how do you wake up?

[carolat]

I have to turn my laptop on with the local classic rock station playing and fix coffee AND pour a cup in order to wake up in the morning. That's my routine and everything else is secondary - if I deviate even just a bit from this part of my morning, things just don't seem to work out. So, even though my coffee maker is the type that I can program to start at a certain time, I have to go through the routine of making coffee while listening to the radio to wake up - weird!

How do you start your day?

[SnipsNSnails]

I wake up when the kids are up or 7:30 because I have to get my son ready for school. I get the kids breakfast then I hop on the laptop to check emails etc. until around 8. Then I have to get everyone dressed and out the door by 8:40 to take him to preschool. It's pretty routine. It varies sometimes depending on if DH can get a sub job etc. If he's still out in the living room because he doesn't have a job yet, I stay in bed until 7:30 even if on of the kids is up! LOL Sometimes he can take my son to school too.

[Celeste]

my alarm goes off at 5:45 and i hit snooze twice.
then i get up, take a shower, get dressed and ready.
wake up my oldest boy.
go downstairs and while the coffee is brewing make my lunch.
then i sit in front of the computer with my coffee for ten minutes.
wake dh and then i head into work.
it's like groundhog day here - every day.

[carolat]

my alarm goes off at 5:45 and i hit snooze twice.
then i get up, take a shower, get dressed and ready.
wake up my oldest boy.
go downstairs and while the coffee is brewing make my lunch.
then i sit in front of the computer with my coffee for ten minutes.
wake dh and then i head into work.
it's like groundhog day here - every day.

Talk about a routine! Sound like you have yours totally down to a t. I hope to be that organized one day

[DoodleBop]

i wake up when Gavin wakes me up with snuggles and kisses. it is the one perk of being a SAHM that i love.

[melrio]

Alarm goes off at 5am but I hit the snooze twice so I'm actually out of the bed at 5:20am then I go straight into the shower. I. Must. Have. A. Shower. to wake up, then my cup of java with white chocolate mocha creamer, put my makeup on and then back into the bathroom to do my hair. Get dressed and out the door by 6:20am to be at work at 6:30! Whew, I'm tired just typing that out!

[scrapsandsass]

I wake up when DH wakes me up to tell me he's leaving. It is sweet, but I'd seriously rather sleep. Most of the time, I do go back to sleep and wake up later, but I don't really feel awake until I have some Mt. Dew (my coffee).

Today I actually had to wake DH up (late) because he overslept. After he left, I woke up about 20 minutes later to the sound of Kennedy racing around the upstairs saying "mom!" over and over. DD stayed over last night (?), and he opened the bedroom door to get out, closed it behind him and then didn't know what to do. She, of course, didn't wake up. LOL.

[Katarina]

I usually wake up to the baby wanting to eat. Once I feed and change him, we go downstairs. The older two are usually awake by this time, so I get us all some breakfast. Then, I get to relax on the couch with the computer while the baby plays in his exersaucer and the older ones either play a game or watch a movie. If DH is home, the routine changes a little cuz he'll make us coffee.

[sarahbhb]

I wake up with lots and lots of coffee..It's the only way I know how.

[editorialdragon]

COFFEE. And sometimes more coffee. If i "sleep in," the kiddos start waking up around 7 usually. Sometimes 7:30. Of course, this is after the baby is up around 4:30am, but I usually go back to sleep after nursing him!