Are you still here? Phew! Thanks for sticking with me. I like the smell of coffee, and I've certainly brewed a good number of pots for my mom and husband over the years. I just don't care for the taste. Plus, at some point in college, I had to give up caffeine and I don't tolerate it well now.
So in case all you Java Heads out there are wondering how you start your day without coffee, I'll tell you what works for me.
1. I wake up at 6. Truthfully, I usually wake up slightly before six naturally, but I allow myself to stay in bed and day dream a little until the alarm goes off. Ken prefers the radio to a buzzer, so after the alarm starts, we stay in bed a little longer listening to music.
2. Shortly after 6, our local station runs the news. I like to listen to see if there are any pressing, local updates I need to hear. Usually there aren't, which is nice. Boring is good, when it comes to local news.
3. After the news (and a few commercials) comes the weather. Sure, I could look it up on my phone, but waiting for it on the radio gives me just a few more minutes to stay in bed before I start my day. As I'm listening to the weather, I start planning my outfit for the day.
4. Shower time! I aim to be in the shower before 6:15 on weekdays. Frances' alarm goes off at 6:20, and the boys' alarm goes off at 6:30. 10 Internet bonus points if you can guess who gets out of bed first...It's HENRY!! He's a morning person if I ever met one. He's usually dressed within 2 minutes of the alarm going off, and he comes in the bathroom to go potty while I'm in the shower.
5. I hope you're not easily grossed out, but Ken and I shower together most mornings. :) It's a good time for us to chat and talk about the upcoming day. Plus it saves water and time!!
6. After showering and getting dressed, I start herding the kids to where they need to be. I usually follow them around the house putting in earrings or brushing my hair and yelling things like, "Brush your teeth!" "Eat your cereal!" "Where's your backpack?" We have a chart, but it's not foolproof yet.
7. While the kids are finally eating breakfast, I can concentrate on getting mine together. Occasionally I take it with me to work. I prep my lunch and pack the kids' lunches if they haven't already.
8. Hopefully there's time to empty the dishwasher in the morning before I leave. On a really good morning, I can get that done and get breakfast dishes in too.
9. I yell, "FIVE MINUTE WARNING!" and shoo Frances off to the bathroom to finish getting ready. This is when I make my mad dash around the house to make sure I've got all my stuff together and the kids do too.
10. Frances and I aim to leave the house around 7:10, but most mornings it's closer to 7:20. Ken puts the boys on the bus, so I typically use this time to chat with Frances about girl stuff, or just get ignored while she's reading her latest book. What can I say, "like mother, like daughter!"
Mornings are a little crazy, but I've gotten used to it by now. I'm more of a morning person than a night person, but that's not to say I enjoy getting up at the crack of dawn. I've never felt like I was missing out by not drinking a cup of coffee every morning, and if I can't start a new habit of making my bed every morning, it's doubtful that I'll turn into a coffee addict any time soon. I'm much more of a hot tea person anyway...decaf, of course!.
How does your morning start? Coffee? Tea? Diet Coke??
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