Morning Routine

What is your morning routine? Do you have one? Does it change from depending on the day or does it stay the same everyday?

I am really just wondering what everyone else does in the morning. How early do you get up? Do you shower at night? Make your lunch? If you have kids do you pick out there clothes or pack lunches at night?

Mornings in my house can be crazy, but I have figured out in the last few weeks that doing more at night saves me the rush and headache each morning. Monday, Wednesday and Fridays are the craziest. I have to be at work at 6:45am. Imagine getting 2 kids out of the house plus a mom who doesn't like getting out of bed! It is extremely hard and Travis leaves between 5:45- 6am each morning. So at night I have been mixing bottles, packing Hayden's diaper bag with his food and snacks, picking out clothes for both kids and having Kelsey's book bag packed and ready to go. I make my lunch at night and have it ready on the counter. Since I can't function without a shower and no one needs wants to see my hair in the morning without one I have to get up pretty early. The alarm starts going off at 4:45 and this past week I have not gotten out of bed until 5:20....I leave at 6:10. I know I should get up when the alarm goes off but holy cow! I am glad I wear scrubs to work and I don't have to worry about dressing up with accessories and actually worrying about my appearance. Tuesday and Thursdays are a little more relaxed, I don't have to be at work until 8:30am so I have more time. I still get everything ready at night so I can spend more time with my little ones in the morning. Normally I stick cheese toast in the toaster oven or a waffle and top it with some peanut butter. If I don't do that when I get to work I will make oatmeal or have yogurt and granola, I always make time to eat!

The weekends are much more lax most of the time. Travis goes to school on Saturdays so I still have to hear the alarm go off and wake up with him, but normally I go back to bed. If one of the kids wakes up they get in bed with me and we snuggle and watch cartoons until we feel like getting up. Sundays is fishing days for Travis most of the time he gets up early to head out. I think it is starting to wear him out though and he mentioned he wasn't fishing this weekend.

So what is your routine in the morning? On the week days and weekends?