Your morning routine: How art fiend Liz Lidgett starts her day

You've likely seen Liz Lidgett's eye for design all around Des Moines, even if you didn't know it.

• She helps bring public murals to life, styles businesses like the Surety Hotel and sells artwork to clients around the world.

• Add on top of this, her beautifully curated Instagram with 25K+ followers.

Pro tip: She uses an ABC hierarchy on her daily to-do lists to help herself prioritize.

• A's are things that need to get done that day. B's and C's are items she'll get to if there's spare time.

What's always on her A-list? Spending 45 minutes in the morning, waking up her two toddlers and preparing them for the day.

• "It's hectic, but it's the most heartwarming and best way to get going," Lidgett told Axios.

Here's how the busy mom starts her day:

⏰ Wake up: 6:30-7am. "I'm definitely an evening person," she said.

🍳 Breakfast: A diet coke and a cheese quiche or blueberry muffin from Scenic Route Bakery. "I have never gotten on to the coffee train."

📱 What she's reading: Axios, Air Mail and the New York Times newsletters. "It's these emails that help me boil down what I need to know."