Work days - if I am walking, I get up around 6.30am, hope none of the kids get up (because they normally want feeding, lol) and I am out the door between 7.15 and 7.30am. If I am driving and doing the kid drop off - I get up just after 6am, and we struggle to leave by 7.30am! It takes me exactly the same amount of time to get ready - it just depends how many people I have to yell at to get out the door.

I shower, dress, blowdry hair, do makeup eat breakfast, read the paper, have coffee, unpack and restack the dishwasher, check my bag and write a note for whoever’s in charge that day…

If we’re going out, it takes me for ages, as I have to sort everybody else out first!

I can get me and the kids (3 under 5) out the door in 25 minutes if I dont shower and dont give the baby breakfast. (wake her and new nappy and she stays in PJ’s)
We do that on preschool mornings if I sleep in. Then baby and I come home, she gets breakfasted and I shower.

A normal morning is about 45 minutes. For me to shower, breakfast me and kids, dress kids pack bags. (Still dont feed the baby, but do dress her).

Just me with shower, hair nice dress I’d allow 30 minutes. Can’t remember the last time I went anywhere nice without the kids on my own though.
I did just go away for a retreat weekend for scrapbooking, but had to pack car with everything but kitchen sink so started the day before, LOL!!!

River - you sound very organised. I agree, I hate keeping people waiting (and hate being kept waiting myself).

Kin - you did well. I haven’t timed getting everybody ready but we usually allow an hour including breakfast if we have to get somewhere by a certain time.

Kelli - yeah, getting distracted by the computer…. that definitely blows out my time schedule!!!! LOL about your aunt. That’s terrible!

Lynne - nobody knows how to do it with kids until they have them. It’s a bit of a “learn on the job” type gig. I remember when I first had 2, how suddenly 1 was so easy in comparison to 2. When I only had 1 though, it didn’t seem easy at all! Oh, and it gets easier as they get older. Well, most days anyway.

Katy - Not rushing is definitely preferable, I agree.

Emma - for sure.

Sharon - you had me rolling around on the floor laughing (ROFLOL) about giving up and getting ready in Steph’s room. What? Scott doesn’t get to ride to school with the “girls”?

Jeanie - stunning is about letting your inner light shine! I’m sure you can manage that easier than you think!

I get up at 7am, shower, wake teenage daughter, she showers. While she is showering I use her room to blowdry my hair and apply makeup (that’s where all the stuff always ended up so I’ve quit fighting it!). Then I pack lunches. When steph gets out of the shower I wake Scott who is next in the shower. Steph and I generally leave about 15 minutes before Scott so I make sure he’s out of the shower before we leave (or he would spend all day in there), throw toast at him, lecture him not to be late for the bus, remind him to put the cats out and shut the doors, turn off the tv etc etc and off we go.

This takes us 45minutes. Not a bad feat considering Steph often blow dries her hair and wears foundation to school.

I don’t eat breakfast though. Just have a coffee when I get to work.

But I try not to rush it if I can avoid it! Then I forget things!

I don’t know if I could handle having kids to get ready. I think I would freak out every day. I personally think you are Super Mom and deserve an award

My aunt on the other hand - 2 hours. I can remember sitting in the car waiting for her to put on her foot cream for 20 minutes. Can you tell she has never had kids???