Morning Routine - No Time For Dilly Dallying

This story was a written as a result of a request from a mom of one of my students. They were having a hard time getting back to a "school schedule" after summer slacking. The mornings were running everyone ragged except for my friend, who was on his own agenda enjoying all of his off task diversions. I gathered some info and  found out what was going  on as well as what was expected. Then I was able to compose this one. Enjoy!

Every family has a “morning rush”. This is one of the busiest times in a household. Everyone in a family is getting their day off to a good start. I need to do my part to help my family start their day off on a positive note.

I tend to dilly dally during my morning routine and this sets everybody’s day out of whack. When I dilly dally, it stresses people out because it throws everybody’s morning routine off. This is just not fair to myself and my family.

I have a new plan. I will follow my morning routine as closely as possible and “make some time for dilly dally fun”. By following the steps of my morning routine, things will run smoothly and efficiently so that I may have a few minutes to myself when all my procedures are followed.

Here are my morning expectations:

    Wake up

    Eat breakfast (finish by 7:20)

    Take care of teeth (brush, floss, Listerine)

    Get dressed

    Dilly dally time?

    Grab backpack and out the door (7:40-7:45)

If all goes well, I will have some time to myself. This will help to create a good start during morning rush. Hopefully I can help promote PEACE in my house every morning.