streamlined” morning routine is brief, I always make time to grab my little gold hoops.

I bought these earrings and wore them when I got married nearly six years ago. You can buy similar ones (gold over silver) for around $10-15 if you can catch them on sale.

They go miles toward making you feel more put together.