The other half and I decided we would start having a family breakfast as our New Year's resolution this year.
And, after almost 1 month, our verdict is one of thumbs up.
Mornings used to be a rush to scoff a granola bar on the hop and get the kids out the door & I used to turn up at work feeling flustered & stressed.
Yes, I have to get up a bit earlier & we allow 1.5 hours between alarm going off & getting out the door. Plenty of time to prepare an enjoyable breakfast, eat it, chat and maybe even fit in a couple of chores that would otherwise be done in the evening.
We've even started listening to the radio just like family breakfasts back in the '70s. Can't bear the inane drivel on radio 1 mind you. We quite like the Christian O' Connor breakfast show on Absolute 80s FM. Seems to strike the right balance; good music (I'm an 80s girl!), quite amusing sometimes and no depressing doom about all the awful stuff going on in the world.
That said, I do have the luxury of a 30 miute drive to my client's site. I can see all this going out the window when my next role involves a 2 hour commute each way.
And, after almost 1 month, our verdict is one of thumbs up.
Mornings used to be a rush to scoff a granola bar on the hop and get the kids out the door & I used to turn up at work feeling flustered & stressed.
Yes, I have to get up a bit earlier & we allow 1.5 hours between alarm going off & getting out the door. Plenty of time to prepare an enjoyable breakfast, eat it, chat and maybe even fit in a couple of chores that would otherwise be done in the evening.
We've even started listening to the radio just like family breakfasts back in the '70s. Can't bear the inane drivel on radio 1 mind you. We quite like the Christian O' Connor breakfast show on Absolute 80s FM. Seems to strike the right balance; good music (I'm an 80s girl!), quite amusing sometimes and no depressing doom about all the awful stuff going on in the world.
That said, I do have the luxury of a 30 miute drive to my client's site. I can see all this going out the window when my next role involves a 2 hour commute each way.
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