During the school year I get up at 4:45 and immediately go pump while watching the news, make bottles for the day, and clean the pump parts. I'm usually done with that by 5:20.
Then I jump in the shower (if I need to -- I usually shower the night before), brush teeth, and get dressed. I have a never-needs-more-than-a-minute haircut and I don't wear any makeup, so I'm done by 5:30 or 5:35 (depending on the shower).
At that point I collect the baby from my husband (who has gotten him up, changed, dressed, and ready for the day) and kiss dh goodbye (he's also been up since 4:45). Then the baby and I play and nurse until it's time to leave. I leave the house at 6:20 to drop the baby off at 6:30 (some mornings I'm actually there early and have to wait for the daycare to open)!
Then I get to work at approximately 6:50, which is fifteen minutes before the first bell rings and I have to open my classroom. I use those 15 minutes to eat breakfast (which I keep at the school) and do any odd tasks that I'd otherwise have to do later in the day.
The thing is, with my job, if I'm not going to be there at 7:05 it causes BIG problems -- kids not where they're supposed to be, etc, so I have to call and let them know I'm running late and they have to get someone to cover me . . . you get the picture. Being late is just really not an option for me, at least not on anything other than a VERY occasional basis. So I build that 15 minute cushion into my day, and it's very rare that I encroach upon it -- but it's there if I need to.
The secret for me is I have a dh who is very helpful and we split duties very evenly. Neither of us does ANY household chores in the mornings -- if it stayed undone overnight, it stays undone until I get home from work. We iron and plan clothes for a week at a time; we do a load of laundry every day; we run the dishwasher every other night (but rinse/clean the dishes every day!); we do get it all done the night before because we DON'T do it in the mornings.
Then I jump in the shower (if I need to -- I usually shower the night before), brush teeth, and get dressed. I have a never-needs-more-than-a-minute haircut and I don't wear any makeup, so I'm done by 5:30 or 5:35 (depending on the shower).
At that point I collect the baby from my husband (who has gotten him up, changed, dressed, and ready for the day) and kiss dh goodbye (he's also been up since 4:45). Then the baby and I play and nurse until it's time to leave. I leave the house at 6:20 to drop the baby off at 6:30 (some mornings I'm actually there early and have to wait for the daycare to open)!
Then I get to work at approximately 6:50, which is fifteen minutes before the first bell rings and I have to open my classroom. I use those 15 minutes to eat breakfast (which I keep at the school) and do any odd tasks that I'd otherwise have to do later in the day.
The thing is, with my job, if I'm not going to be there at 7:05 it causes BIG problems -- kids not where they're supposed to be, etc, so I have to call and let them know I'm running late and they have to get someone to cover me . . . you get the picture. Being late is just really not an option for me, at least not on anything other than a VERY occasional basis. So I build that 15 minute cushion into my day, and it's very rare that I encroach upon it -- but it's there if I need to.
The secret for me is I have a dh who is very helpful and we split duties very evenly. Neither of us does ANY household chores in the mornings -- if it stayed undone overnight, it stays undone until I get home from work. We iron and plan clothes for a week at a time; we do a load of laundry every day; we run the dishwasher every other night (but rinse/clean the dishes every day!); we do get it all done the night before because we DON'T do it in the mornings.
But I'd be lost if I didn't wash pump items, pack my lunch, set out my clothes, etc the night before. I'm fortunate in that I don't have to get DD ready to leave the house.
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