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by Cara McLauchlan
With school season in full press, I’m feeling a little crazy. It seems from the time I wake up to the time I go to bed every other sentence begins with “hurry up.”
I was recently perusing magazines and found one really slick publication that featured a story about “the unhurried child.” Wow, that would be so nice. Despite my best attempts to be organized, have backpacks ready to go and clothes laid out in those neat Lillian Vernon day- of-the-week cubbies, my mornings feel like one big adrenaline latte.
As I was noticing my heart palpitations knocking on my chest before it was even 7:19 a.m., I thought there has got to be a better way. The insanity of being so rushed and stressed before you even start your car engine is simply not right.
How we start our days with our family is so important “ it sets the tone and feel for what follows whether we like it or not. Mornings will never be perfect, but there are some ways to make them feel a bit better. Below are a few thoughts that I came up with to add a nicer hum to my morning.
This is not the list of “perfect ways to make your life perfect.” I don’t have it all figured out, I’m working it out with my kid just like you are. But here are my ideas for ways to improve the day “ test them for yourself or create your own. My encouragement is to start with the areas of your mornings that bug you the most and come up with one or two ideas to improve from there.
De-Stress Your Morning Ideas:
Wake Up Earlier.
I know this seems pretty “duh” but adding a bit more “wakey wakey eggs and bakey” time to my son’s day is really what he needed. He likes to do one thing, play a bit, do another thing, play a bit. So now that I know this, I added in a bit more time for the wake up margin in the process.
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