“Mornings in our house are chaotic! Any hacks to make getting out the door easier?” -Kayla S.
Kayla, mornings with kids can feel like the house is on fire and you are the mom and firefighter at the same time. No exaggeration.
I am going to share my hacks. But let’s be honest, what works for me may not work for you. We are all in this together, but let me know if any of these are too overwhelming.
Simple Hacks:
- Gift your morning by doing somethings the night before. I think this concept comes from K.C. Davis author of “How to Keep House While Drowning“. I know it seems hard especially after a night of wrangling the kids to bed. However 5 minutes at night is easier than 5 minutes in the morning. I always make sure Lunch is made and clothes for all of us are picked out the night before. That way you have no suprise missing clothes items. I even leave my toddlers shoes in the car. This way we have all that we need together.
- Keep Breakfast Simple. We have to leave so early my kids actually eat breakfast in the car.
- The house won’t sparkle when you leave and thats ok.
- A visual morning routine chart- Full disclosure this never worked for me.
- A mantra for the morning. “We will calmly get out of the house this morning.” or “the chaos of the morning routine is not a reflection of my parenting, I am a good mom”.
Let me know if any of these resonate with you.
-Anon Mama Mentor
