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Getting up, getting dressed & getting everyone where they need to be in the mornings isn’t always easy. Luckily, two of my kids are homeschooled so I’m not rushed getting them up & going but my youngest goes to public school & it seems like sometimes there just isn’t enough time in the morning to do everything that needs to be done. There are several things that we can do to make the mornings a little more frenzy free:
1. The night before, lay out all the things you’ll need for breakfast the next morning. My mom used to pretty much set the table the night before and that way, everything was out and ready for us. We would usually eat cereal and toast, which was easy, but everything was laid out & ready to go.
2. Set out clothes the night before. Or at least make sure they’re clean! Not that I’ve ever done that before! Laying clothes out let’s you see that everything is clean & will hopefully make sure you don’t hear “I don’t know what to wear!” or “Where is my purple sweater???”
3. When my older kids were younger & did go to public school, they had a chart of all the things they had to do before we left for school. That way I wasn’t always yelling “Did you brush your teeth?” or “Where in the world is your backpack?” Made for a less stressful morning!
4. Another thing we make sure happens in the morning is NO TV, computer or any other kind of device until you are 100% ready to go. Every couple days, my son will ask if he can watch something as he eats breakfast and when I’ve let him, it NEVER turns out well. He is motivated to getting ready to go much faster if he knows that he can watch TV or play a little Minecraft on the computer once he’s done getting ready.
5. Every day when my son comes home from school, I take out his folder and see if there is anything I need to sign and send back the next day. If I wait to do this until the next morning, it usually makes us feel rushed and things get forgotten. So, any paperwork from school that you can get done the night before is a huge help to morning schedules!
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i make sure my keurig is full of water, and my re-usable k-cups are clean. even my coffee mug and spoon are on the keurig and ready to go. i also make sure my keys and glasses are sitting right on my purse before i go to bed.
We make the kids breakfast, or at least have the ingredients ready, the nighty before. We also lay out their clothes the night before. It not only eliminates the frenzy, but it prevents you from forgetting to do other things.
I try to put out my daughters clothes, get the back pack set by the door, find my keys and purse and set them by the door the night before so my morning are less hectic!
We pick out clothes for the week and have them labeled in the closet, Lunches packed the night before, back packs ready by the door and breakfast sitting prepared and set out for the following morning.
Great ideas! Thanks, Jenny!
Oh my gosh! I don’t do any of your tips! Yikes! I do keep a routine though, so every morning is essentially the EXACT same to avoid a frenzy (It may help too that I only have one kid!).
I just have one kid to get ready in the morning & it’s still crazy LOL
For a frenzy-free morning, the night before I pack lunches using left-overs from dinner. Leftovers are put up and lunches are made, all in 1 effort. Just refrigerate, grab and go in the morning!
I like the flip top lid. We keep our sugar bag in a big container. It makes a mess every time!
I didn’t realize that this is a giveaway. I set my alarm early, then hit the snooze button until I get tired of hearing it. By then, it’s about the time I had planned on waking up.
I always make sure everyone’s lunch is packed and ready in the refig. We just have to grab the bag and go in the am.
My tip is getting the kids clothes and get their bags ready at the door the night before.
i get clothes set out a week before so everythings all set out for the week
We always make a to do list the night before, set stuff aside for breafest,lunch and dinner then set clothing out for the next day 🙂
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Hubby and I switch off and the night before I wash fruit and cut then in the morning all we have to do is pull it out. Oh and the coffee is preset! 🙂 ramblesahm@yahoo .com
Great tips!! I always pay out clothes and pack lunches for the next day, anything to make life a little less stressful!!
My boys have their backpacks all ready to go the night before, including cell phone and bus pass. They don’t care about fashion too much yet so they just wear whatever is on top in their dresser. The other thing is I make sure they get 10 hours of sleep, then they wake up with no problems.
I always set out clothes the night before and prepare the breakfast table.