Show il Ask rT 4 r rf f Mom c n Dear Mom 4 Im I'm always at least five minutes late to my first class of the day How do I schedule my time so that Im I'm not late Sincerely Scrambled Up Dear Scrambled Forgive me for using such a example but I believe it will work in your case When I was a young mother trying to get ready for church was a night night- mare Not only did I have myself to get ready I had my three children as well And then I had my husband who did alright on his own most of the time unless he couldn't find his shoes At any rate this is what I was told by a very well-meaning well person though the name escapes me now Let me just say that I hated her at first telling me what to do as if I couldn't figure it out for myself And yet what she had to say made sense In a nutshell Lay Layout out your childrens children's clothes and shoes the night before Bathe them the night before Get the diaper bag ready and set it by the front door That way in the morning when you are scrambling to get ready there will be less scrambling out the door In t t. t your r case case f de decide decide ide r on youlie J re ou b I night the t you dont don't want to lay your clothes out put them in an area in your closet where you can get to them easily the next morning Get all of your books and stuff read ready for school the night ous JUs I have one ot of those mose U v suitcases with wheels that I load up the night light before with all my books and papers In the morning I just have to cart it downstairs and into the car I wouldn't be able to handle showering conversation conversation conversation conver conver- at night but after hearing one recently about the five roommates roommates roommates room room- mates and being late to school because the person couldn't get into the show- show I er-I wonder if this might be one of your considerations The bottom line is this I do what I Ican Ican Ican can do at night so that Im I'm less scrambled scrambled scrambled scram scram- bled in the morning While some suggest setting the clock ahead I wouldn't recommend recommend l it After a while you remember you have fifteen minutes more than the clock says and adjust your mind clock accordingly I would suggest however er leaving your home earlier than the time you think you need to get there and if youre you're getting most everything ready ahead of time the night before this step is that much easier If it would regularly take you a half an hour to get to class And Im I'm speaking of class here not how long it takes you to reach the parking lot and find a aspot aspot aspot spot give yourself an additional 15 minutes for commute That way if there is a car accident slow traffic or bad weather you can still get to class classon on time I know I know you want to sleep in as long as possible but giving yo yourself some extra time for variables will ease your stress in being late and will give you the freedom to step into that on class-on time 12 1 1 oL See you in In ass ass- t Mom J I JI I I U OJ 11 d 1 Send Ask Mom questions to Kathryn Jones |