Wake up at 7:45am (7:55am if I took a shower the night before)
Stagger downstairs
Let Frank the cat inside
Feed the cats
Back up the staris, get dressed
Brush teeth
Go back downstairs
Turn on radio
Make sure I have everything I need
When the radio says it’s 8:10am I head out the door to work
I don’t mess around:)
The alarm goes off at 5. I listen to Morning Edition until the local guy does the weather - about 5:10 - then I drag my sad tired carcass to the shower. I do the shower/shampoo/brush teeth/take pills/moisturize face/comb hair/deodorize things, then grab a pair of jeans and a shirt from my closet. I leave the bathroom door open and dress by that light - hubby doesn’t get up till after I’m gone, so I kiss him goodbye while he’s half asleep.
By 5:35, I’m dressed and in the kitchen. I let the dogs out of the laundry room and give them their morning cookie. Then I throw them out in the back yard, fill their bowls, and pack my breakfast and lunch. I let the dogs back in, and I’m out the door between 5:45-5:50. My work day starts at 6:30.
If my husband should get up with me, it messes up my routine, and I’m likely to forget something, so it’s better for me if he sleeps in.
I wake up, I shower, put on a fresh shirt…
Then, I light my shirt on fire.
After the doctors are finished working on me, I get a cup of coffee and read the morning paper.
5:35 AM My alarm goes off. I get up, shower and shave. By the time I’m done with that, it is 6:00 AM. I now go about hunting for some clothes. Usually half of what I wear for the day is in the laundry room in the basement, the rest is in my closet. By 6:15 AM I am dressed and ready to eat breakfast; usually a bowl of cerial. I’ll spend that time either reading a book, or watching the morning news until about 6:45 AM. I leave then and make it into work by 7:00 AM.
- Oversleep.
- Fish for glasses beside/underneath bed.
- Feed cats, turn on light in fishtank.
- Clean litter box.
- Get in shower, stare blankly ahead for 10 minutes, motionless.
- Wash up, get out of shower.
- Put in contacts.
- Pull back shower curtain so one cat can lick water off the walls, pick up other cat for daily morning cuddle.
- Towel-dry hair, meander aimlessly through apartment for forgotten reason.
- Do half of makeup, then remember reason for wandering through apartment. Fetch forgotten item or perform forgotten task, play with a cat, resume makeup.
- Dress.
- Style hair with increasing levels of frustration as hair insists on lying lifeless in unpredictable areas of head, sproinking out in others.
- Check clock, realize already 15 minutes late for work, not counting commute time.
- Dash back to bathroom to apply perfume.
- Pull on shoes, trip over cat, kiss husband goodbye.
- Open front door, retrieve exiting cat, close door.
And then I go to work!
3:30-5:00 14-month old wakes up, eventually gets back to sleep
5:30 Alarm goes off
5:38 Alarm goes off
5:46 Alarm goes off
5:54 Alarm goes off, I get up
- Take care of business
- Glass of juice, bowl of cereal while SO takes care of the horses
- Brush/Shave/Shower/Dress
6:30-7:00 Out the door with daughter in tow.
6:45-7:15 Drop off wee one at daycare
7:30-8:00 Arrive at work
Wake up when the kids jump up and down on me…anytime between 7 and 8 am. Give wife a smoochie.
Wander downstairs…make coffee, retrieve newspaper from middle of street…noting presence of neighbors if I’m just in my underwear.
Eat breakfast, read paper, talk to kids, watch cartoons until 8:59.
Head upstairs to office, shut door, in front of my computer by 9 am.
Yeah it sounds easy…but dammit after 15 years of two hour commutes each way I earned it!
You wouldn’t think reading about others’ morning routines would be so interesting, but it is. To me, anyway.
7:10. Alarm goes off. Hit snooze repeatedly If needed, I finally get up and shower. Let basset hound out to do his business
7:45 Cranky Jr. starts hollering for company.
8:00 Cranky Jr, after chattering at me from his crib while I sit there blearily staring at him, asks to actually get up. Take him downstairs, line up morning entertainment of some sort
8:15 Get dressed, pick out clothes for Cranky Jr., eat some breakfast.
8:30 Remember I forgot to do anything about my hair this morning. Go stare in mirror, brush worst of snarls out, sigh deeply, give up
8:45 Rush out door for work, apologize to Mr Cranky that once again he has to get Cranky Jr ready for the day and off to daycare. Listen to NPR, gaze in despair at traffic, once again resolve to take bus more days.
9:00 Park car, go to bagel shop by work for bagel & soda or tea
9:10 get into office, fire up email & SDMB.
7:30 am: Get off work
7:45 am: Arrive home
7:50 am: Check e-mail, hit the SDMB
9:00 am: Make a “midnight” snack"
9:30 am: Go to bed.
5:00 Alarm goes off, vibrating my pillow.
5:00:01 Seriously contemplate hurling alarm clock against the wall. Especially if it is a Monday.
5:05 Off to shower, brush teeth, shave, etc.
5:30 To the computer. Not to check SDMB, but to write.
7:00 Leave for work after checking traffic reports.
8:00 Arrive at work (exact arrival time varies depending on how scared the other drivers on the highway are of their gas pedals). Examine schedule for the day, paying particular attention to potential opportunites for time on the SDMB.
I seldom have breakfast.
5:00 AM - alarm goes off
5:46 AM - I almost slip out of my coma and manage to hit the snooze button
5:55 AM - alarm goes off again
6:08 AM - I almost slip out of my coma and manage to hit the snooze button again
6:17 AM - alarm goes off again
6:32 AM - I actually wake up a bit from the cat rubbing against my face with head/paw and realize that the alarm has been going off because I have to go to work. I hit the snooze button again and start thinking about what to wear.
6:33 AM - I fall back asleep
6:41 AM - alarm goes off again
7:03 AM - I frantically wake up to cat rubbing against my face with head/paw and turn off the alarm
7:04 AM - shave
7:06 AM - get in shower and start washing hair
7:07 AM - fall asleep in shower
7:09 AM - wake up and resume bathing
7:13 AM - get out of shower, brush teeth, apply deodorant, apply cologne, brush hair
7:16 AM - start putting on clothes
7:17 AM - run down two flights of stairs to the dryer and retrieve a pair of socks
7:18 AM - run up two flights of stairs and finish getting dressed
7:20 AM - go downstairs and feed/water cats
7:22 AM - make coffee and find something edible to eat on the drive to work
7:29 AM - get into car
7:30 AM - get out of car and go back into house to retrieve forgotten items
7:32 AM - get back into car and drive to work.
I guess we’re talking during the work week here:
~5.30 am: alarm goes off – Hit snooze 4 times and get out of bed about 10 minutes to 6.
Turn on computer monitor
Find towels and take a shower
Read email/icq/SD while brushing hair.
Brush teeth
Get dressed (remembering glasses and watch)
6.30-6.40: head out the door to work.
~7am: Get to work.
Wake up with alarm.
Make bed.
Reheat yesterday’s coffee, add cream, carry to bathroom.
Shower, reaching out occasionally from behind the curtain to drink coffee.
Brush teeth.
Dress.
Apply eye bag cream and rouge.
Rinse out coffee cup and put in sink.
Drive to office.
Alarm goes off
Gradually awaken my brain by thinking up new and inventive ways to call in sick and spend the morning sleeping.
Sensible side of brain kicks in and I get out of bed.
Struggle, as most guys do, with maintaining proper aim while hindered with Morning Wood. Pop in contacts and brush my teeth.
Spend the next 15-20 minutes letting the dogs out, feeding them, etc.
The rest is the usual - get dressed, make a sandwich, eat cereal, drink coffee, watch Sportscenter, and head out the door.
Get to work and fire up the SDMB.
7:00 - radio alarm goes off. I scramble to the foot of the bed and hit the snooze button.
7:09 - radio alarm goes off. I scramble to the foot of the bed and hit the snooze button.
7:18 - radio alarm goes off. I scramble to the foot of the bed and hit the snooze button.
7:27 - 7:35 - get out of bed and shuffle to the bathroom. Pluck my eyebrows if I think of it and it looks like they need it. Play seek and destroy with blackheads, if any.
7:40 - get in the shower.
7:50 - 7:55 - exit the shower, dry off, put my hair up in a towel turban, apply Aloe Vera lotion to my face, hands, and elbows, put on deoderant, clean my ears with a Q-tip, spray LavenderTherapy body spray on my wrists, ankles, and neck, all in that order.
8:00 - go back to the bedroom and get dressed.
8:05 - return to the bathroom, brush my teeth, put make-up on, take down towel turban, put damp hair up in a clip.
8:10 - slip into my shoes, pick up my purse, water bottle, and the plastic bag that usually has my CDs and journal in it, locate my keys.
8:15 - stop by the mirror in the half-bath to dab on Clinique Guava Stain lipcolor.
8:20 - get in the car and drive to work.
8:30 - arrive at work.
I love my new commute. grin
7:06 Alarm goes off, blaring country music from local station. Scramble to turn it off, smashing my arm and head on the dresser and the wall, respectively. Finally remember to sit up so I can reach the clock and succeed in turning off the alarm.
7:08 Get out of bed and pad over to sink. Wash face, brush teeth, attempt to get my eyes fully open.
7:15 Insert right contact lens. Blink. Lose lens. Find lens. Wash lens off. Reinsert. Blink. Catch lens before it hits the ground. Wash it off. Reinsert. Hold eyelids open with fingers while looking in circles around room for a minute. Blink. Smile as lens moves into place on eyeball. Repeat procedure for left eye.
7:25 Get dressed.
7:30 Fix hair and makeup.
7:40 Start up computer. Check email, comic strips, and SDMB. Email Gunslinger if I’ve anything to say.
7:50 Leave dorm. Run to French. Slip into room and sit down just before prof begins lecture.
6:45AM: Alarm buzzer goes off. Get out of bed and trudge across my bedroom to hit the snooze button. Idly note how my initial idea of placing the alarm clock across the room to get me out of bed doesn’t work. Crawl back into bed.
6:54AM: Alarm buzzer goes off again. Crawl out of bed, hit snooze button, promise myself that I’ll get up at 7:00AM, and crawl back into bed.
7:03AM: Alarm buzzer goes off. Get up, turn off alarm, and grumble on my way to use the restroom. Wash my face, brush my teeth, comb my hair, and get dressed. Stuff my wallet and keys into my pockets, grab my cell phones and backpack, and head out the door.
7:15AM: Walk down to the corner bus stop to see the bus driving away. Make mental note not to hit snooze button a second time tomorrow. Discard the idea. Wait around for the next bus to show up.
7:30AM: Hop on bus. Get off bus at the BART station and ride the train into work.
8:15AM: Arrive at work 15 minutes late and note that I’m one of the first people in the office. Grab a Mountain Dew out of the fridge and settle in to check my morning work email.
6:30 AM: My alarm goes off. I stare blankly at the numbers, trying to figure out how much longer I can stay in bed before I have to get up.
6:31 AM: I actually get up. Turn on VH1 and listen to that while roaming around. Stagger into the bathroom.
6:32 AM: Wash my face, brush my hair, brush my teeth, etc. If I’m really energetic, I’ll mess with my hair or put on some perfume. This hasn’t happened in a while, though.
6:35 AM: Roam into the kitchen and rummage through the cabinets for breakfast. Inevitably, I end up with some milk and a handful of peanuts or saltines. (Don’t like cereal much)
6:40 AM: Roam down into the laundry room, grab some clothes or just some socks, and then drag myself back to my bedroom and dress while watching television and eating peanuts.
6:55 AM: Turn off all the lights and television in my bedroom, hallway, and bathroom. Grab my backpack and head out to my driveway to wait for my school bus. (Who needs a driver’s license? Jessica needs a driver’s license.)
7:15 AM: I arrive at school, sit in the library until the first bell rings. Then, I drag myself off to French, collapsing dramatically in my chair and curling up with the sweater I carry even in the middle of summer because it’s frigid inside.
jessica
I see that I have many comrades in the eternal struggle.
5:00 am - Alarm. Sit upright, fall forward, catch myself on the bookcase, slap the snooze button.
5:08 am - Repeat.
5:16 am - Repeat.
5:24 am - Repeat.
5:32 am - Turn off the alarm.
6:30 am - Wake up to the sunrise shining on my face.
6:31 am - Decide to get drapes for the bedroom.
6:32 am - Say ‘fuck it, it’s too much trouble.’
7:00 am - Get up as the sun now makes it impossible to sleep.
7:02 am - Shower.
7:10 am - Shave if it’s been five days since the last time. Otherwise, try to cultivate that rugged stubble look. Secret explanation: laziness.
7:15 am - Get dressed. Find my keys, head out the door.
7:30 am - At work.
The depressing thing is that even if I -do- get up at 5 am, and get to work proportionately earlier, I still get home at the same time in the evening.
6:15–Wake up with the sunrise. Draw bath. Bathe.
6:30–Make tea for self and set up coffee maker for SO. (No, he’s not a lazy slob, he just stays up later than I do.) Put together lunches and snacks for me and daughter.
7:00–Do any dishes that didn’t get done the night before, plus general tidying as necessary.
7:30–Wake the kids and get them to the breakfast table. (About twice a week the 2-year-old wakes himself and we chat over his breakfast until it’s time to wake big sis.)Dole out cocoa puffs or whatever is the craze this week.
7:45–March kids through dressing/teethbrushing/haircombing/sunscreen routine.
8:00–Drop daughter off at preschool and son off at babysitter’s.
8:30–Park self at desk. Eat breakfast.