Kid hacks that revolutionized our mornings once I remembered I have free will:

• toothbrushes & toothpaste downstairs by the sink, so we can SEE them brush their teeth and there’s no argument about going back upstairs

• socks downstairs in a console, for fewer “WE ARE ALREADY LATE WHERE ARE YOUR SOCKS” meltdowns

• teaching them how to make breakfast and that it’s their responsibility