Now, let me preface. I am NOT a morning person. I'm not really a night owl either.. in fact... I really like sleep, any time, any way. I like to sleep.
However, every morning the quiet small, buzz, of my alarm on my phone wake me up. And I get 15 mins to myself in the tub. Then... life starts.
In order to get that 15 mins to myself, and still let me kids sleep as much as they can I have found several ways of making life easy in those not quite away minutes of the morning where we all have to get up but none of us want to.
7 Steps to make morning's quicker, easier and more pleasant!
Don't worry they are super easy!
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1) Battle of the clothes... everybody say's pick it out the night before. That is good advise, trick is to make it fun! I have painted stick people on my kids wall with command strips to hang the pre-picked clothes out and see how they look :).
A friend of mine has a great idea... she grabs the clothes and drops them item by item down the hall, down the stairs etc, to get the kids dressed as they migrate to the breakfast table. I thought this was very fun!
2) Rage against the pop-tart :)... Many things can be made in advance, and in bulk. Muffins, cinnamon rolls, my favorite is pre-making and freezing my own egg, cheese, and sausage biscuits. Takes 1 1/2 mins to heat up and boom... breakfast is served. They are healthy and filling.
3) Keep it quiet! Shhhhhhhhhhhhh.......... I don't like to be yammered at first thing in the morning, so I don't do that to my kids. We talk quietly, and sparingly until breakfast is over. When we are all ready to talk about the day, we aren't already annoyed :)
4) Have a pump up song in the car! We do have to a bit of something to start the day off right. So, my kids either get the mommy "Good Morning" song made up by yours truly, or a quick little top 40 (top 40 is still a "thing" right?) in the 2 min car ride to school. They usually choose the radio song. I don't get that.
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5) Say a kind word and hug before they depart! That's kinda the simplest ever! My kids count on that everyday, they notice when we forget.
6) Everything in it's place! 15 mins the night before saves 35 mins in the morning, and your mind, and smile! Just get it put in the backpack, backpack in the right spot, anything else that you need in the morning where you need it. You will sleep better and the morning will be better.
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| This is ours :) Everybody has a cubbie! A place for their coats, shoes, gloves, etc... |
7) Say a prayer for your child's day, their teachers, and their friends / foe's. This is for you, when you get that moment at a red light or as you drive away as they run into school, or as you sit down at your desk before you open your e-mail. Say a little prayer.
Here is mine... "Please God, please protect my children. Let them know they are loved, and smart and special and my whole world. Help them remember they are safe, and precious just as they are. Help them on the playground find the kind friends, and help them be the kind friend to those that need them. Please give the teachers enough patience and energy to last the whole day. Help them connect to my kids and teach them how they need it and from where they are. Dear God, put your protecting hands over the whole school and make a safe bubble all around the school. Amen"
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