Had one of those great flashes of bright idea this morning and can't fathom out why it had not struck me before.
Usual morning routine is I get into the shower for a quick splash and 10 minutes of peaceful me-time then get husband out of bed and into the shower whilst I stay in the bathroom drying myself and generally keeping an eye on him. This invariably means I have to get back into the shower with him to sort out the shampoo from the body wash and face flannel from the body sponge. Of course, I get wet again. And tetchy. And grumpy. Tetchy and grumpy is a bad way to start any day.
Then it struck me - why don't I simply 'do' his shower first (the cubicle's big enough for us both, even with the seat in place) then finish my ablutions whilst he's drying off? How easy would that be! And I can keep an eye on him at the same time.
I know this means I'll give up my 10 minutes of peace but I'll gain a whole lot more by not starting the day in the wrong frame of mind and the whole darned process should be a lot speedier. Bonus!
It's set me thinking what other little routines I'm stuck in through habit that could be reversed and / or simplified.
What has anyone else come up with that is just a little change of habit that made things a lot easier?
Usual morning routine is I get into the shower for a quick splash and 10 minutes of peaceful me-time then get husband out of bed and into the shower whilst I stay in the bathroom drying myself and generally keeping an eye on him. This invariably means I have to get back into the shower with him to sort out the shampoo from the body wash and face flannel from the body sponge. Of course, I get wet again. And tetchy. And grumpy. Tetchy and grumpy is a bad way to start any day.
Then it struck me - why don't I simply 'do' his shower first (the cubicle's big enough for us both, even with the seat in place) then finish my ablutions whilst he's drying off? How easy would that be! And I can keep an eye on him at the same time.
I know this means I'll give up my 10 minutes of peace but I'll gain a whole lot more by not starting the day in the wrong frame of mind and the whole darned process should be a lot speedier. Bonus!
It's set me thinking what other little routines I'm stuck in through habit that could be reversed and / or simplified.
What has anyone else come up with that is just a little change of habit that made things a lot easier?