Serena Van Der Woodsen’s Routines

6:50 AM: Wake up in a sunlit bedroom. Stay under the covers for a few minutes, check texts from friends and see what invitations, parties, and plans have appeared overnight.

7:00 AM: Slip into a robe and wander downstairs. Grab a coffee, tea, or juice and linger around the apartment while the city wakes up.

7:15 AM: Breakfast! Fresh fruit, pastries, waffles, or something from the hotel kitchen if you’re staying somewhere fabulous. Read a magazine or chat with family while you eat.

7:30 AM: Take a long shower and play an it girl playlist loud enough to turn the bathroom into your own private concert.

7:35 AM: Get ready with skincare, lip gloss, perfume, and makeup featuring golden shimmers.

7:45 AM: Stand in front of the wardrobe and choose an outfit based entirely on feeling, and style your hair in loose waves.

8:00 AM: Reply to texts, make brunch plans you’ll probably change later, and find out where everyone is going after school.

8:15 AM: Grab your designer bag, sunglasses, and a coffee to go. Forget something, go back for it, then leave again.

8:25 AM: Step onto the streets looking like you’ve just walked out of a photoshoot, and make your way to school.

8:30 AM : Arrival: Walk in slightly late with your hair all over the place and your coffee half finished. Say hi to people from across the hallway like you’re already mid conversation with them.

First Lesson / Registration: Try to focus, briefly. Yet end up whispering something funny to a friend, flipping through notes, or remembering a plan you made last night and decide it’s more important than the lesson for a second.

In Class:

• Pay attention in waves, locking in when something actually interests you.
• Answer questions spontaneously, and usually better than expected.
• Keep your notes are scattered but usable, as if your brain worked faster than your handwriting.
• Help friends without thinking about it, just lean over and explain things casually.
• Get called on and somehow improvise your way into a solid answer.

Break Time: One minute stay outside on the steps with your friends in the sun, then back inside because someone texted you something dramatic. Lip gloss is reapplied, secrets are shared, plans are made.

Lunch: Never stay in the same place twice. Alternate between a crowded table, sitting somewhere random, and eating at the same time.
Talk more about life than school. Listen more than people expect. Always knows what’s going on in everyone’s lives without trying.

Afternoon Lessons:

• Doodle, daydream, then suddenly lock in and write everything down at once.
• Asks one random question that changes the whole vibe of the class.
• Get distracted by a thought, then comes back like you never left.

End of School:

• Leave things slightly messy but somehow still together.
• Phone immediately in hand. Already replying, already planning, already somewhere else mentally.
• Stop for hugs, laughs mid conversation, and get pulled into one last sudden plan before you even leave the building.

3:30 PM: Leave school with friends, chatting about everything and nothing. Walk out slowly, checking messages and seeing what the rest of the day is turning into.

4:00 PM: Go to a café with your friends, lose track of time, and then remember you were meant to leave 20 minutes ago.

4:45 PM: Drift into a few shops nearby. Try a few things on just to see. Forget what you came in for. Leave with a bag, or nothing, or something you’ll randomly wear everywhere for the next month.

5:30 PM: Get home, drop everything somewhere near your room, and keep your music on loud, hair undone, lie on the bed for a bit before doing anything else.

6:00 PM: Text friends, reply late, start conversations that turn into plans without anyone really deciding them properly.

6:30 PM: Half read a magazine or a book, half scroll, half get ready for whatever is happening next. Everything is always in progress at the same time.

7:00 PM: Go out for dinner, drinks, or somewhere on the Upper East Side. Show up confidently, sit wherever feels right, talk more than you eat, and end up somewhere new.

10:00: Come home from dinner or an outing and change into something oversized and soft. Silk pajama set, hoodie, or one of those sweaters you “borrowed” and never returned.

10:15 PM: Sit on the bed with half open books, maybe finish an assignment, maybe get distracted and do it later.

10:30 PM: Take a long shower, let the day rinse off properly. Hair mask, body wash that smells like something expensive, stepping out slow instead of rushing.

11:15 PM: Brush your teeth and do skincare in front of a slightly fogged mirror. Nothing too complicated, just a gentle cleanse, moisturizer, lip balm and perfume that lingers on your sleeves.

11:30 PM: Climb into bed and actually stay there. Magazine open, book half read, phone scrolling that turns into saving things you’ll forget about tomorrow.

11:35 PM: Fall asleep mid thought, hair still slightly messy, blanket everywhere, day not fully “ended” so much as just faded out.

Every Sunday: Sleep in, refresh your space, do your skincare ritual, plan your week lightly, enjoy something aesthetic like café time or browsing fashion blogs, and end the day early with calm, luxurious relaxation.

A Few Times a Week: Do graceful workouts (pilates, walks, yoga), do some weekly skincare treatments, explore new cafés or places, experiment with outfits, keep up skincare consistency, and stay socially open to spontaneous plans.

Regularly: Carry yourself with effortless confidence, stay well groomed, romanticize daily routines, listen to mood setting music, and keep your presence confident, warm, and intentional.

Whenever Possible: Say yes to spontaneous outings, try new looks or styles, take aesthetic walks or drives, meet friends for unplanned moments, and do anything that feels exciting or cinematic.

Before Important Events: Prepare carefully with beauty rituals, choose a signature outfit, stay calm and unhurried, enhance your natural glow with self care and fragrance, and arrive composed as if the moment was already meant for you.

Whenever You Have Free Time: Read, journal, rest deeply, enjoy skincare or bath rituals, browse inspiration online, and let your mind wander toward dreams and future versions of yourself.

Always: Maintain graceful posture and quiet confidence, stay open to possibility, choose elegance in small actions, trust your presence, and move through life as though you belong exactly where you are.