Early Morning

The initial problem with early mornings and getting to school on time was the dreaded television, in front of which everything grinds to a halt, regardless of the quality of the entertainment.

When Nicole was ill recently, towards the tail end she was well enough to go to work but not really well enough to cycle to work, so for a week or so we got up extra-early and gave Nicole a life to work before dropping Eloise off at school.

Rushing around in the morning got us out of the TV habit, and now instead we sit upstairs to eat our breakfast: and we don't rush around nearly so much in the morning.