Tag Archives: mornings

Out The Door, On Time!

Mornings are always hectic at our house. When I was married they followed a pretty predictable routine and there were two adults to help get everyone out of the house. After the divorce mornings became a little crazier. Hailey had never had to get herself off to school, she had always been dropped off at daycare, which means we were always there to help her get ready. One of my first challenges after the divorce was to figure out how to help Hailey get out the door in time to catch the bus. I left for work an hour before … Continue reading →

Striving for Better Mornings

Last night I offered up some encouragement and ideas for ways that single parent families can make evenings more relaxing. While I was writing, I also mentioned that mornings can be an incredibly rough and stressful time—we are trying to get everyone up, fed, and out the door and for many of our families, this can be one of the toughest times of the day when it comes to organization. I thought we could brainstorm some ideas to make mornings go more smoothly in a single parent household too… Many of us have already figured out that if we get … Continue reading →

The Early Bird Gets the…Nookie?

Earlier this month Lyn wrote an article posing the question “What do you do when you are not in the mood?” I chuckled at her title because what wife hasn’t had that dilemma? However, I didn’t think about it again until I was reading a recent copy of Woman’s World. One of their health articles had six tips for getting more vroom in the bedroom. The tips ranged from getting more exercise to soaking up a little extra sunshine to eating certain intimacy-boosting foods. But it was one of the sidebars that really caught my eye. As long as I’ve … Continue reading →

My Time of the Day

If you would have asked me twenty years ago, I would have told you that I definitely was NOT a morning person. Like the typical young adult, I resented having to get up too early and starting work at 9:00 am seemed perfectly civilized to me. Weekends were for sleeping in and having the late breakfast out on the town. Well, fast forward twenty years, three kids, and building a life as single mom, and I’ve found that I really love the wee, dark, early morning hours after all. Like most families with older kids, my house is incredibly quiet … Continue reading →