I am a zombie in the mornings. This is bad, since I have to race to work with all my stuff (a variable list) after first organizing and dropping off two small children at day care with their stuff (ALSO a variable list).
I have alarms for waking up, for taking my morning antihistamine (sensibly spaced after the wake-up) and for running the squeeze-it-in load of morning laundry. (Not enough laundry for the load? BRILLIANT, I turn the alarm off and am Pleased with one less thing to do.) That's every week day.
Then I flip to my checklist app and, having unchecked the needed items the night before, begin to check them off. Eating breakfast is an item. Brushing my teeth is an item. Getting dressed is an item. I sleep in pants and a t-shirt most nights, and if I forget to run my list, I can and HAVE gone out the door still in those. Which wouldn't be so bad if I weren't frequently using the day before's pants if clean enough (a fact co-workers would likely notice) and wearing a sleep bra (a fact I will notice all day long and be blushing, even if no one else saw, but they probably would).
I _love_ my checklist. Baby needs a refresh on his diapers at day care? It's in there. It's Monday and nap-time blankets have to go in? No need to count on my memory: it's in the list.
If it gives you an idea of how I roll in the mornings, my PURSE is on the list. (My cell phone isn't, but the list is on my cell phone, so I'm already off-list if I'm not holding it.)
Morning organization
I have alarms for waking up, for taking my morning antihistamine (sensibly spaced after the wake-up) and for running the squeeze-it-in load of morning laundry. (Not enough laundry for the load? BRILLIANT, I turn the alarm off and am Pleased with one less thing to do.) That's every week day.
Then I flip to my checklist app and, having unchecked the needed items the night before, begin to check them off. Eating breakfast is an item. Brushing my teeth is an item. Getting dressed is an item. I sleep in pants and a t-shirt most nights, and if I forget to run my list, I can and HAVE gone out the door still in those. Which wouldn't be so bad if I weren't frequently using the day before's pants if clean enough (a fact co-workers would likely notice) and wearing a sleep bra (a fact I will notice all day long and be blushing, even if no one else saw, but they probably would).
I _love_ my checklist. Baby needs a refresh on his diapers at day care? It's in there. It's Monday and nap-time blankets have to go in? No need to count on my memory: it's in the list.
If it gives you an idea of how I roll in the mornings, my PURSE is on the list. (My cell phone isn't, but the list is on my cell phone, so I'm already off-list if I'm not holding it.)