Routines, routines. They guide our life. Sometimes I don’t even notice the routines in my day. Today I wrote a list about my morning routine.
30 Steps to my Morning
- Alarm goes off.
- Snooze.
- Alarm goes off.
- Snooze.
- Alarm goes off.
- Snooze.
- Get dressed.
- Wake up toddler.
- Get toddler dressed.
- Argue with toddler about getting dressed.
- Attempt to get toddler dressed.
- Bribe toddler.
- Attempt to get toddler dressed.
- Fight toddler in epic battle.
- Take toddler to daycare.
- Drive to work.
- Stop at starbucks.
- Order largest coffee they make.
- Get to work.
- Trudge up stairs.
- Realize I forgot my key.
- Trudge downstairs saying bad words.
- Trudge back upstairs more slowly.
- Dump stuff in chair.
- Check email.
- Gaze at giant pile of papers to grade.
- Get distracted by interesting article I want to share with class.
- Bell rings.
- Get kids.
- Day begins.