What's your morning schedule?

[Maylian]

Depending on shift up from anywhere between 4.30am and 11am, potter down and brush my teeth. Play Temple Run for a few minutes whilst my eyes wake up and then put on my bike kit, pack my clothes and lunch for the day and set off.

Normally leave for work 1 hour before start time despite only being a 15 min (5mile) commute, park up, get showered and dressed and at my desk with 30-40 minutes before due to start.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

The morning schedule starts in the evening when I lay my kit out for the next morning. Also have the breakfast making stuff ready so the morning is smoother and also quieter. Alarm at 05:00, make brekkie and get dressed while it cooks. Just before I'm ready to leave, quick run upstairs to give my Wife a kiss then out the door for about 06:00. Get to work when I arrive (flex hours are great) usually around 8 ish, cup of tea and off we go !

 

[swansonj]

Bit of advice for everyone that gets dressed and makes tea as the computer boots (including my work one). Make sure you don't upgrade to Windows 8.1 and a fancy machine, they boot in about 10 seconds.....

Believe me, there are many many far stronger reasons than that for not upgrading to Windows 8....

 

[sazzaa]

Alarm goes off at 6.40am, get up around 7am, make tea, stick my head out of the window and watch a bit of tv while deciding whether to cycle in our take the car, get the kid up, blend her a fruit smoothie for breakfast and sometimes one for myself too, do makeup and hair, make an espresso, remind kid constantly of what she's meant to be doing, get dressed (cycling gear if cycling, and pack work outfit into bike bag), get lunch packed (usually something I've prepped at the start of the week), let cat in, feed cat, send kid to school, grab iPod, phone and any French books I need to take with me and head off. 20 mins in car, same on bike, but away to change jobs in a couple of weeks so I'll have a range of new cycle routes to try!

 

[ClaireSaud]

Alarm goes off at 0700hrs and I get straight out of bed
Toilet, teeth and wash face
Into my biking gear, pick up premade rucksack and then I'm out the door for 0720hrs
9 mile commute
Arrive at work and shower, wash and dry hair and apply make-up
At my desk for 0845hrs where there is a nice hot cup of coffee waiting for me

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Up at 4am, leave by 4:40, at work by 5:45, in office by 6:30, when I normally have a coffee and muesli for breakfast.
At the other end of the day, it's normally: finish at 16:30, home by 18:25, in bed by 20:00.
In other words, I have no free time on weekdays! Not that I'm complaining: my current job position in software development is interesting enough, and I enjoy the 14 hours a week of commuting by bicycle.

 

[uclown2002]

Depending on shift up from anywhere between 4.30am and 11am, potter down and brush my teeth. Play Temple Run for a few minutes whilst my eyes wake up and then put on my bike kit, pack my clothes and lunch for the day and set off.

Normally leave for work 1 hour before start time despite only being a 15 min (5mile) commute, park up, get showered and dressed and at my desk with 30-40 minutes before due to start.

You've got your priorities all wrong mate; still time for another 10 miles!

 

[huttster]

Earlies,up at 3,coffee and porridge,dick around on p.c waiting for breakfast to kick in,check weather,decide what clothes/bike to take,leave for 10 mile traffic free commute for anytime before 5 start depending on time wasted on p.c. Lates,up at 7,coffee and porridge,two kids get up demanding breakfast,make breakfast,two kids ask what's in there lunchbox,make lunches,see if kids have done homework,get kids to stop arguing and brush teeth/get dressed,decide how to get to school,more arguing,bikes/scooters/walking?Ask kids to get dressed again,ask kids to get off electronic games for just a moment and GET DRESSED,decide for them how we are getting to school depending on how late we are,realise that I'm not dressed or brushed my own teeth,brush teeth and get dressed,brush daughters hair,get both to finally brush teeth/get dressed,final check of house/bags/teeth/locks/helmets(kids and own)finally leave 8.30 for school,get to school,wait for teachers to open doors,leave for work 10 mile after school run commute(the worst)arrive at work.

 

[Cold]

Up between 5.30 and 6.00 am have a shower get dressed, pack bag for day , leave house at 7.00am get to work sit about until I cool down get changed then back to desk and sit about until 7.30pm then ride home.

 

[sazzaa]

Earlies,up at 3,coffee and porridge,dick around on p.c waiting for breakfast to kick in,check weather,decide what clothes/bike to take,leave for 10 mile traffic free commute for anytime before 5 start depending on time wasted on p.c. Lates,up at 7,coffee and porridge,two kids get up demanding breakfast,make breakfast,two kids ask what's in there lunchbox,make lunches,see if kids have done homework,get kids to stop arguing and brush teeth/get dressed,decide how to get to school,more arguing,bikes/scooters/walking?Ask kids to get dressed again,ask kids to get off electronic games for just a moment and GET DRESSED,decide for them how we are getting to school depending on how late we are,realise that I'm not dressed or brushed my own teeth,brush teeth and get dressed,brush daughters hair,get both to finally brush teeth/get dressed,final check of house/bags/teeth/locks/helmets(kids and own)finally leave 8.30 for school,get to school,wait for teachers to open doors,leave for work 10 mile after school run commute(the worst)arrive at work.

You could make your life a bit easier. Make lunches the night before, same for homework, and ban electronic devices in mornings. Giving the kids a list to follow sometimes works too.

 

[Andrew_P]

Phew I always thought I was a bit weird with my having to visit the bathroom first thing in the morning, every morning, looks like I have a few comrades here! I envy people who go on demand.

Anyway I digress, 4.50am alarm goes, downstairs make my tea and then back upstairs normally in a "rush (see above) I peruse the news on the tablet whilst (see above) for at least 15 minutes then a quick shower, clean teeth, second cup of tea decide what kit to wear with the assistance of the 5.58am BBC TV weather and out the door at 6.10am to arrive at work 15 miles later between 7 and 7.10am. Get changed hang cycling clothes up in the Dri buddy drink most of water bottle, go and get my large skinny Costa coffee, two slices of toast one Manuka Honey the other Peanut Butter upload Garmin.

Most of this morning routine is avoidance of Kids not because I don't like them but with one bathroom and three daughters and wife it takes timing for them to all get out of the door at the times they need, starting with my eldest who is up at 6am and out by 6.30am doing a paper round then straight off to college, thus the bathroom facility is more or less booked from 6am onwards. I genuinely used to wonder why people used to consider two bathrooms a needed luxury.....

 

[Julia9054]

I dream of a second bathroom . . . and I have boys! One off to uni in September though so that should ease the congestion a bit!

 

[Cyclopathic]

Get up about 7 or 8. Breaky, cuppa and watch some cartoons. Little nap. Start doing stuff about 10.

 

[Cyclopathic]

People are getting up way too early. It's not reasonable.

 

[cyberknight]

I dream of a second bathroom . . . and I have boys! One off to uni in September though so that should ease the congestion a bit!

I am looking at a second toilet downstairs as we have a long kitchen and a manhole in the front garden where you could run a pipe too but it would be a couple of years before we can look into it.