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Our new Morning Routine!

Hey Guys!

It has been quite a while since I shared our morning routine and it has changed a fair bit recently, so I just thought I would share an updated version!

This is what a typical school day looks like in our home.

6am: My alarm goes off... Really? So not ready for today to happen... My motivation blend lives next to my bed for this reason... I get up and get ready for the day and make a move to get the kiddos up. The oldest one is almost always up and ready before I even get out of bed (hope she keeps this up!). 

6:20am Breakfast time! The kids get their own breakfast out which is usually cereal of some sort, sometimes I am organised enough to have pancakes in the freezer for them to heat up, but today it is Weetbix Bites. TJ gets her Sustagen out and on her cereal on her own which I am very thankful she is willing to have that. 

6:40am The kids have dragged the achor a bit with breakfast. It doesn't usually take them long to eat but they were very chatty today. Time to get teeth brushed and get dressed into their school uniforms! I keep them all on a rack in the hallway so they can see (and I can keep up with what days they need certain uniforms). This is also when oils get put on. InTune on the back of their necks, OnGuard on their feet and today a cough and cold blend on one of the kids. She has a bit of a cough so this is to nip it in the bud so she feels better quicker. This one goes on her spine as well as her feet. 

7am This is when the bags get packed, lunches get made if not already done so. The kids usually have to make their own lunches the night before but sometimes things happen and they don't get done it's not a huge deal. They do know that if I have to make it in the morning, they get a vegemite sandwich and fruit with some crackers of some sort. The girls hair also gets done at this time as well and after that they can read or play quietly until we leave for school.

7:45am Time to leave for school! We don't live far away from the school so it only takes us a few minutes to get there but they like to get there early so they have time to see friends and settle into the school day. P.S They are supervised at all times at school when they get there early so that is not an issue. Usually I will stay there until they go into class anyway (I need time to catch up with my friends too!) so that I can talk with teachers when I need to.
If I stay at the school until they go to class, I am home by about 8:45am so that I can start my morning cleaning routine (more on this to come). 

So there you have my typical morning routine! 
If you have any questions or comments please leave them down below! 

Thanks for reading!

Jacqui xxx
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