A few simple changes to the night before routine can help make the mornings go a little smoother. Although I personally am lucky to be able to remember at least a few of these, I'm sure a more organized person could pull it off.
The Night Before Winter Morning Routine
- Make sure the car is fueled up the night before. I may sound like Captain Obvious, here, but warming up your car in the morning is going to take a lot more gas than your normal routine. The absolute last thing you are going to want to deal with is a last-minute prayer rush to the gas station before taking the kids to school.
- If you're a coffee drinker, and you're not normally a fill-the-coffee-maker-at-night kind of person, you might want to give it a serious thought. Wouldn't it be a nice change to be able to fumble your way to the coffee maker an only have to push a button because you took the time to get it ready the night before? Even better, of course, if you have one of those timed makers.
- While you're getting the coffee set up the night before, you might as well get a head-start on the morning oatmeal prep; go ahead and pull out the bowl, spoon, measuring cup, and oatmeal packets.
- Make sure to have all those extra layers of clothes, sweaters, coats, and gloves laid out the night before, especially if your closet is like ours and butts up to an exterior wall that gets a little chilly in the winter.
- Do your last-minute check on the kids' homework and book bags and set them by the door. We don't have a lot of space in our small living room, so we use a cheap dollar store over-the-door hook for the sweater, coat, hat, gloves, and book bag.
- And finally, go ahead and set that timer on your thermostat to start heating the house before the alarm clocks are due to go off. If you don't know how to set it, now is a good time to look up the user manual online. ***Makes mental note to look up my own.***
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