Good morning everyone! I wanted to share my experience setting up a morning automation routine using Home Assistant. It’s been a game-changer for starting my day smoothly. 
I recently tried creating a custom blueprint to automate my Philips Hue lights and Ecobee thermostat. Initially, I faced some challenges with dynamic options, but thanks to the community, I found a solution using list comprehensions. Here’s a snippet of my working code:
yaml
blueprint:
name: Morning Routine
description: Automatically turns on lights and adjusts thermostat in the morning
domain: automation
input:
wake_time:
name: Wake Time
description: The time you want to wake up
type: time
brightness:
name: Brightness Level
description: Set your desired brightness
type: number
default: 50
trigger:
- platform: time
at: !input.wake_time
action:
- service: light.turn_on
data:
entity_id: light.bedroom_lights
brightness: !input.brightness
- service: climate.set_temperature
data:
entity_id: climate.ecobee_thermostat
temperature: 72
One tip I learned is to use default values for inputs to make the blueprint user-friendly. Also, ensuring all services and entities are correctly referenced prevents errors. I’d love to hear how others are customizing their morning routines or any blueprint hacks you’ve discovered! 
For those interested, I also found that using delayed actions can help if your devices take time to respond. For example, adding a 10-second delay after turning on the lights before adjusting the thermostat ensures everything starts smoothly. 
If you have any questions or need help troubleshooting your blueprints, feel free to ask! Happy automating! 