How to Beat the Morning Rush!

Now that school is back in session, mornings are a lot more hectic than they were during the summer. Starting your day by rushing around trying to get ready, make lunch, eat breakfast, find an outfit and make it to the bus on time causes lots of stress on everyone. Here are some tools to help you de-stress your mornings:

* Stick to your bed time. I know, I know, you always want to stay up late, but staying up late equals tired, cranky mornings. If you want to get a good, fresh start to your day and want to be prepared for that pop quiz you may have in math class, get to bed!

* Do whatever you can the night before! Pack your lunch and backpack, pick out an outfit, and you can even pick our your accessories and shoes to make everything in the morning way easier.

*Do your morning routine in the same order every morning (such as brushing your teeth, eating breakfast, getting dressed etc) , so you always know what comes next and how long your whole routine take you.

*Breakfast taking too long to prepare and eat? You could:  lay out cereal boxes, bowls, and spoons on the table the night before, or make enough pancake batter on Sunday evenings for several days. If you are an egg person, cut up any veggies that you put in your omelet the night before!

* Don’t watch tv. I know you can’t believe I am saying that, but watching tv in the morning will totally slow you down. Save your tv time for afternoons or evenings when you can really enjoy it.

* Pick a place in your room or house to put all of your stuff for school - and always put everything in that space when you are done with it. Book-bags, sports equipment, musical instruments - leave them all near the door, and if they are always there, you would have to run around and search for them every morning!

Do you have your own suggestions for things that work for you? Share them with us and all our readers!