Let’s share morning routines, shall we? It will be less work for me, more fun for you! Trust me.
Wake-up time:
First thing you do:
Shower before or after breakfast?
Shampoo?
Conditioner?
Soap?
Average time in shower?
Toothpaste flavor:
Hair routine:
Breakfast?
I’ll start: (That will keep the above copy-and-paste-able)
Wake-up time: 5:15
First thing you do: Put on my glasses, which is funny because I wear them for three minutes and then take them off again.
Shower before or after breakfast? Before
Shampoo? J.R. Liggett’s herbal bar shampoo
Conditioner? Pantene
Soap? Dove – the white kind
Average time in shower? 10 minutes (the water’s off & on, though)
Toothpaste flavor: Tom’s mint something, paste – not gel
Hair routine: towel, let sit while I eat & check the web, hair dryer, two squirts of hairspray, then sigh that it doesn’t look better.
Breakfast? Cereal – generic Honey Nut Cheerios (from the giant bag).
Rachel says
Wake-up time: 8am
First thing you do: Check my BlackBerry for e-mails, then look on UberTwitter for all the things I missed while I was sleeping.
Shower before or after breakfast?: Before
Shampoo?: Lush Karma Komba solid shampoo
Conditioner?: Herbal Essence Tousle Me Softly
Soap? At the moment it’s Philosophy Red Velvet Cake 3 in 1 soap
Average time in shower? 12 minutes
Toothpaste flavor: The minty kind
Hair routine: Towel dry, spritz with Tousle Me Softly gel, walk out the door
Breakfast? I’m the worst at actually eating breakfast.
Amy says
Wake up (eventually)
go downstairs
go back upstairs, then maybe eat breakfast downstairs?
get dressed
leave ^^;;
Amy says
oops I did it wrong..
Wake-up time: anywhere from 7-1:30
First thing you do: Go downstairs
Shower before or after breakfast? eventually
Shampoo? Pantine Ice shine
Conditioner? same
Soap? mm forget
Average time in shower? 10-20 min
Toothpaste flavor: minty
Hair routine: twist it up into a bun let it dry
Breakfast? cereal, poptarts, leftover food..
I’m on a weird schedule
deanne says
Wake-up time: 4:40 (today, and other swim days, which I haven’t been doing lately, but I’m trying to get back)
First thing you do: turn off the alarm
Shower before or after breakfast? before. I try not to eat until I get to work.
Shampoo? Nioxin
Conditioner? Nioxin
Soap? dove
Average time in shower? 5 minutes
Toothpaste flavor: mint? I don’t know
Hair routine: leave the conditioner in and put back on my swim cap for a little deep conditioning on my drive home.
Breakfast? oatmeal with raisins or craisins.
Brad says
Wake-up time: 4:15
First thing you do: put on robe and slippers
Shower before or after breakfast? before
Shampoo? Head and Shoulders
Conditioner? none
Soap? Dove Sensitive Skin (my skin gets its feelings hurt easliy)
Average time in shower? 6 minutes
Toothpaste flavor: Biotene
Hair routine: pull out any ear hairs I can see in the mirror
Breakfast? Carnation, Carnation, Carnation
Karla says
Wake-up time: 5:00
First thing you do: hit snooze. Then pee, get coffee and check my phone.
Shower before or after breakfast: Before
Shampoo: Sauve something or other
Conditioner: The matching variety of Sauve
Soap: Bath and Body Works shower gel
Average time in shower: pushing 15 minutes
Toothpaste: Crest mint and whitening
Hair routine: Squirt some Bed Head stuff in it, then dry with a round brush, curl it (though you probably would never know), then douse with hairspray.
Breakfast: A bowl of cereal at some point, whenever I get a minute.
Rae says
Wake-up time: about 4:50
First thing you do:
Shower before or after breakfast?
Shampoo?
Conditioner?
Soap?
Average time in shower?
Toothpaste flavor:
Hair routine:
Breakfast?
Rae says
Something happened before -- I didn’t submit, but it submitted. 🙁
Wake-up time: about 4:50
First thing you do: brush teeth
Shower before or after breakfast? Before
Shampoo? Yes 🙂
Conditioner? Yes 🙂
Soap? Yes, what’s the purpose without it? 🙂
Average time in shower? 20 min
Toothpaste flavor: Armen Hammer Baking Soda/ Peroxide
Hair routine: wash, towel, stay in towel, blow dry, fasten back away from face
Breakfast? Out the door to Picasso’s coffee house, something to eat in briefcase. NOW I am ready to submit.
Peggy says
Wake-up time: 5:35; get out of bed time: 5:45-5:55
First thing you do: curse about having to get up
Shower before or after breakfast? before
Shampoo? whatever is on sale & a pretty color
Conditioner? whatever is on sale & matches the shampoo
Soap? Aveeno, fragrance free body wash
Average time in shower? 10 minutes
Toothpaste flavor: Cologate Total
Hair routine: leave in towel while I drink my breakfast & watch TV;
then dry with a blow dryer; try to fix; curse; pull back
in a ponytail & forget about it
Breakfast? Instant Breakfast, Rich Milk Chocolate-with a straw
Lloyd says
Wake-up time: 5:40
First thing you do: tinkle
Shower before or after breakfast? before breakfast
Shampoo? That cheap stuff from the Wal*Marts
Conditioner? nope
Soap? Irish Spring
Average time in shower? 15 minutes
Toothpaste flavor: Cinnamon
Hair routine: strategic shaving of beard
Breakfast? 1 peach, 1 plum & 1 string cheese
Mark says
Wake-up time: 2:12, 3:47, 4:14; 5:31; 6:20
First thing you do: Either pat boy’s back or change his diaper -- it depends on the time
Shower before or after breakfast? Breakfast? What’s ‘breakfast’?
Shampoo? Suave for Men
Conditioner? it’s in the Suave for Men
Soap? Irish Spring
Average time in shower? 15 minutes, if I don’t fall asleep
Toothpaste flavor: Right now, spearmint gel
Hair routine: Shave in the shower; Towel dry hair, a bit of gel, brush
Breakfast? Again, what is this ‘breakfast’ thing of which you speak?
Kristi says
Wake-up time: 6:35
First thing you do: Roll over and go back to sleep.
Shower before or after breakfast? Before.
Shampoo? hydrating tea tree mint. No, I don’t know if it tastes like mint.
Conditioner? in the shampoo
Soap? Equate body wash, nothing special.
Average time in shower? 10 minutes
Toothpaste flavor: Crest regular
Hair routine: wash, dry, go
Breakfast? cereal, muffins, fruit
Curt says
Wake-up time: Sometimes 6, 6:30, 7:30, 8:00 or whenever, goal is 6:30 but fail 99% of the time
First thing you do: Turn off alarm clock then squink to read time
Shower before or after breakfast? After
Shampoo? Cheapest I can find at Walmart. I think it is Suave
Conditioner? None unless it is included with shampoo
Soap? Irish Spring mostly
Average time in shower? 10 min (I also shut water off and on)
Toothpaste flavor: cool mint Aquafresh for sensitive teeth
Hair routine: clip nose hairs when I think of it
Breakfast? usually cereal, otherwise any food I can find
Curt says
I don’t get why yall take a shower before you eat breakfast. What if you are get food all over yourself?
I am like you Lauren, I shut the water off in the middle of my showers too.
Peggy says
I can’t speak for others, but after I finally get up, I stumble into the bathroom with only one eye open & get in the shower. It wakes me up. Otherwise I would fall back asleep in my breakfast…and drown.
Lauren's mom says
Ha! 4:15, 4:50, 5:15, 5:40?
I remember those days! However, being sort of retired is great!
Wake up at 6:45 or 7:15. No alarm clock. Make coffee… Drink a cup, maybe two before you even think about a shower, etc.
Breakfast? Maybe at 9:00 or 9:30.
Sorry. I didn’t mean to gloat….
Annette says
Good heavens people! What time do you go to bed?