What is your morning routine?

[Southpaw]

If I work:
Wake up, grumble and groan
Brush teeth with my eyes shut
Wash face
Stumble into shower
Get dressed
Maybe eat something
Grumble and groan while I walk out the door

If I don't work it's basically the same thing... minus the grumbling, and everything is done a little more spaced out.

When I work weekends, I tend to skip the morning shower lol. I want to cherish every single second of sleep that I can.

 

[Lyzelle]

My mornings sorta revolve around Zander. When DH isn't home, we have a strict routine. When DH is home, routine goes out the window and Zander does whatever he wants. Even though, the routine lets Zander do whatever he wants, anyway.

When I wake up and sit up in bed...he's already staring at me. He yawns a few times, licks his shoulder, and stares at me some more.
"Time to get up."
Cue the morning talk show, staring Zaner-Waner-Fluffy-Butt. This goes on for about 10-15 minutes.

"Let's go potty." So I get up, listen to him complain the entire time about how he needs to PEE even though he KNOWS that MOMMY PEES FIRST. And that we DO THIS EVERY MORNING. So he yawns, opens the bathroom door, and stares at me until I'm done. Not creepy at all.

When I'm done, he commences to have his morning racetrack run. Racetrack being the stairs, of course. Up, down, up down, ARWOO ROOO ROO(hurry up, woman! for those who don't speak Sibe), up, down, up, down, pause at the corner of the staircase like he's stalking me. I stop, jump the last step, and he takes off across the living room. At this point, he repeats the back and forth process, throwing in a few bunny hops along the way until I get to the door. Because, who knows, maybe one day I'll forget where the door is.

So while he's out, I start my Keurig Coffee (approx 3 minutes) and while it's starting up I wash my face, clean up the kitchen, and get Zander's food ready. He's already waiting at the screen door. This is the only part of the morning where he is quiet.

I let him in, he eats, I fix up my coffee, and sit at the kitchen table. If it's a nice day, I'll leave the door open so he can peep at the neighbors. If it isn't a nice day, he spends the next 3 hours whining about how I should either open the door or go upstairs because he doesn't like it downstairs.

And that is our morning. Without Daddy.

If Daddy's home, he milks us BOTH for all we're worth, since DH gets up a few hours before me, typically. He might go through his morning routine twice. Or he might jump in bed with me after DH leaves the room. It's all up to Zander.

 

[Dogs6]

If I have school:
Wake up at 6
Tell Aura to shut up.
Go back to sleep
Get up at 6:30
Let Fudge,Scamp,Aura and Taz out.
Bring them in
Let other dogs out
Make breakfast
bring other dogs in
go back to bed to eat breakfast/browse fb
Shower/brush teeth etc
Realize I have to leave the house in 15 minutes
Panic, feed dogs, put on my tie, shoes and blazer, pack bag, pack gym bag, search for my phone/inhaler/money and realise I'm holding it
Leave house at 7:35
Run back to house to pick up whatever I've forgotten.
Stand in the rain for 10 minutes cursing bus drivers, the weather and school in general.

Not at school:
Sleep for as long as possible
slowly open one eye to see if Aura's noticed I'm awake (She's always sitting up and staring at me)
Throw a treat at Aura and stay in bed for as long as possible.
Let all the dogs out together
Feed dogs.
Breakfast/browse fb
Throw dogs out into yard will I shower
Yell at Fudge/Tika/Scamp for growling at Diesel
Yell at Diesel for annoying someone.
Bring Scamp and Tika in
Go on computer

The exciting life I lead lol

 

[joce]

If I work mornings
5:30 am alarm goes off
throw out dogs,straighten hair,throw on makeup,let dogs in,throw on nice clothing, grab banana or meal shake to eat on way to work and leave and out the door by 6:15. When I work mornings chaz does the horses.

If I work evenings I sleep in and then do all the dogs, stalls, feedings, shower, make lunch, make up, find nice clothing and try to get out the door by 2:15.

If I am off it just depends what needs done.

 

[CaliTerp07]

6:15 - Alarm goes off. DH gets up to go downstairs to make my lunch <33333
6:25 - Stumble into the bathroom before DH gets back upstairs and thinks I'm taking advantage of his love for me.
6:30 - shower
6:45 - get dressed
6:55 - hair and make up
7:05 - pack up computer, grab my lunch, search frantically for keys or sunglasses
7:10 - Driving to work. I aim to get there by 7:30 so I have time to make copies, respond to emails, etc before the kids come in my room at 8.

I am SO SO SO SO fortunate and blessed to have a husband who takes care of me in the mornings. I make dinner and walk Lucy (or take her to the park) in the evenings since I'm home earlier, but he does all the dog stuff in the morning so I can run out the door early, since he doesn't usually leave the house for work until 8:15 or 8:30.

 

[Catsi]

Typical Day
4.00am alarm goes off
4.20 - 4.30am - I'll stumble out of bed
4.30 - 5.00am - Coffee, first breakfast and maybe feed dogs (depending on rest of the schedule)
5.00am - 5.45am - Gym
6.00 - 6.30 - Potter around, feed chooks, water gardens
6.30am - 7.30am ish - walk puppies
After that - shower
8.00 - 9.30am - relax, eat second breakfast (something has to make this getting up at 4am business worthwhile), get ready for work, train and play with the dogs. I may get some cleaning done, but usually not (night time job!)

If I'm not going to the gym, but going for a run instead, I usually leave a little later and do my pottering around a bit earlier. Today is a bit different because I have to go to the shop to get some stuff to prepare lunch and I need to go to the produce store to get some chook feed. They have been living on the dregs of weet-bix, bird seed, my vege garden and house scraps for two days. The public holiday crept up on me and now I'm all out of schedule.

There is one day a week that I start work at 6.00am and I just get up at the same time, organise the animals and get myself ready, eat breakfast etc, but no exercise for any of us in the morning.

 

[oakash]

I wake up whenever, usually around 8, and then go immediately on my computer until I figure its time for me to start my school. I'm gonna start going for runs in the morning, in fact, I'm starting today. If I can make myself get up.

 

[AllieMackie]

Alarm goes off, I shut it off and reset it to a half hour later. Every morning.

Second alarm goes off. I grumble and throw some clothes on.

Bathroom. Pee, wash face, deodorant, pills, hair. Sometimes shower, but I prefer night showers.

Stumble to Finn's crate. Let him out to pee and frolic while I make his Kong, all the while brewing a cuppa joe in the Keurig.

Slurp coffee while browsing internet and playing with Finn.

Haul ass out the door a little early to grab a snack at the shop before work.

 

[Dekka]

I never use an alarm (never have) So wake up, as Dekka if she needs to pee. That usually produces a wiggly dog She sleeps as long as I do. She wiggles up to me and flops beside me trying to give me kisses whilst I try to snuggle without getting said kisses.

Then I go down open up Bounce, Dash, and Seren's crate (assuming Dash or Seren aren't also sleeping with me. (then I don't get nice Dekka snuggly time. I then get Seren trampolining off my head and bladder when I wake up, or a long anxious pointy nose poking me repeatedly) let them out and let Sport in.

Go to bathroom. Dekka lets herself back in and checks in to make sure I am indeed in the bathroom then she goes and checks to see if everyone has finished their dinner in their crates. Then she comes back to sit on the bathroom counter and stare at me till I am done in the bathroom.

Go make tea and bacon. Maybe make Dekka an egg (yes I do love that dog) Let Kaiden out after I start tea and bacon.

Sit down at puter to check emails..

 

[GipsyQueen]

5:45 - first alarm goes off.
Toss over and sleep until at
6:15 next alarm goes off.
Sleep some more
6:30 third and final alarm goes off. Grumble, get up.
Switch on coffee machine that past self has already readied so I just need to turn it on. (I'm NOT a morning person)
Go back to bed, wait 5 minutes. Get breakfast & coffee and lie back down in bed, browse the interwebs.
7:00 Get up, finally. Shower and get ready for Uni / Work.
7:50 leave for Uni / Work and arrive around 8am.

 

[*blackrose]

If I work the morning shift:
- Alarm goes off; either fall back to sleep for fifteen minutes or stare blankly into space while I try to wake up and convince myself I do need to get out of bed because I set the alarm fifteen minutes late.
~ When I'm at Mike's, this is typically the point he'll see me staring grumpily into space and he'll roll over, give me a kiss, tell me he loves me, and then he goes back to sleep. LOL
- Stagger out of bed, go pee, blow my nose.
- Put scrubs on, attempt to make my hair look somewhat presentable in a ponytail, put contacts in, clean up my face, put makeup and deodorant on.
- Stagger back to my room, put on socks/shoes, take Chloe out on a leash to pee.
- Put Chloe back into the house, grab my purse and maybe a breakfast-to-go, and then leave.

If I wake up on my own sweet time (aka, not at six o'clock in the morning):
- Wake up. Lay in bed thinking, "Why the heck did I wake up?" and try to go back to sleep.
~ If at Mike's, this is coupled with some small talk and him repeatedly teasing me and asking, "I'm hungry. When are you going to go make breakfast?"
- Finally get up out of bed. Put the dog(s) out on a chain.
- Go pee, then go to the kitchen to find food.
- Let the dog(s) back in and feed them. Also take care of the rats.
- grab a computer and get online.
- eventually I'll get out of my PJs and get ready for the day, but how long that takes depends on when I have to leave.

 

[Saeleofu]

Work days:
6:30 alarm
go pee
start tea (Keurig)
get dressed
go downstairs and put creamer in tea
6:45 leave for work

Sleep-in days:
Wake up for a number of reasons - alarm, dogs barking, chickens squawking, whatever
Roll over and attempt to go to sleep again
Logan jumps on the bed and steps on Gavroche, Gavroche jumps off the bed
Logan paws me until I sit up
Check email, Chaz, Facebook, Reddit, etc
Go pee
Feed dogs
Get dressed
Lets dogs out
Eat whatever meal happens to be closest (usually lunch)
Do stuffs

 

[Toller_08]

On work days: Get up around 7am, let dogs out, feed dogs, let Keira out again, go shower, do my hair, pack lunch quickly, eat a quick breakfast, let dogs out, lock dogs in crates and then head to work. This takes about an hour, maybe a little less.

On days off: Get up somewhere between 9am and 10:30am, let dogs out, feed dogs, let Keira out again. And then, I either shower right away, or I sit around and watch TV for an hour (on rainy or snowy days) or I go sit outside and read my book/watch the dogs play (on nice days) for an hour, and then I go shower.

 

[Zoom]

Work days:
Alarm goes off at 6:15. There may be multiple hittings of the snooze button. Usually I'm up by 6:40am.
Go for run with Sawyer
Feed Sawyer his tea
Go shower/dress/makeup
Put Sawyer out with his food
Take my vitamins while browsing Facebook/email/etc. on my phone
Leave by 8:20am to get to work before 8:45am.

Days off:
Depends on how late I was out the night before. Might go for a run, might sleep until 11am.
Possibly go for a walk with Sawyer
Usually I have a real estate shoot to do, so that and editing.
Or figure out something else.

 

[monkeys23]

I usually hit the snooze a bunch if the alarm is set.
Always have Lily husky balled next to my stomach when I wake up. Once there is movement Scout gives a stretch and a squeaky yawn that she only does when she wants me to get up. Usually I have to invite her up on the bed for morning snuggles. She stays on the other side of me from Lily, usually doing retarded floppies on her back and nosing under my arm, sometimes Lily grouches at her or has to lay on top of me to prove her point. Other times they play on top of me, which gets interesting. When I actually get up Lily woo-woos at me! Then they both have to sit while I open the bedroom door and wait for my okay to charge into the living room. I use the bathroom and Scout opens the door, which is charming... Then they get fed in their crates, Scout's door shut because Lily is spoiled and snarky with other animals and food. Then I either shower or make breakfast, the order depends on the day. After I'm presentable I take each girlie on a nice potty walk on campus (during the workweek) OR we go out for a hike in the pasture if we're at my moms. Well they run, I hike lol.

 

[sparks19]

I wake up Whenever hannah gets up... The time ranges from 7-9:30. Sometimes if it's a full moon it can be much earlier.

We get up and I get her breaky and put on a show for her to watch while she eats. I check computer stuff... Email, etsy, forums, facebook. If I have etsy orders I get them ready to go.

Then we start getting ready for our outings... Those vary by day of the week. Sometimes it's playdates, sometimes homeschool events, sometimes local events and every once in a while we have a free day where we get to do anything we want. If it's gloomy we will use it as a movie day sometimes and just veg. If it's nice we will go to the museum, hands on house, park... Whatever fun and educational things we can come up with.

 

[Laurelin]

1st alarm at 5:00 am. Hit snooze

2nd alarm at 5:15. Get up let the dog out, start shower. Let the dogs in and feed them.

Shower. Get out of the shower and sit down on the floor to simultaneously play tennis ball with Mia as much as possible and put on make up.

Blowdry hair and find clothes. Grab some snacks for the day. Kick the tennis ball as it appears at my feet. (constantly) Brush teeth, let the dogs out again.

Out the door at 6:30. Get to work at 7:00. Clean out my emails, I get hundreds a night, and check on the wells in my area to see if any new data has come in over night. Then the day goes on from there.

 

[Laurelin]

Wake up to Sloan squeaking and clanking her tail on her crate walls. Groan, hate life, tell Sloan to shut up. Listen to backup grumble and chew a toy, roll out of bed, open bedroom door, open crates. Sidestep, kick, duck, dodge and curse at the dogs to leave me alone and go downstairs. Follow them down, tell Sloan to stop bouncing off the glass door, open the door to the yard, usher Shamoo out, close the door. Make their breakfast, let them in, yell at them to settle down, sit still, and shut up. Feed them, head back out to pick up poop/take out trash/water plants, then proceed with my day. Sometimes it's playing with dogs, sometimes it's crating, sometimes its crawling back to bed pretending I'll get to sleep anymore. Usually it's wander upstairs, get dressed quickly, rush out the door, rush back in because I forgot something and repeat.


You see, in the mornings, I loate my Malinois. Lol

Lol, I've gotten so good at playing ball with Mia while I'm getting ready for work. I can multitask and she gets in about 40 minutes of ball playing a morning. I will say I DO get annoyed when I'm rushing and she keeps dropping the toy at my feet or when she gets the toy stuck under the couch and I have to stop getting ready and go retrieve the toy for her to get her to stop whining and barking at me.

 

[Red.Apricot]

I wake up sometime between 7 and 11, get up, turn off the fan. Poke the dogs, make them go outside. Wander into the kitchen, turn on my computer. Stare at my boyfriend until he makes coffee. Measure out Elsie's food, feed her. Check email. Shower, get dressed.

Face the day.

 

[Laurelin]

Oh and weekends/fridays...

I get up whenever I must or whenever Mia wakes me up- which she does by first starting a low whine, then she paces on the bed, then she starts hitting me on the head until I yell and pull the covers over my head and tell her to go away. She starts the process again and again until I give up.

Let them out, feed them. Usually we lounge a bit, I watch tv and Mia plays ball. Summer goes back to sleep. Usually do a park trip early enough so it' not too hot. I go to art class on Saturdays at 10 am and then to church on Sundays at 10:45. Fridays are my sleep in day when I have them off.