What is your morning routine?

United States
May 24, 2008 7:09am CST
Do you like to sleep in a little longer, like I do, then rush around to get ready for work? Or do you like to get up early so you have plenty of time to relax and take it easy before work? I like to stay up late, so morning's are not usually my best friend! So when I get up, I usually take a quick shower, get dressed and ready, then I usually will eat a banana on the way to work or a granola bar, or soemthing along those lines. Once in awhile I will have some cereal. In the morning my breakfast before work is usually something fairly quick to prepare. Luckily, I only work down the street so it's less than a ten-minute drive. Please share your morning routine before work.
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
24 May 08
When I was still working, I always sleep late and wake up like 6 am to take a shower and have some tea or coffee then go to work, very rare that I can take my breakfast because I am tired to cook in the morning. Now that I am not working, My husband regularly sleep at around 9-10 pm then wake up 530 am, no breakfast still since we both don't eat in the morning, only a cup of tea/coffee!
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• United States
24 May 08
I stay at home with my kids now. But when I was working I hated getting up early, so I tried to sleep in as much as I could. When I got up I got ready really fast, and grabbed breakfast at the deli beside where I worked.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
24 May 08
Hello Bethany. You are a lucky lady. I have to get up at 5 in the morning every week day and leave home for work at 6:30 ! That's quite a bit of a rush. So, my breakfast is usually toasts and a cup of coffee. The saying "Thank God it's Friday" is really so meaningful for me. Saturday morning , no phone calls, no TV, no visitors, no appintments , no nothing, just sleep, skeep, and sleep ! Ha ha ! Have a nice weekend !
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@newtondak (3946)
• United States
24 May 08
I usually get up around 7-7:30 and eat breakfast around 8 while I'm checking my email. Then get dressed,take care of the dogs, and then I'm out the door. We live and owrk on a ranch, so everything from then on is dependent on the time of year and what needs to be done.
@chrissieatu (1033)
• China
24 May 08
Hey Bethany. I am still a student and now I don't usually have classes in the morning. Thus I can take my time to do all those things. I would like to sleep longer too. But I just can not make it in the dorm. Thus I always get up at the same time every morning. Then I will clean myself and have my little breakfast ofter a cup of coffee and bread. Then I study.
• China
24 May 08
Of course ,l like to sleep late in the morning ,but the fact is that ,l have a lot of work to do ,l must get up earlier so that l have enough time to have a fast breakfast and make a timetable of the things that l will do today. Compared with sleeping late in the morning ,l would like to make meditations.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
25 May 08
Well, I am usually one who likes to sleep as long as I can before getting up and going to work each morning. Then I have a short time usually after I get dressed to get all of my stuff ready for work, and then if I have time I get on myLot for a short bit, check my earnings from the day before, and try to answer a couple of New discussions or two. Then I am off to work stopping somewhere for a quick bite to eat for Breakfast, and then catch the bus.
@laglen (19759)
• United States
24 May 08
I get up early to drink coffee and wake up. The house is nice and quiet. I check news and email and if I have time, I will come to mylot!
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@samson1967 (7414)
• India
24 May 08
sleeping late in the morning will spoil my whole day, because I will not having enough time to eat and think of the days work. My routine starts with meditation ( after ablutions),playing with children and a good breakfast with family members.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
26 May 08
I first get up, get dressed, and then I read the Bible. After that I write on my novel and then do some mylotting, have breakfast around eight, then do some myLotting until a little after ten when I go for a walk. I will do some mylotting and then will have lunch. I work at home, so you can consider the myLot as part of my work and the novel writing as work I have not gotten paid for as of yet. I will work a bit in the afternoon as well, but much of that is housework, working in the garden, or watching Tv although do take a little nap.
@nanayangel (7879)
• Philippines
24 May 08
Hi there Bethany! I don't really have a regular job so I can wake up as late as I want to. What I do when I wake up is check if my son's already awake. If he is, I'll prepare breakfast then we'll eat. Then we'll shower and he'll play on his playstation while I clean the room or prepare and cook lunch, then we'll eat lunch then we'll go here to our internet cafe. If he's still sleeping, I will add waiting for him to get up while I'm reading a book or watching tv then the other things I mentioned above will follow too. But that routine will change once school starts again because we will both be going back to school. Oh, and if you're wondering why I haven't mentioned my husband, he doesn't eat breakfast. he just shower then go straight here to our internet cafe. He's in charge here.
@snowy22315 (170194)
• United States
24 May 08
I work at home so I am leisurely in the mornings. I just take my time and do whatever I want to do. I go to my lot after I read my email. I usually get up around nine o'clock although this morning I am up early.
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• United States
24 May 08
I'm a stay home mom, so I typically sleep in a bit. Sometimes I get up early with my husband, help him get his socks and things, make him something to eat, but usually I get up around 8:00. I put on the coffee, make my son's breakfast, and let him watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Little Einsteins while I have my coffee and check my email & the news. After that, we get up from our respective screens and clean for a bit. He loves to "help" me! After we've cleaned up, we play in his room or outside for the afternoon, and then pick up the living room again right before my husband gets home. Okay, so that's more like my whole day, not just the morning! Sorry, lol!
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@snakequeen (1299)
• India
24 May 08
Hi there Bethany! Since i am on leave for a couple of weeks, i enjoy sleeping little longer. After getting up, my routines are taking coffee, reading newspapers, opening mails, entering into Mylot and other sites where i am registered, take bath, have breakfast, go out and enjoy!
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@nilanym (184)
• Philippines
25 May 08
well as a stay at home mom with 2 kids, i usually wake up every 4 o'clock in the morning to start my day.
@chryss (658)
• Philippines
25 May 08
wake up,do the exercise and eat breakfast then shower and fixing myself..thats all!
@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
25 May 08
Hi Bethany, my daily routine on working days start with 5 am alarm how I hate it, but have no choice, I get quickly ready as I have to catch 6 am bus because if I miss this bus then I will be caught into huge traffic jam on highway and that will ruin my day.......so 7 am I reach the central bus station from there I walk for about 20 minutes and reach my desk by 7:30 pm. I punch my card and then make myself my first cup of tea and then carry on with my usual office work. On weekends I do sleep late because whole week I am waiting for this morning when I will not hear that sound....., but maximum 9 am and start my day slowly because I know rest of my family are going to sleep till 12 am.........this is how my life is going on........Thanks for asking.
@earthsong (589)
• United States
25 May 08
I work second shift and generally wake up about 10 or 10:30, so I'd say I like to wake up early to take time to get ready and relax before I go in. By relaxing I mean sitting online, showering, making my dinner for work and generally doing nothing. Then, about 20 minutes before I leave I get ready and rush out the door.
@manya_pearl (1901)
• Singapore
25 May 08
I dont like to wake up early in the morning, im still sleepy and its because i always sleep aroun 12pm-2am. The earliest time for me to sleep is 12pm every night. Hmmm... If possible, i always enroll subjects start around 9am to 7pm. But if i cant, i just adapt with new routine tasks, wake up morning! I hate to wake up early in the morning... Because wake up late, i cant take my breakfast before go to campus, and i have it around 10am in cafetaria. The day when i should wake up early in the morning, i drink chocolate milk or coffee... Its good for my stamina and concentration to start the day...
• Barbados
25 May 08
I retired two years ago and i am enjoying most of it. I rise every morning at 5:30 head to the beach for my morning swim. Pass by my parents for a cup of tea, then home to my garden. Feed the fish play with the dogs and look for a new recipe to prepair for lunch and check my email. Life is wonderful..