A normal day before breakfast

A typical morning in my house, consists of me being hungry. Here goes:

Hear noises from Declan’s room, and get up and tell him to be quiet.

Go to the toilet on way back.

Go back to semi-sleep.

Get woken up by Mr S‘ alarm.

Struggle to stay awake to ensure he gets out of bed.

Get him out of bed.

Go back to semi-sleep.

Awake 5 mins later to the trit-trot of little feet, Saffron coming to the side of my bed to ‘see if I’m awake yet’.

Hear Mae banging around in the kitchen, it’s her job to do the dishwasher.

Alarm goes off.

Get up.

Turn light on in Kimi and Nancy’s room, telling them it’s time to get dressed.

Go into Declan and Saffron’s room, and watch as Declan bounces out of bed, already dressed, complimenting him on being up at 6am to do so, but next time could he try not to wake me.

Help Saffron dressed.

Tell Kimi and Nancy to get dressed.

Go downstairs.

Put a load of washing on.

Empty cat’s litter tray.

Yell upstairs to Kimi and Nancy to get dressed.

Wash hands.

Go upstairs.

Go into Kimi and Nancy’s room and tell them off for not being dressed.

Prepare kids breakfast.

Tell Kimi to do her hair.

Make lunches.

Tell Nancy to put socks on.

Feed cat.

Stack dishwasher.

Tell kids it’s time to get shoes on and go.

Help Saffron with her shoes.

Ensure kids have lunchboxes, notes, permission slips, homework etc in their bags.

Open front door, ensuring cat doesn’t get out as well.

Let kids out, one by one, ensuring they have bags, shoes, dressed, lunchboxes etc.

Make sure Mae hasn’t left anything behind.

Lock front door.

Unlock car.

Get kids in their seats.

Get in car.

Wait til everyone has their belts on.

Start car.

Listen to Mae telling me that she’s left something inside.

Turn car off.

Get out of car.

Unlock front door.

Stand at front door while Mae races off and gets whatever-it-is that she’s forgotten.

Lock front door.

Get in car.

Turn car on.

Drive Mae to her school.

Drive Declan, Nancy and Kimi to their school.

Drive Saffron to her kindy.

Drive home.

Turn car off and take a deep breath.

Breakfast time now.