Tip of the day...I am not a morning person, any of my friends will tell you that waking me up first thing in the morning could be dangerous. I am especially grumpy if I have not had time to wake up or have coffee before demands of food have started before my eyes are open or brain is fully functional. I solved this problem one day with a few items. Instant oatmeal and an electric tea kettle. My daughter will be 7 in a few months and I thought it was time to teach her a few things that she could do without having to bug mom every 5 minutes on the days we dont have to be up at the crack of dawn (especially since she was always able to wake up early on weekends though weekdays are a fight). I started by rearranging my counter (very small counter) to move my coffee pot back and bring my electric tea kettle forward for her to reach. Then I mixed up a batch of my homemade instant oatmeal (you can use store bought too) and portioned it into half cup scoops into sandwich bags. I put the sandwich bags of oatmeal in a container I knew she could get open. Then I walked her through how much water to put in her bowl, how to fill the tea kettle and turn it on, and how long to wait to eat the oatmeal after she put the water in. I watched her go through the process a couple mornings to make sure she understood how to make it on her own. Now I am not being woken up every 5 minutes on Saturday morning starting at 7 (because she seems to only wake up by herself or easily on days she doesnt have school or that we dont have to be up first thing) to get up and make her food. And she doesnt have to deal with a grumpy mom because Ive been woken up with no coffee and only demands first thing in the morning. Now she can get her own breakfast and has learned how to make her own instant mac cup in the microwave. I dont think she is ready for stove cooking yet but that may be next years project with her. Hmmm...maybe next I should teach her how to make me coffee in the morning lol
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 14:34:40 +0000
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