Morning Bathroom Routines and Clean Bums!

Thank you to Cottonelle for sponsoring this post and keeping my bum clean! #LetsTalkBums 

Who has a regular morning bathroom routine? I’m pretty sure most of you do. I am NOT a morning person. I might wake up early most days, but I can’t stand actually having to get up early. Until I get my coffee (okay, many, many cups of coffee) I’m not really good for anyone. The one thing that gets me going is following a morning routine. I find that if I skip it (you know… just make a beeline right for the computer and coffee) I tend to get absolutely nothing done. I’m a creature of habit so I tend to do the exact same thing… in the exact same order… every morning.

1. Wake up at 6am.

(Well, actually, wake up, hit snooze on the alarm and wake up 5 minutes later, dragging myself out of bed and trying to feel in the dark for my glasses.)

2. Go to the bathroom.

(Sit on the toilet, try not to fall back asleep, look at the overflowing stack of David’s car magazines and wonder if he’ll ever sort through them or throw any of them away. Grab some Cottonelle® Clean Care TP and Flushable Cleansing Cloths  that I bought at CVS and get myself sparkling clean.)

3. Wake up kids.

(Snuggle in bed next to Temera, give her a kiss and tell her it’s time to get up. Head over to Lauryn’s room and rub her feet - she likes that - and tell her it’s time to get up. Finally, go to Amanda’s room, throw off her covers and turn on her light and yell at her, “Time to get up!”)

4. Make coffee.

(The first of usually two pots of coffee I’ll need to get me through the day.)

5. Brush teeth.

(Nothing funny about brushing your teeth, is there?)

6. Take Shower.

(The hotter the better. I can usually stand in the shower for an hour… but I don’t. If I don’t get out of the shower quickly, I might find myself with a visitor… a husband who can’t wait for me to get out.)

7. Get dressed.

(This usually entails a good 10 minutes of complaining that I have nothing to wear and I how I really need to go shopping, but I don’t have any time or money and OMG why didn’t I do another load of laundry last night!)

8. Dry hair and do make-up.

(Yes, I do dry my hair every morning, because I have a thing about dirty hair… and I might or might not put on some make-up depending on if I am planning on actually seeing any people that day.)

9. Pack lunches for kids.

(My least favorite thing to do in the morning because according to my kids, we never have anything good to eat.)

10. Have first cup of coffee and check email.

(I’m much better than I used to be with my email. I used to check it before I would even get out of bed in the morning, but I’ve worked really hard to wait until AFTER I took care of everything else in the am. Well, that and the fact that my husband always yells at me to get off the computer.)

11. Take kids to school

(Remember when kids used to walk to school? Yeah… we don’t do that. You know, stranger danger and all that. I would never forgive myself if anything happened to them on their way to school. Too scary. So I drive them the 1/2 mile to school. We’d walk, but then I’d have to drudge up the very steep hill on my way home… and y’all know I hate exercise.)

12. Come home, drink second cup of coffee and get to work.

(My favorite part of the day. The house is quiet, the coffee is hot and I’m at my most creative.)

With as many bathroom breaks as my family of 5 takes, I was thrilled to find out about Cottonelle Fresh Care Flushable Cleansing Cloths. Seriously, used along with Cottonelle Clean Care Toilet Paper, we not only clean up well, but our bums are nice and soft. Can’t beat that!

Head over to CVS and give them a try yourself. Look… I even have a coupon for you to use. Start your day off super clean and fresh.