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On days that you are running insanely late leaving the house to get to work, do you skip any steps and if so what do you skip? Make up, hair, making lunch, eating breakfast? Just curious.”

Asked by oceans mom on 13th October 2009 | 8 replies

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Skip making lunch for myself as well as for the kiddies. For the kiddies, I always have some emergency lunch packs for these occasions that the teachers can heat and serve. For myself, I use that excuse to eat out with some coworkers. Then if we still need to make up some time, then the kiddies and I grab a yogurt drink for the car ride! I always get a great haircut that needs no styling in the morning!

Flag as inappropriate Posted by SK on 8th December 2009
Skip the making lunch part! Plus if you aren't crazy late - wetting your hair will reactivate the styling products already in it so you can still use the blowdryer and curling brush. If you are crazy late, do the ponytail!

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Beaniemommie on 8th December 2009
shampoo. Only shampoo every other day , and then on the other days I wear my hair in a ponytail!

Flag as inappropriate Posted by jerilyn on 5th December 2009
I would skip my hair....put a clip in my hair and go....I never leave home with out a little make-up on...I find that mineral make-up is quick and easy to put on....and I grab something to munch on if I'm going to miss breakfast...

Flag as inappropriate Posted by AAWorkingmoms on 15th October 2009
I skip doing my hair well.
and i skip cleaning up.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by DebR on 15th October 2009
I've skipped the shower on a REALLY late day but I have to do my hair at the very least. African-American hair doesn't do well without some support. I can sometimes skip the product but never the once through. If my daughter is the reason for lateness she's been known to skip breakfast (they have it at school) but it has to be an extreme reason because it can torpedo the rest of her day.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Mich on 14th October 2009
I am pretty low-maintenance myself, so there isn't much I can skip from my appx. 15-minute personal routine (I won't go to work without a shower). But my girls are learning that if they are too inefficient or do something that delays me, they won't get their hair primped, and they might have to leave part of their breakfast on the table. (They can have breakfast at school if it's not too late.) The hairbows are the last thing I do before we go out the door, and they really like to pick a bow matching their clothes, so this is somewhat of an incentive. But this is a work in process.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by SKL on 14th October 2009
breakfast in the car. Also I keep granola bars in the car in case he doesnt eat the breakfast I make for him. I let him sleep in the shirt he is going to wear the next day. I can wrestle a tired toddler into underwear, pants and socks but shirts become a bigger battle. I skip most of the make up (never skip mascara and lipstick) skip blowdrying the hair. but to tell the truth if I know I am going to be 15-20 min late, I just bite the bullet, call it in and tell work I will be 30-40 min late, make up an excuse. I would rather do that then feel rushed the entire day, if I have a choice. an early morning meeting would nix that plan.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by cricket on 14th October 2009