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Benedict Arnold

How much time do you give yourself (or did you) between your alarm going off in the morning, and leaving your home for work?

I give myself 2 hours, 

30 mins: coffee and wake up

1 hour: shower and get ready 

30 mins: relax before leave 

Posted - June 20, 2019
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  • 44600
    In the Navy...1/2 hour
    Teaching...1 hour
      June 20, 2019 6:05 PM MDT
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  • I guess you didn’t have to plan out your outfit in the Navy. That’s a big time saver. 
      June 20, 2019 6:07 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    I am cracking up!  So True!  Where have you been girly?  Please don't say picking out your Sunday attire. ;) 
    I hope all is well out there for you! :) :)
      June 20, 2019 10:47 PM MDT
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  • Just busier lately,  things are going better than well for me, thanks :) hope all is well on your end too, miss you!! 
      June 22, 2019 4:57 AM MDT
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  • 2327
    Five minutes.

    Put my clothes on
    Headbutt the wall
    Down an energy drink
    Wet my head in the sink
    Shadowbox to the car
    Light a cigarette
      June 20, 2019 6:13 PM MDT
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  • Men! :/ 
      June 20, 2019 6:24 PM MDT
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  • 17592
    When my kids were young I would get up at 4:30  to have an hour to drink coffee in a quiet house before showering, dressing myself, waking them, dressing them, feeding them, doing the dishes (and sometimes putting in two loads of laundry), before leaving home at 7:10.  Thinking about it maked me tired.  As they got older and could dress themselves decently (using some random standard) (your standards change with time) I was able to sleep a little longer.  I never stopped "cooking" their breakfast and doing dishes before leaving in the morning.  They always had real warm food for breakfast.  I did buy toaster pops sometimes for after school snacks but never let them call it a breakfast.
      June 20, 2019 6:31 PM MDT
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  • Your kids are lucky to have you :) I don‘t think most parents take time for that anymore. I know I got sent out the door with a granola bar lol. 
      June 22, 2019 4:59 AM MDT
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  • 17592
    That's sweet of you to say; thank you.
      June 22, 2019 6:52 PM MDT
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  • 5808
    No alarm
    just awake after 3 and one half or four hours 
    of sleep.
    Get up at 4am
    out the door at 8:30am.
      June 20, 2019 6:42 PM MDT
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  • Yikes! You need more sleep, Baba. Sleep in until at least 6am ;)
      June 22, 2019 4:59 AM MDT
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  • 4624
    I don't bother with an alarm.
    The kookaburra lets loose a raucous cackle an hour before sunrise.
    If I don't rise immediately, the cat will pounce on me to demand her breakfast.
    Once she's fed I have an hour or two to practice a few yoga stretches, some meditation and have some muesli and tea.
    At 7, I go down to feed the horses. Depending on the day, I might go riding, get into several hours of hard weeding, or return to the house to read or write. The average day is split between research, writing and farmwork. Unless I have to be at the uni, which is two hours away, I work at home.
      June 20, 2019 6:48 PM MDT
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  • Waking up to birds or pets sounds much more peaceful than a blaring alarm, nice :)
      June 22, 2019 5:00 AM MDT
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  • About 3 hours.

    If that's not enough I quit my job .
      June 20, 2019 7:13 PM MDT
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  • Lol, 3 hours does sound a bit too much. What are you doing for these 3 hours?? :)
      June 22, 2019 5:01 AM MDT
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  • Yoga, and my hair - But mostly I'm just not a morning person.
      June 22, 2019 5:30 AM MDT
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  • I hear ya’, I’m not a morning person either. I need lots of time to get myself going too. 

      June 22, 2019 8:20 AM MDT
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  • 34240
    Summertime no alarm. I wake up when I wake up. As long as it is by 8:00 I am good. Leave for work about 8:45. 

    School is in then alarm at 5:00.  Out of bed by 5:30. The kids have to be on the bus by 6:30. 
      June 20, 2019 7:16 PM MDT
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  • Kids have to be out by 6:30?? That must be difficult for them and you. Too early :/ 
      June 22, 2019 5:02 AM MDT
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  • Kids have to be out by 6:30?? That must be difficult for them and you. Too early :/ 
      June 22, 2019 5:02 AM MDT
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  • Hour usually. 
      June 20, 2019 8:25 PM MDT
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  • I could do out the door in an hour. I just like lots of extra time for convince myself to go :)
      June 22, 2019 5:03 AM MDT
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  • I hear ya'.  If I give myself too much lull time before I have to leave I end up pacing with anticipation.  I can't relax at all after getting ready.  The waiting kills me.
      June 22, 2019 11:20 AM MDT
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  • 10026
    That depends on if I went to bed the night before.
    If so, it doesn't matter if it is summer or winter, Don's work has him up by 5 so I am up at 4:45 to make sure he gets coffee and chocolate in bed.
    My work schedules vary from outrageously hectic to leisurely gentle.  It depends.
    For me to start my day with a clear conscience and alert body, after Don leaves, 15 minutes to 1 1/2 hours.  I do wash my hair every now and again.
    Picking clothes to wear is the longest dilemma.  The weather and where I'm going changes hourly.

      June 20, 2019 10:55 PM MDT
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