My dream Monday routine starts at 5am

by Miranda Griffin | Wolves & Fire Studio

If I could design my life exactly how I wanted it, Monday wouldn’t be a slow ease-in. It’d be the power start.

Up at 5AM. Coffee in hand. Head down. Crank it out.

Not because I’m trying to be part of some “rise and grind” cult—but because I like the idea of earning my freedom early in the week. Monday is the workhorse. The deep-focus day. The “get after it” sprint so that the rest of the week can feel like mine.

Tuesday? Still productive, but less frantic.

Wednesday? Creative and flexible.

Thursday? Half-day.

Friday? Half-day.

Weekend? Optional work, mostly play.

This isn’t about escaping work altogether—it’s about creating a rhythm that doesn’t leave me wrecked by Friday and bitter about Monday.

I want Mondays to be a choice. Not a punishment. Not a restart of dread, but the start of momentum.

And if I can keep designing my life and business in this direction—this rhythm—I think I’ll finally stop fantasizing about freedom and actually start living it.

🔥 Want to build your own version of this life?

I write weekly reflections like this while building my business and earning a doctorate—sharing what’s working, what’s breaking, and how to burn it all down when needed.

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